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Apple's latest iPhone is not wired for sound
James Dean Technology Correspondent
The Times 9 August 2016
The new iPhone could be released as soon as next month - and shoppers
might
have to pay for new headphones, it has been reported.
Apple's latest smartphone will rely on a wireless connection for
listening
devices, according to Bloomberg News. Reports in January that Apple
would remove the headphone socket prompted a protest at enforced
obsolescence.
A dual camera that takes sharper photographs in low light is expected
to feature on the larger of the two new iPhone models. Bloomberg said
the device would have a touch-sensitive central button and would come
in
the same sizes as the iPhone 6 and larger iPhone 6 Plus. Apple
declined
to comment.
More than 300,000 people signed a petition calling on Apple to keep
the phone's earphone jack, rather than "rip off every one of its
customers"
by dropping it. Apple is likely to include Bluetooth earphones with
the
new models, but some audiophiles will not be satisfied the sound
quality.
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