Probably yes. As we reported a while ago, Apple has been toying with the idea of further slimming down the iPhone by removing the bulkiest element, the 3.5mm headphone jack. The two current options are the moment are to either implement the D-connector, or adopt the lightning port as the new standard connector for headphones.
According to 9to5Mac, quoting Macotakara, the lightning port seems to be the likely solution starting with the iPhone 7. With this implementation, the iPhone can be more than 1mm thinner from its current state.
Understandably, this is an expensive move given the plethora of headphones out there with the standard 3.5mm jack. Apple will probably be bundling an adaptor with the next iPhones, but it’ll take a while for the industry to shift (if it does), and consumers are likely to complain for a long time to come.
Source: Macotakara via 9to5Mac
