Now we know exactly what's inside the iPhone 7 in place of the headphone jack

Now that the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus (well, technically) are on sale, we didn't have to wait too long to see the devices torn down to bits. 

Naturally, we were especially interested in the part where the headphone jack used to reside on the same-sized iPhone 6S. Apple has taken a lot of flak for removing this part, so one would imagine there was a very good reason to do so. 

If you look at the components within the chassis that reside where the headphone jack used to be, you'd probably think Apple didn't replace the headphone jack with much. The majority of the space previously occupied by the 3.5mm audio connector, and the accompanying electronics, is now taken by a simple piece of plastic. Read more...