The inbox earpods with the newly launched iPhone7 come with a lightning port and an adaptor to the 3.5mm jack. Key benefits include: 1) saving space in the phone: The 3.5mm jack is over 50 years old and doesn’t do much besides carrying an audio signal. It needs its own power amplifier and digital audio converter, which can be built into headphones, so removing the jack makes room for other things, such as a second speaker. iPhone7 has included a lightning-to-3.5mm adapter for a transition period. However, as the 3.5mm jack itself already suffers from some audio degradation and an adapter would make this worse, we think consumers may opt to purchase headphones that use
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Comparison of iPhone 6 / PLus vs Samsung Galaxy Note vs LG G3 Vs HTC M8
Apple unveiled three new offerings – new iPhone, Apple Pay and Apple Watch. iPhone 6/6 Plus launch was much in line with expectations.
iPhone 6/6 Plus upgrades are much in line with leaked reports. Thinner (6.8/7.1mm vs. 5s 7.6mm), faster (A8 processor), better display resolution and bigger battery. Camera is in line to stay with 8MP/f2.2 and Plus comes with OIS function. While there is limited surprise to spec, iPhone 6 Plus looks fairly attractive given richer spec but only US$100 premium. If iPhone 6 Plus mix to go higher against consensus looking for 30%, this likely benefits Hon Hai who is the sole source to
Analyzing the iPhone 5S Sales & AAC Impact
Apple sold 9mn+ new iPhones in the first weekend, higher than last September’s 5mn+. Although Apple added China (2mn+ units of iPhone 5 were sold in the first weekend last December) and NTT DoCoMo in the initial launch this year, the 9mn+ shipments were still higher than consensus of 5-8mn, thus being viewed as a positive surprise.
iPhone Gains Revenue Share in India
Apple’s Most Innovative product – iPhone accounted for 16% of India’s smartphone market revenue in the Dec Q or a 400% increase in share, according to IDC. Apple drove the improvement by increasing distribution, launching payment plans that lower the upfront cost of the phone, and improving the ecosystem as the iTunes Store went online … Read more