They plan to ship adapter cables so that existing (read: wired) earphones can be plugged into the phone’s lightning connector charging port, which now stands alone as the only portal between the iPhone 7 and the outside world.
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Following complaints regarding iPhone 7 availability through Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program, Apple has started informing customers that it’s making more reservations times available to pick-up the device at Apple Stores this Friday. Although the company said that it would not be providing first-weekend sales results as it did in the past, there are indications that the latest iPhone received quite a warm welcome from consumers.
USA mobile service providers have been reporting strong orders as well, with T-Mobile saying it had received record pre-orders for the new iPhones in the four days since September 9, while its rival Sprint said its pre-orders in the three days were 375 percent higher than in the same period previous year.
On Tuesday, September 13, T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) released its sales information for this weekend’s iPhone 7 and “iPhone 7 Plus” pre-orders.
The reviews are in: Apple gave tech reporters a few days time to test the new iPhone 7 before publishing their take on the new device. Sprint said preorders for the new iPhones rose more than 375% in the first three days from a year ago.
This year, Apple killed the headphone jack.
Considering the iPhone’s tenth major iteration is approaching, it’ll be interesting to see if Apple makes such a bold design choice to celebrate the anniversary – or possibly release a virtual home button as part of a more conventional “S” edition of the iPhone 7.
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That’s good news for Upgrade Program participants, but it may be bad news for anyone hoping to walk into an Apple Store and buy an iPhone 7 come Friday.
