iPhone 7 rumors are spreading that the device will be released without the headphone jack.
iPhone, since the beginning, has been sporting the industry standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Every phone model being released nowadays also contains it. However, a Japanese website named Mac Otakara is saying that the next iPhone may not contain one.
All iPhone 7 users, according to the report, will still be able to use a headset, but it will be through the iPhone's lightning port or the iPhone's charging slot. If this proves to be true, the iPhone 7 will then be thinner by 1 mm than its predecessor, which is at 7.1 mm, Mac Rumors reported.
The iPhone 7 lightning connector will be able to support Lightning-equipped headphones, and will come integrated with a DAC or a digital-to-audio converter that will be able to accommodate headphones with the 3.5 mm jack.
iPhone 7's lightning-equipped EarPods may be developed then for the upcoming release. Philips has actually already developed Lightning-equipped headphones in the last 14 months, and they have been called Fidelio M2L and Fidelio NC1L.
Apple, also, is reported to totally take out the physical home button on the front portion. This will then be replaced by an on-screen home button, which will also be able to support fingerprint scanning.
Apple, in relation to this, is also said to be considering a new type of glass for the their next iPhone. With this new glass technology, it will be possible to have an edge-to-edge design, plus it will also be able to read the user's fingerprint all along the screen and not just on a specific area.
iPhone 7 rumors include the next generation chip, A10. Consumers can still expect two models, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, which will have a different amount of memory, a 2GB and a 3GB. And with regards to the charging, it is said that Apple is looking into Wi-Fi charging.
