We’ll know all this for sure Wednesday September 7, with phone expected to go on sale the following week.
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“See you on 7th”, read the invitation which Apple send to media outlets on August, 29, 2016.
Now thanks to a recent video, it shows the upcoming iPhone 7 being unboxed, and in the unboxing, it also shows the alleged pair of wireless headphones that Apple could be working on called “AirPods”.
Apple’s fall press event is typically reserved for releasing the company’s newest smartphone model.
Amid reports that Apple will do away with the 3.5mm standard audio jack on the iPhone 7, there are speculations galore about how the company will replace the headphone jack, especially since the regular wired headphones will not be usable with the iPhone 7 if it does not feature the headphone jack.
A new device registration has been spotted by Russian tech blog mobiltelefon.ru for “AirPods”-the name suggesting they may be a wireless version of Apple’s EarPod headphones”.
This news may trouble audiophiles who’ve tended to trade Apple’s lower quality headphones for superior brands. In fact, an online petition accusing Apple of trying to rip off customers by removing the headphone jack has been signed over 303,000 times. “I would not use Bluetooth …” Fans can order the new iPhone 7 even the coming week and get the phones within another week.
Persistent rumours include the removal of the white plastic antenna bands, which stretch across the back of the current iPhone 6s generation, and waterproofing.
Moreover, the iPhone 7 is also rumoured to be powered by Apple’s A10 processor paired with 2GB RAM and the iPhone 7 Plus is expected to feature the same processor with 4GB RAM. According to reports, the wearable device could be updated to feature built-in Global Positioning System.
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Alongside the launch of a new smartphone will likely be an official release date for Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 10.
