The iPhone 7 is also reported to have a 256GB storage variant
Rumours surrounding the next generation Apple iPhone 7 planning to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack have been around for a while. On this note, according to a report by Macotakara, Apple is suggested to ship the phone with standard 3.5mm EarPods, along with a Lightning adapter. It was also noted that the space where the jack used to be would be replaced by another speaker, but the entire unit would still be a “monoaural” system, instead of a stereo system. Macotakara’s report also says that the new phone will have a 256GB storage variant.
The recent report falls in line with what other companies have been implementing on recent devices. Companies like LeEco, Motorola and Oppo have already launched devices without a 3.5mm analogue audio jack, and utilise the USB-C port instead to drive audio. The LeEco Le 2 and the Le Max2 feature the company’s Continual Digital Lossless Audio (CDLA), technology and have also launched a pair of headphones that connects to the phone via the USB-C port. However, the company is not shipping the new headphones with the devices, instead giving users an adapter to connect the usual pair of headphones.
Apple is also speculated to be developing wireless Beats EarPods that would be free of any connecting wires (similar to the Samsung Gear IconX earbuds). The device would connect to the phone via Bluetooth, alongside facilitating wireless, handsfree controls.
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