Comments on: Apple – The Jack

By: windsorr

windsorr — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 07:41:22 +0000

that is certainly true but the volume saving is not that big. I think what is more important is the width limitations that the jack places on a device. with the much larger screens these days there has been a big increase in the volume of the device avilable for components..

By: windsorr

windsorr — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 07:39:33 +0000

I think all the rage is not the case. the penetration of bluetooth headsets vs regular wired ones i think is tiny.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 02:53:01 +0000

you’re missing one important point: bluetooth headsets are all the rage, and with Apple owning Beats (and selling headsets), it’s a good way for them to cross-sell…
no more annoying cable getting in the way – woohoo!

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:23:56 +0000

The real gain from replacing the headphone jack is inside the iPhone. If the replacement is the same size as the charger connector, then it will take up less than 50% of the volume of the jack. Whether Apple uses that gain to slim the iPhone or increase the battery or add sensors etc. is probably still open. It will however make the iPhone easier to waterproof.

As Apple includes earbuds with its portable devices and will sell over 300m of them this year, I suspect any issues with the changeover will be over in 18 months to 2 years.