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So the new iPhone 7 will not feature a headphone jack. It sounds like a fairly mundane and old tech problem. But I think for those who use headphones sourced from your phone, it's a very legitimate discussion.
If you don't use headphones with your phone (for music, audio, or calls) you probably don't really give a crap. In fact, not having the jack makes the phone slimmer and makes more hardware space available to beef up the camera, battery, etc. . . . and that's what Apple is arguing. But I'm sure there's a percentage of the consumer that really does use this function daily or at least very often (working out, commuting on public transportation, studying, working out, etc.). How is this going to shake out? I think it depends on the headphone experience.
I use my phone almost daily to listen to music on headphones. I have an expensive set of Bose wireless headphones that sound great, but I rarely use them. They require battery charging and I find that over time, they give off some heat and I don't like how my ears get warm. I'm also not entirely comfortable with streaming music wirelessly so close to my brain for hours a week (perhaps it's not an issue but do we really know that? I'm not sure).
So the vast majority of the time, I'm using basic Sony wired ear-buds. I suppose that if I have no option because the headphone jack is gone, I will either use wireless or perhaps just not listen as much. How about you?
If you don't use headphones with your phone (for music, audio, or calls) you probably don't really give a crap. In fact, not having the jack makes the phone slimmer and makes more hardware space available to beef up the camera, battery, etc. . . . and that's what Apple is arguing. But I'm sure there's a percentage of the consumer that really does use this function daily or at least very often (working out, commuting on public transportation, studying, working out, etc.). How is this going to shake out? I think it depends on the headphone experience.
I use my phone almost daily to listen to music on headphones. I have an expensive set of Bose wireless headphones that sound great, but I rarely use them. They require battery charging and I find that over time, they give off some heat and I don't like how my ears get warm. I'm also not entirely comfortable with streaming music wirelessly so close to my brain for hours a week (perhaps it's not an issue but do we really know that? I'm not sure).
So the vast majority of the time, I'm using basic Sony wired ear-buds. I suppose that if I have no option because the headphone jack is gone, I will either use wireless or perhaps just not listen as much. How about you?