Apple Could Ditch the Headphone Jack in the iPhone 7

Why is Apple considering ditching the headphone jack on the next iPhone? Space. Apple is all about fitting the most stuff into the smallest amount of space. When you consider the amount of space inside an iPhone dedicated to the large headphone jack, it's actually quite a lot. Whether this space could be used to make the battery bigger or add more features, it doesn't really matter. If Apple goes through with this, I won't be surprised due to the decisions they made with the new Macbook. Most likely instead of a headphone jack, the next iPhone could just use the Thunderbolt connector. This isn't only bad for headphone manufacturers, it's even worse for the consumer. If you want to be able to use your old headphones, you'll have to buy an adapter. Headphone manufacturers will have to spend more money creating two different versions to fit iPhones, increasing the overall cost. Oh, and forget about charging your phone and listening to music at the same time without an adapter as well. I can't see this decision being good for Apple in any way, but I also think they can get away with it like they did with the adoption of the Thunderbolt port and the use of a single USB-C port on the Macbook. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see if they go through with it, and if they do, see what kind of backlash they receive.

Source: Forbes