The decision’s result claimed that it has lessened their expenditure and saved the production process of developing a new Lightning EarPods specifically for it. Also, consumers would have the option to use the headphones in the package or other audio companies’ compatible product, reported by Apple Insider.
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The majority of sources familiar with Apple’s plans, however, revealed that the company was only preparing small changes on the iPhone 7 and now there’s a new report that seems to confirm this.
The WSJ reports that this year’s two iPhone models will still have the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens, which are the same as those used starting with the iPhone 6 in 2014. The Lightning connector will serve double-duty as a port for charging the phone and for connecting headphones, they said.
Other big changes touted include an edge-to-edge OLED display and a fingerprint sensor build right into the display rather than integration within a home button.
Apple’s PR team was hard at work this morning setting expectations for this year’s iPhone refresh.
And there are murmurings that next year, Apple’s revamped iPhone could be called a “10th anniversary” edition. We think that it does look very un-Apple like behaviour to ship standard EarPods even if a connector is supplied. Apple is dealing with the first decline in iPhone sales in the product’s history as demand slows and once-torrid markets like China cool.
But the iPhone coming out in September is unlikely to have major changes from the iPhone 6S.
So if Apple is ditching its “ticktock” system of upgrades, it might be ditching the numbers as well.
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Improved battery life and a better LCD display might also be on tap, judging by the iPhone SE’s strong battery life and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro’s advanced display, which is unmatched among iOS devices. Outliers like the iPhone 5C and SE aside, retaining an iPhone 6-style design for the third year in a row would be a big break from tradition.
