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I've got my jet black 256 plus. Love the finish. By far the best looking color option. Went straight into a clear case, which I always use anyway. My sister has the matte black in a clear case. Mine still shows a deeper black through the case, which I prefer. 

Yes, I definitely miss the headphone jack. I am getting tired of people saying nobody charges and listens at the same time. Myself, and many of my friends do. I don't have Bluetooth in my car so I used both ports everyday during my commute. By the end of my workday, my phone is dying and I charge it while listening to music on the way home. I also use a battery pack and headphones while playing Pokemon as it devours battery, as do many other Pogo and Ingress players. Lastly, I keep it connected to the charger and aux port in my car when using GPS for directions. Now I can't do any of that without a $40 bulky adapter from Belkin. Also, while wireless is the future, the tech just isn't there yet. An awesome set of Bluetooth headphones still does not compare to an awesome set of wired ones. Battery life on Bluetooth headphones also leaves a lot to be desired at the moment. Furthermore, if the headphone port is being taken, that space should've been filled with battery instead of the taptic engine. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm a self-proclaimed Apple fanboy and this is still a great phone, but dropping that jack is a bummer. I understand that compromises were made, but there should be no argument that removing the headphone port is an improvement or an act of courage. Apple removed it to add other stuff and charge licensing fees for the tech, plain and simple. There could have been compromises elsewhere to keep the port, add the taptic engine, kill the camera bump, and increase the battery size like idk....maybe making the phone a slightly thicker??? Who at this point would mind an increase in thickness as a compromise for better battery life and the headphone port? What's even the point of having such a thin phone when you have a camera that sticks out of it anyway?

Just my 2 cents...