Will USB Type-C Connector Replace the 3.5mm Audio Jack?
December 2, 2015
In the past few days, there have been many posts on the Internet around Apple planning to remove the 3.5mm audio jack support from the upcoming iPhone 7 to create the slimmest iPhone in history. Given their multiple attempts in the past, it’s perfectly understandable, and for sure the existing Lightning connector is capable of providing this functionality.
From users’ perspective, however, it obviously raises a lot of controversy as the current audio jack is most probably the most popular analog connection in the world, and removing it would cause lots of compatibility issues, also with very expensive headphones and headsets people currently use with their iDevices.
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