Apple opened pre-orders today for the iPhone 7, priced from $649; and for the iPhone 7 Plus, from $769.
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Eliminating the headphone jack is a controversial move for Apple, and the reaction was decidedly mixed.
For some time now, the world’s biggest tech company had been widely expected to kill off the headphone jack at the launch of the iPhone 7 in San Francisco.
As awesome as iPhones are, they aren’t necessarily the most affordable phone on the market.
An Apple iPhone 7 in Jet Black finish is seen during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
With the traditional headphone jack gone, Apple expects iPhone 7 owners to use headphones sporting a Lightning connector-like the EarPods included in the box, Bluetooth earphones, or their current wired headphones with the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter that’s also included.
IPhone 7 users are not forbidden of using standard headphones, as the company will include an adapter for the iPhone 7’s Lighting port to enable 3.5-mm input connection.
The iPhone 7 camera has a 12MP sensor with upgraded low-light capture technology.
To make up for that change, Apple is offering new AirPods that wirelessly connected to each other and to the phone.
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Apple is doing away with the audio port and replacing it with lightening cable.
Apple introduced AirPods, its new wireless headphones, at a launch event on September 7 in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, The Slanted also featured the new Apple Watch Series 2, as they emphasized its new features including being water resistant. They will be available in India exactly a month later, from October 7. Apple claims the battery life will be at least two hours more than the earlier versions.
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Update 3: Placed my order for a black iPhone 7 Plus 32GB as soon as the web store came online. It’s a much better situation than when Apple was selling 30 Pin-to-Lightning adapters for a pop a few years ago.
