Really? If you want something to be waterproof, take away the ⅛th inch hole through the casing. Helps immensely. Such a jack also takes up space inside the casing that could be used for other components, such as more battery, adding to the utility of the device. Oh, that's another good reason to lose the 100 year old technology. In a day and age of multiple functions, why dedicate a port to a single purpose? Oops, another reason to keep it gone.
My phone isnt a pool toy. I think I can properly keep it away from the water.
“Such a jack also takes up space inside the casing that could be used for other components, such as more battery, adding to the utility of the device. Oh, that’s another good reason to lose the 100 year old technology. In a day and age of multiple functions, why dedicate a port to a single purpose?
LOL! Really one of the worst regurgitation of goofy talking points I’ve heard on this yet.
Dude, you know damn well no one really saw headphones that way, nor did they see headphones jacks as “standing in the way of progress”. Progress meaning making a phone uselessly thinner for the sake of making it thinner.
Calling it “100 year old technology” just radiates the ignorance Apple users are projecting to spin this dumb idea.
For trips around town on the Yamaha, I put my phone in a mount, plug it into power and pop in my ear buds.
Are they going to have a two into one adapter for lightning?
Swordmaker, meet Lil' Wayne. Here he introduces you to a phone that has an actual 3.5mm audio jack AND is waterproof. Imagine that!
Helps immensely. Such a jack also takes up space inside the casing that could be used for other components, such as more battery, adding to the utility of the device.
Yes, a BIG connector (like a monster CUI unit - much bigger than in your phone) takes all of 0.5cc. How much battery are you going to gain from that? Not to mention there are several phones that are 1+mm THINNER than the iPhone 7s - and still have 3.5mm jacks.
In a day and age of multiple functions, why dedicate a port to a single purpose? Oops, another reason to keep it gone.
If only there was a way to use that port for other things. Like a microphone. Or something like an IR emitter for remote control applications. Or read credit cards. If only the 3.5mm jack was more than a single-purpose port, why the world would be great!