So they have this new taptic engine, and some plastic piece. Now why did they
have to take the headphone jack out if Samsung did not in order to make their
galaxy even more waterproof them apple's device? That is a reasonable question
I think. I am not arguing for the return of the headphone jack. But it would
seem that it is not as simple as Apple would have us think. Further, let us
hope that this new engine stays around long enough to actually prove useful as
opposed to the traditional home button. Rumors are already flying about how
even the button that remains this year, which is attached so to speak to the
new taptic engine, is going away next year.
Mary
iFixit teardown reveals exactly what replaced the iPhone 7’s headphone jack
9to5Mac / Chance Miller
As it does every year, device repair site iFixit is putting all of Apple’s new
devices through the teardown process. This year, the site is tearing down the
iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and Apple Watch 2. As usual, Apple leaves some details
regarding the internals of its new devices a secret, but iFixit is able to
figure out some of those secrets with its teardowns…
In its iPhone 7 Plus teardown, iFixit notes of the similar teardown process to
previous iPhone models. The classic Pentalobe screens are still there, while
there are still two now-familiar screws guard each side of the Lightning
connector. One interesting tidbit is that the iPhone 7 Plus opens to the side
when you remove the display, as seen below. This change, iFixit notes, is
likely related to the new water resistance feature.
Regarding the headphone jack removal, the Taptic Engine is taking up the
majority of the space where the connectivity was housed, but interestingly
there’s a simple plastic bumper where the actual cutout used to be. This
suggests that, while the Taptic Engine was part of the reason for Apple to
remove the headphone jack, the ability to make the iPhone water resistant was
likely equally important.
As far as the battery goes, the iPhone 7 Plus features a slightly larger
battery than its predecessor. The iPhone 6 Plus featured a 2750mAh battery,
while this year’s model features a 2915mAh battery.
For the Apple Watch, iFixit has just started its teardown so there’s not much
to see yet. iFixit has also not yet started its teardown
We’ll continue to update this post as the teardown process progresses. In the
meantime, check out a few images from the process below.
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Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were announced on 7th September 2016
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