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Since it first hit the market, the iPhone, just like all of Apple’s products, has gone through many changes and improvements. Some of those advancements were in the areas of size, weight, speed, processor, storage, camera, and antenna. The iPhone 7 came along with the most controversial change to date with the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack.     When this was first introduced to consumers, Apple’s Phil Schiller said they were moving Apple’s earpods over to the lightning cable because the lightning was oriningally designed to be “a great digital audio connector.” Schiller further noted that there are now over 900 millions lightning enabled devices in the world making the lightning port the largest digital audio connectioin in the world.  This opens up the market for a wide variety of lightning speakers and devices to take advantage of the port. Apple highlighted the JBL Reflex Aware Workout headphones as an example of headphones that could make good use of the lightning port. The Reflex Aware provides active noise cancellation and has an app that allows you to program the headphones directly over the lightning port.   Photo Source: Apple   The Need for Space There is a lot of tech packed into the iPhone 7 models.  As people want more and more, space is probably a constant design issue.  Every new physical tech needs a spot on the iPhone landscape. Removing the headphone jack allowed space for a barometric vent, which allows the barometer to work so the iPhone can sense altitude changes (like climbing a flight of stairs) without permitting water into the phone. The iPhone 7 is the first iPhone to have stereo speakers.  (one on the bottom and one on the top. These speakers are much larger and fully enclosed. - See more at: http://www.dailytech.com/Heres+why+Apple+removed+the+iPhone+Headphone+Jack/article37761.htm#sthash.U5tmgglj.dpuf