It ’s official : Apple has toss off the traditional 3.5 mm earphone jack , and the new iPhone 7 will be embark off without one . As we ’ve said before though , there’sno intellect to freak out out . Does this intend you ’ll never be capable to take heed with your favorite ( not to note expensive ) corded headphone during your underground commute ever again ? Not exactly .
Apple ’s receipt it ’s a major change , and not only is it let in a make-do solvent in the box to keep us corded ' phones wearers content , it ’s just dropped a fancy - shmance newfangled production : the Apple AirPods .
So what’s in the iPhone 7 box?
Along with your usual iPhone charger , Apple is including cord EarPods that punch directly into the Lightning port , as opposed to the phone diddlyshit . Apple’salsoincluding a little convertor dongle that cud into the Lightning port that allows you to link your old - school day 3.5 millimetre phone plug . This will add a piffling volume to your otherwise aerodynamic and thin new equipment , and will be a nuisance if you want to listen to something while simultaneously recharging your phone , but it ’s a reasonable " that ’ll do for now " resolution withal .
Bottom line : unless you ’re cool with your spruce new phone rock a small white-hot tush perpetually , it might be time to start shopping for a dainty new pair of Bluetooth ' phones . Which brings us to …
Introducing: $159 wireless “AirPods”
In addition toa whole new line of Beats wireless headphones , Apple just introduce brand - new " AirPods " – a brace of wireless ear buds that will ship in October for a nerveless $ 159 . Apple boasts that the AirPods will be fully nonrational , entail there ’s no " couple " necessary and no buttons of any kind – they will now sync up with your iPhone or Apple Watch ( although , the folks attheVergeactually hear them , and sometimes it took about 10 second to get them fit ) . They ’ll pair up with all your various Apple twist too , so you ’ll be able to use them with your laptop computer or iPad . Double tapping one will set off Siri .
The AirPods will support up to five hours of battery life on their own , and evidently , built - in sensors know when you remove them from your ear to help save battery . They come packaged in a case with a build - in battery that will keep them send for 25 hour . The case itself , which looks like a pack of dental dental floss , will then need to be charge up as well via the Lightning port .
Word on the street is they wait and feel pretty similar to your standard Apple earbuds , so there ’s not really anything exceptional to , you know , keep ‘em in plaza . Man , we ’re all gon na fall back these so tight .
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Update 12/13/16 : Apple Airpods are on sale now , but shipping for pre - orders might take for a while .
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