It didn't help matters that the company also released the first-generation AirPods at the same time, and those were a huge disappointment. It just so happened that Apple also owned Beats, the leader in Bluetooth headphone sales, so when September 2016 rolled around and the iPhone 7 was confirmed to be without a headphone jack, it was easy to assume we were losing a critical feature 'because money'. The tech world had only recently come out of a weird, headphone-focused phase where Beats by Dre cans were practically becoming a fashion statement, and rappers and celebrities were releasing their own branded sets. January 2016 was a very different time than January 2020, and the rumors of an iPhone 7 without a headphone jack sounded like utter lunacy. The benefits of giving up the 3.5 mm port have outweighed the presumed negatives and it set us on a path to other innovations in the phone space. Title availability is subject to change.Apple shocked the world with its bold move of committing to smartphones without a headphone jack and, now that the dust has settled, it appears they were right to do so all along.

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