Apple has released the official press-release, devoted to answering questions about the reasons for the lack of traditional entrance under the headphones in the iPhone 7. At the presentation this was mentioned only in passing with a hint of deprecated interface: 3.5 mm, with no place in high-tech communications.
Oddly enough, but no entry under the headphones, due to the installation of the new camera module, which slots Driver Ledge is no place where it was originally. She is responsible for the screen backlight and other components, and it was decided to place near the entrance for a headset. However, both modules started to work intermittently, so from a 3.5 millimeter was abandoned. In addition, as it turned out, this interface have not liked Apple, preventing it to make your smartphone protected from moisture. Abandonment of traditional entrance also allowed to slightly increase the battery capacity, and Yes, to do IPhone water-resistant, although swimming with them is still not recommended.
Total win-win-win, besides, the delivery set includes an adapter with a Lightning to 3.5 mm, so no harm done. But if it was not, or if it is sold separately on Apple again would look askance that it is not profitable due to a global decline in demand for its smartphones. Add that iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will go on sale in Russia in the end of this month in five body colours — pink, gold, silver, black and glossy black.
