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Title: Rumor suggests the iPhone 7 will ditch the headphone jack
Post by: HCK on November 30, 2015, 03:00:17 am
Rumor suggests the iPhone 7 will ditch the headphone jack

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<p>The standard 3.5-millimeter headphone jack is everywhere—from computers to smartphones to stereo equipment to that Walkman from 1987 sitting in your closet. But if a new rumor is to be believed, your next iPhone might not have one.</p><p>According to the Japanese tech site Mac Otakara (http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-28639.html), Apple is planning to cut the ubiquitous 3.5mm headphone jack in the iPhone 7, opting instead for Lightning-based headphones. According to Mac Otakara, the removal of the headphone jack appears to be part of an effort to further slim down the iPhone: The site claims the next iPhone will be a full millimeter thinner than the current model, the iPhone 6s.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3009009/apple-phone/rumor-suggests-the-iphone-7-will-ditch-the-headphone-jack.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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