'Relax, iPhone 7 to feature 3.5mm earphone port'

NEW DELHI: While Apple is gearing up to launch its next iPhones in a couple of months from now, the internet is full of rumours and leaks on them. After the CAD images of the upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were leaked last month, a recent report now confirms that Apple hasn’t ditched the traditional analog 3.5mm headphone port.
This means that iPhone buyers can continue using their favourite headphones and will not have to buy a new Lightning or Bluetooth headphone.
Apple was earlier speculated to drop the 3.5mm audio port for its iPhone 7 series and opt for Lightning port headphones.
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Chinese smartphone brand LeEco recently introduced its Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 featuring common USB Type-C port for both power and audio requirements. These are the first smartphones to come without the standard 3.5mm audio port.
With only one socket (USB Type-C), smartphone users will have to choose between charging their smartphones or listening to music via earphones. They cannot listen to music while charging their smartphone’s battery.
Another leak suggests that Apple might introduce a 256GB version of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The report also revealed that the next iPhone series might feature dual-sim trays to support two sim cards.
Leaked images also reveal a dual-camera setup, as widely speculated earlier too, for the larger iPhone 7 Plus.

KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo, who has the best track record when it comes to Apple devices, recently said in a research note that Apple will ship a dual-lens iSight camera in all iPhone 7 Plus models.
Kuo also predicts that iPhone 7 Plus will come with 3GB RAM, with Apple adding another gigabyte to the total RAM. However, iPhone 7 will come with 2GB RAM.
According Chinese microblogging website Weibo, the upcoming iPhones will also get a battery boost. The Weibo report, which also has photos allegedly from the factory floor, show battery capacity of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as 1,735mAh and 2,810mAh respectively.