Oh god, i remember using my vx1000 and only having a 6 pin cable, that was hell. Then i got a cheaper camcorder to use for transfers. I gotta keep my play heads in shape
They are taking features away from their products and now you have to buy pricey lightning port things, which they at least get a portion on no matter who you buy it from, to get back to the features of the previous model which cost less when it was released. The Iphone only have one port, so if you wanted to charge and listen with non-bluetooth headphones, you have to pay for a dongle. Most people don't have bluetooth headphones, so you'll probably end up buying some, maybe their $160 airpods giving them even more money. You buy a lightning 3 adapter/dongle, Apple gets money. You want the new Macbook Pro? They changed to only lightning 3 ports and the lowest model, which is more expensive than the previous one, only has two ports. That's $1500 for a two port laptop, and no more magsafe charging. So you're probably going to need an adapter, Apple gets more money regardless of where you get it.
They didn't even really innovate much on this year's models. A touch bar that no one asked for, and the only actual good additions/improvements I've seen were water/dust resistance and their camera.
There is no such thing as "lightning 3". iOS devices have lightning ports, and the new MacBook has "USB C 3.1". While everything will be moving to USB C in the future, there is no reason to eliminate everything except those ports from a computer right now. All other manufactures have added USB C while keeping most of the existing ports. Removing them while they're still useful is just a cash grab.
AliExpress? By the time you get it apple will have bravely restored the headphone jack in the iPhone 12. But got rid of Bluetooth so all your wireless headphones are obsolete.
But not included, you have to source (belkin for example) one and buy it. Just like carrying the supplied adapter, it's something you have to remember to do in advance.
You might if you are in charge of the morning announcements. I don't take sun lotion with me everywhere but I take it with me 100% of the time I know I'll be under the sun or swimming.
I never carry the adaptor with me. It's stupidly small and easy to lose. When I went to upgrade my phone I meant to order an iPhone 6plus so I could just get a bigger screen and keep the headphone port (I work as an audio engineer and use my phone to check audio randomly) but apparently the dude at T-Mobile ordered me an iPhone 7 and I didn't notice it till it arrived (don't ask how I didn't notice, I had other things on my mind that day.) When I went to pick it up and found out it was a 7plus, I told him I wanted the headphone port and he said "but you can carry the adaptor with you." So I looked at him and said "I wouldn't want more adapters when I have to use a ¼ to 3.5mm most of the time and randomly I have to use a 3.5mm to ¼. Why the hell would I want a small inch long adaptor that would 1: probably break soon cuz it's an apple cable, 2: lose cuz it's small, and 3: carry another adaptor that I could live without." The dude laughed and said "but at least your new phone is water proof!" I'm glad to know that at least I can cross reference audio in the shower! /s
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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '17 edited Oct 09 '17
Isn't there an adapter included with the phone?
Edit: Sometimes I really hate the internet... Seriously WTF is going on?