For all those bemoaning the loss of 3.5mm jack, wireless headphones have over taken wired headphones in revenue for the first time in June. 54% to 46% of all sales dollars...a 42% year over year increase. While only 17% of unit sales, the writing is on the wall. Headphone and earpiece manufacturers are going to follow the profit, not the units...
not much unlike apple's dominance in revenue vs unit sales compared to android.
This is all occurring before the removal of the feature, my guess is the sales/revenue data has been pointing to this flip for awhile now and the tipping point has been reached...it's a wireless future and the only bottom commodity feeders will play in the wired headphone/earbud world, again not much different than the android or pc market.
I'm old enough to remember the change from albums to cd's and cassettes to cd's, arguments could be made to the sound quality or durability of the replaced tech, but the trade off of better sound quality of cassettes and better portability than albums was enough to shift all manufacture's to the CD hardware world. Only extreme audiophiles held against the change. The masses and the profit moved on.
People will cry about money, investment etc, I know I did. I owned at least 300 cassettes and 100's of albums...yet I eventually rebought a good portion of it on cd over time. People will buy wireless no matter how many $300 headphones they own eventually.
Apple isn't doing much different here, the money will be in wireless for the foreseeable future and they happen to own a headphone/earbud brand that will profit from that trend change.
Hardcore audiophiles will cry, adapt, rig, and sacrifice to keep all their "best" quality setups but the masses will move on for the freedom of having no cord..
I can sympathize and agree with many points of every argument against keeping the port...but money talks and the manufacturers know the money is in wireless now.
Brandon Nelson
Two wrongs don't make a right
Aiden Lopez
And here is the amount of space wasted inside the phone by a headphone jack
Adam Cruz
And how much is wasted for that useless function calles touch-ID?
Xavier Morales
Is it starting? Are people gonna call something being stolen innovation?
Carter Martinez
Your point is completely invalid because we can have both a 3.5mm jack and jewtooth or whatever,
Charles Sanchez
>someone does something different >its shit and nobody uses >Apple copies it >just werks and its a huge success >poorfags get mad because apple didn't 'invent' it
lel
Jonathan Diaz
>im old >the update in audio quality from tapes to cds was great >this somehow relates to an arbitrary decision to remove something that wasn't a problem in anyway
Xavier Diaz
>hurr durr normies love wireless a2dp shit >hurr durr stop using your completely fine collection of high quality headphones and start using lossy quality a2dp >hurr durr you have t-to c-charge it b-but it's w-wireless >hurr durr get on with times fuck off
Anthony Flores
But it is a problem. The 3.5mm jack is what's keeping phones as thick as they are.
It needs to die to make way for the future.
Alexander Lopez
>hurr durr muh slimm Yeah, you forgot the Bendgate? I thought so.
Michael Gonzalez
>People will buy wireless no matter how many $300 headphones they own eventually.
lol
do you actually know how long the quarter inch jack has been in use? and the 3.5mm jack after that?
you're delusional, and I truly mean that, not just posting to follow typical stupidity Sup Forums procedures
now, obviously there will be idiots who buy wireless headphones or adapters to compensate for this fucking from apple. thing is, those people aren't us. they don't browse Sup Forums, anybody who is even remotely tech inclined would see this for what it is.
Nathaniel Anderson
>muh wasted space! Now it is the lightning connector that is wasting space. Let's ditch that and do everything wirelessly.
Cooper Murphy
Are you retarded
Andrew Young
nice bait.
how fucking thin do phones have to be user, will we not be satisfied until its just the same width of the pcb? does that mean that the battery is next to go because ITS JUST MAKING THINGS TO THICK and I want my phone to be a piece of paper
Jeremiah Hernandez
Its not about thickness retard, see
Jaxson Lopez
You're pretty good.
William Anderson
i use a small and thick phone, many people on Sup Forums do as well
you need to leave, i think sites like reddit and arstechnica may be more suited for you. to each his own -- but your own isn't found here, obviously
Thomas Gray
>muh tech inclined meme
its called being poor
Charles Campbell
I would be all for it if battery technology had gone an inch further in the last fucking decade but sadly it hadn't and I don't want to be charging a billion peripherals with 230945783208956130498567490823456723467038921568721657802344689037 cables every fucking 5 hours.
Jacob Butler
You misunderstood me, man. By stolen i meant the 3.5jack being stolen from us, the consumers.
Lincoln Edwards
Let me say something crazy here, but what if that extra space could be used for a bigger battery?
Ian Butler
>battery on the iPhone 7/7+ is bigger compared to the 6 >A10 was developed focusing on battery life
Everyone will forget about this when they announce 2 day battery life for the 7 and 3 day for the 7+.
If that doesn't happen apple is fucked.
Gavin Hernandez
>ad hominem
goodbye, credibility
reported for hacking
Isaiah Sanders
>Everyone will forget about this when they announce 2 day battery life for the 7 and 3 day for the 7+. You mean when they announce "full day" battery life and it actually lasts a full day, unlike the 7~8 hours it gets with light usage now.
Michael Powell
>increase battery a tiny little bit >throw the increase away by having to have bluetooth constantly on and paired with your headphones, which you also have to charge now too
I N N O V A T I O N
Owen Harris
My 6s+ lasts almost 2 full days
Samuel Jones
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Dominic Richardson
Actually tech inclined people know that Android is garbage and iPhone is the only viable choice.
Tech inclined is what poorfags believe they are to justify their shitty phones.
lmaoing @ ur life
Josiah Evans
I can't believe you guys even use shit products
my android with kitkat bought in 2014 lasts me 3-4 full days on a single charge
Benjamin Bailey
>I'm old enough to remember the change from albums to cd's and cassettes to cd's, arguments could be made to the sound quality or durability of the replaced tech, but the trade off of better sound quality of cassettes and better portability than albums was enough to shift all manufacture's to the CD hardware world. What? That makes absolutely no sense. CDs provide the best sound quality of the three, absolutely objectively. Only absolute idiots use LPs because they sound "warmer" which is not a thing.
Again, there's no case for replacing the 3.5mm jack. Bluetooth provides objectively worse sound quality, kills batter life and requires a separate battery for the headset.
Jason Ward
You seem to misunderstand. If they weren't pieces of expensive shit that drained significantly more battery, then I wouldn't mind at all.
Kayden White
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Hunter Edwards
>thinking a company like Apple is just trying things out >thinking a company like Apple isn't behind entire industry shifts and shifts in technology >thinking a company like Apple isn't so deeply involved in shit you'll never see the surface of that they can't practically predict and be the future
Christopher Turner
>wireless earphones >need DAC and amp in the earphones itself "no" that is a ridiculously stupid idea
Ryder Ross
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Tyler Nelson
When your home&lock screen is tied at the highest battery usage it is obvious you barely touch the phone.
Lucas Edwards
>poorfag btfo >oh wait let me post this reaction pic
top keke
Adrian Jackson
>Only absolute idiots use LPs because they sound "warmer" which is not a thing.
it is a thing, its called saturation. most 'older' analog formats have this. but it doesnt really exist in todays pressed vinyl because of how much the production process has changed since 30-50 years ago
Blake Hughes
>TouchID >Useless
Are you retarded? The TouchID assembly is in the display assembly.
Charles Reed
>4%
Levi Hill
>Headphone and earpiece manufacturers are going to follow the profit, not the units... only the shit ones it's not what i buy anyway
Jonathan Brooks
Wait, why dont I have Bluetooth earphones?
How much do they have to charge anyway? That seems to be the only downside but not having those wires getting all fucked up in my bag is a big plus
I think I will give it a try. And I dont even own an iPhone
Elijah Robinson
Fpbp
Elijah Myers
As soon as Bluetooth headphones will stop long the signal when they are shielded by human body, I will consider it viable. For now, it's not the push for wireless, it's a push for a proprietary wired connector for your headphones/buying an overpriced adapter with a small apple logo on it.
John Harris
>he doesnt know about bluetooth 5
Kayden Jones
> kitkat Say hi to stage fright fir me. Kthx dad.
Jaxson Campbell
>having to charge your headphones >losing them because you can't just wrap the cable around the phone >50 dollar adapter >can't charge and listen to music >even thinner so bluetooth will murder your battery after 10-20 songs No. I'll never buy this bullshit. It's inconvenient and bluetooth is much worse for audio quality. I'm not an audiophile but I won't be jewed into pissing away money on a product with one port. Fucking useless garbage. Screw Apple and your shill thread. Saged.
Eli Anderson
>>can't charge and listen to music what >>even thinner so bluetooth will murder your battery after 10-20 songs see
Dominic Morris
>wireless headphones make more money because they are really overpriced >this means that everyone uses wireless headphones lel
Ryder Phillips
>remove 3.5mm jack >hardly any thinner than it's predecessor Enjoy your beath by Dr.Dre now with bluetooth.
Zachary Taylor
>wew lads, we'll be able to fit so much more battery in it >too bad it will burn through it faster since everyone will be using bluetooth so much more xD
Sebastian Bailey
thats fucking amazing.
Anthony Morris
Glass back wireless charging with wifi sync only iPhone 8 more than likely at this point.
Tyler Miller
(you)
Nathaniel Myers
Charger uses lightning port. Adapter will use lightning port. There is one lightning port. Do the math pajeet. Read the last line of his post. Apple won't deliver 2 and 3 day battery. Their flagship right now has a 1715 mAh battery. The 6 from 2014 had an 1810 mAh battery. They're moving backwards to make their shit thinner. The A9 is just as power hungry as the A8 and software updates have made it worse. Your precious Applel is jewing you out of your money. Their products stuck ass. Buy a Nexus device.
Bentley Brown
>9 hour usage time >almost 2 days >not even half of 1
Grayson Collins
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Gavin Cox
>No. I'll never buy this bullshit. No, I don't buy his bullshit either.
Nicholas Fisher
I'm honestly scared of a fully wireless household. I feel like the bombarding of wireless signals constantly would be unhealthy over the course of a few decades. Similarly to how prolonged exposure to fluorescent lighting can increase odds of skin cancer.
Jordan Clark
It's not bullshit. I'm just never buying another Apple device. Last one I bought was an iPhone 4s in 2012. Never again.
Chase Wood
>Wireless headphones make more money
Yet all phones still have the headphone jack you retard
Jason Rivera
>Similarly to how prolonged exposure to fluorescent lighting can increase odds of skin cancer. Can't be worse than natural light though.
Dominic Adams
Well you live in a household that has been bombarded by FM radio and cell phone signals all day every day
Enjoy faggot
Carson Collins
> 1 hole > 2 holes
What did Apple mean by this?
Andrew Wright
are you retarded
William Adams
>It's not bullshit. I'm just never buying another Apple device. Awww. You've made Tim Cook cry again.
Joseph Kelly
But we are talking about bluetooth speakers here.
And the new iPhone does have a bigger batter and the a10 has been developed with power efficiency in mind.
Jordan Cooper
Why do Sup Forumsentoos assume removal of the jack is to make it thinner? I thought people here were smart
Jaxson Johnson
All the chips have been developed with power efficiency in mind. Every iPhone has had a larger battery. It still lasts one day.
Landon White
wireless headphones are better for portable devices. only lunatic audiophiles will use wired headphones with their phones in the future.
James Ward
>lunatic audiophiles and people who don't want another expensive and disposable device to worry about charging.
Jacob Wood
Feels good to have a huge selection of chinkphones to choose from rather than crapple
Jonathan Watson
Not really, they are focusing on battery life on the A10 rather than performance.
Not every iPhone had a larger battery
David Jones
And they all run android..
Benjamin Roberts
I'm actually very curious to watch the keynote to see how they are going to justify the lack of 3.5 jack.
Julian Murphy
You say that like its a bad thing.
Connor Miller
iphone4 was the best thickness and size
Kevin Turner
I guess its not..
...if you cant afford an iPhone
Logan Collins
blow me, i dont need another fucking gadget that needs to be charged every night
Mason Baker
Do bluetooth headphones need to be charged every night?
Benjamin Nelson
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Jack Lopez
Ayy, now I get it.
Ayden Wood
Every hour
Liam Lee
great now maybe we'll get wireless headphones that don't suck complete dick
John Diaz
Nice viral marketing, Apple. Too bad no one will ever fall for it.
Jaxon Roberts
>only bottom commodity feeders will play in the wired headphone/earbud world
Then normies are retarded, as per usual. The quality is better. Yes, I am a slight audiofag but it's true. No serious gamer would want wireless internet if they had access to wired. No audiophile would use wireless headphones unless they had to. Remove it, you don't get my purchase.
Isaac White
Niggers you don't understand.
Apple tells people what to like and they like it. If they boxed up shit as the new phone people would convince themselves it was the future. Removing features is "cool" now that Apple says so. If Applefags were already swayed by features and practicality most of them would have an Android already.
Jayden Howard
Can I get a serious reply pls
Jaxson Campbell
Too bad android will never have the best features of iOS
Robert Reed
No, Im pretty sure its the battery.
Also my phone is already really thin. It would have poor ergonomics if it crosses that line.
Oliver Cook
Depends on how large the battery is and how long it is used
Jonathan Scott
Too crazy for my taste. Dont you think the bluetooth would eat that battery improvement anyways? Also...
>charging headphones
Michael Perry
Forced iTunes and no expandable storage?
David Flores
Software updates and a good looking UI
Dominic Brooks
>Software udpates Sure
>Good looking UI Fuck no. All the colors in the icons and ui are like a fucking clown suit. iPhone UI is tacky as fuck.
I like my minimalism with custom launchers on android. I dont know if its possible with a stock iPhone, but with android you can get a good looking ui just installing a single software that doesnt require root.
Daniel Wood
>iphone 4s doesnt run pokemon go properly despise the fact its just 2 generations behind Yeah no
Benjamin Sullivan
>Fuck no. All the colors in the icons and ui are like a fucking clown suit. iPhone UI is tacky as fuck. Nice opinion.
Sure you can change launcher and icons on android but that doesn't change the fact that the UI is completely inconsistent. All the apps look different from each other (some look like bad iOS ports, some have 3 year old design, some have a poor interpretation of MD). Ricing only makes thing look even more inconsistent.
iPhone UI is far superior because of the consistent and flawless experience it provides.
Adam Cook
I could not possibly give less of a shit which sells better, what a retarded fucking thread.
Andrew Torres
4s has shitty hardware m8, just look at the benchmarks.
iPhone 5 is 4 years old and it runs as well as any android flagship.