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Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start by untog on Monday October 23, 2017 @09:09PM (#15538371)
> The headphone jack was emphatically NOT replaced by Bluetooth. It was replaced by a combination of Apple's W1-enhanced Bluetooth, which is not slow, not unreliable, etc., and also Lightning-based headphones.

That cost $160. Let's not dance around that. Airpods are extraordinarily expensive compared to the headphones everyone used to be able to use.

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Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start by matwood on Monday October 23, 2017 @09:14PM (#15538400)
They are not extraordinarily more expensive than any BT ones I have used that work acceptably.

If you mean wired, those still work just as they did prior. The iPhone comes with the adapter.

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Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start by Bud on Monday October 23, 2017 @09:21PM (#15538446)
Yes, the first iteration of W1-headphones are pricey. Point granted. But that will change. (Also, they are worth the price, which helps.)

BeatsX (with W1) are at $150, by the way. So the price is already down several percent! ;)

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