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Re:iPhone 7 by shinratdr on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @04:03PM (#12447003)
That's because it didn't have a 2.5mm audio jack. How can it usher in the era of something it isn't a part of?
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Re:iPhone 7 by cududa on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @04:54PM (#12447579)
I believe that weird Motorola iTunes phone had 2.5mm
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Re:iPhone 7 by cozzyd on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:34PM (#12447950)
I believe the very first batch of the first generation did... I know someone who got one very early on and complained about it.
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Re:iPhone 7 by guywithabike on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:38PM (#12448000)
It did not. You might be thinking of the fact that the headphone jack was recessed in a way that caused many 3.5mm headphone plugs not to fit:

https://www.engadget.com/2007/06/30/iphone-doesnt-work-with-...

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Re:iPhone 7 by cozzyd on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:51PM (#12448139)
Ah, that sounds like a reasonable explanation.
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