The 3.5 mm connector is the hole filled with air, which stood in the way of innovation Apple the last few years.
Vice-presidents of Apple Greg Joswiak, Dan Riccio, Phil Schiller in an interview with BuzzFeed explained why the recently introduced iPhone 7 lost 3.5-mm audio Jack.
“The audio Jack for more than 100 years. The last big innovation that is associated with it, was implemented about 50 years ago. And you know what it was? They made it smaller. Since then, nothing has changed. It is a dinosaur. It’s time to move on,” – said Joswiak.
In turn, Dan Riccio noted that the 3.5 mm connector is nothing but a hole filled with air, which stood in the way of innovation Apple the last few years.
“We had this 50-year-old connector that is completely filled with air. He just stood there, taking up precious, precious space inside the smartphone,” said Riccio..
The developers added that the refusal of the audio allowed the use of high-capacity battery, the water resistance, and a Taptic Engine to install for the Home button.
“We abandoned this connector because I found a higher quality method of transmitting sound to the ear of the user. It has nothing to do with digital rights management (DRM, Digital Rights Management). This is the usual paranoid conspiracy theory,” he added, said Phil Schiller.
