TurboPGT

dacloo said:

Yes! A phone I can't charge while listening to music

To this point, that keeps being brought up by the trollest of trolls, I have to ask: What the hell is wrong with your phones that it needs to be charged while listening to music?

I don't want to charge my phone while listening to music. Apple managed to solve this like 10 years ago when Music Playback battery life soared past 24 hours.

damonf said:

TurboPGT said:

chazbcn said:

I'm OK with the audio jack removal as a departure from old tech and so. However, using EarPods while charging seems like it'll be not possible at all. That's an important compromise in my use case: charging my phone while I listen to music/podcasts at the office. I really doubt the bundled adapter will allow simultaneous charge and using the headphones, so I guess I'll have to wait for the phone to charge before I can listen to music at work. It's a rather small annoyance, but we use to resist change until we're 'forced' to. I guess this shake in use habits will be worth it, with improvements such as better water resistance and sound quality (though I doubt the latter will be quite noticeable with Apple's earbuds).

I just don't buy this argument at all.
There is no reason to charge and listen to music via wired earbuds at the same time. None.
iPhone is rated for 24 hours of music playback.

Why are you not charging your phone at night and arriving to work with a fully charged phone?

When you're iPhone is 1 1/2 years old and its battery won't hold a charge for longer than 30 minutes, you'll understand.

That is absurd and no excuse. THAT in itself is a problem that needs solving, if its even true. You need to understand that you have a problem that needs solving, and its has no bearing on what Apple should do with future products.

thewhitefalcon said:

rogifan_new said:

Wouldn't surprise me if the Plus had the better camera plus better headphones. Sucks though that those who prefer the smaller size are stuck with an inferior phone. If the 4.7" phone gets OIS this year then I think it's safe to say space constraints aren't the reason the Plus gets better hardware first.

Apart from Apple having had two years to shrink the camera module. 

You're talking way over his head now.

This has been hilariously fun.

Can't wait to find out what is actually in the box.

larrya said:

thewhitefalcon said:

blastdoor said:

This sure does have the stink of plausibility on it. 

It sure does seem that Apple is creating a significant marketing challenge for themselves. 

Including the adapter would pretty much extinguish the complaints. 

Wrong!  The cost of the dongle is almost irrelevant. It's the fact that you will never have it with you when you need it, and it's overall inelegance that offends me.  It seems acceptable on paper, but in the real world it sucks. I had a win CE phone that required one and the end result was I could not use it to listen to music. 

I'm just not seeing the real world problem here. It is not going to affect me because:

1. When I'm out and about, I'll either be using the included Lightning EarPods, or a set of Bluetooth earbuds (maybe Apple's AirPods if they come to fruition).
2. When I'm at home, and serious about listening to music, I'll use my Phillips Fidelio Lightning headphones that I've already had for a year, because I care about high quality music and being able to listen to it on my iPhone, something you simply can't get out of the 3.5mm port.
3. If I really wanted to connect a crappy old pair of analog headphones, I'll have the Adapter.

Just like every legacy technology in my house, there is an adapter to connect it to a more modern device.

I guess the vocal minority that is so indignant over this issue hasn't come to accept/realize that their analog headphones are actually antiquated, crappy tech, that has been replaced.