These Are Allegedly Apple's New Lightning EarPods [Photos]

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Posted July 13, 2016 at 2:30pm by Shalom Levytam

Photos have leaked onto Weibo claiming to reveal Apple's new Lightning EarPods.

Apple is widely rumored to be dropping the headphone jack on its next generation iPhone and moving to the Lightning port for audio accessories.

The photos below show the usual white Apple EarPods with a Lightning connector at the end of the cable. The casing around the connector is substantially thicker than the casing found in Apple's current cables; however, some have theorized that the company is embedding a DAC and amp into the cable.

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These Are Allegedly Apple's New Lightning EarPods [Photos]

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Jayayakumarmac - July 17, 2016 at 7:15pm

Apple is not that stupid to make such a garbage!!

Stealther - July 16, 2016 at 3:33am

Apple's earphone is hopeless which ever generation. The sound quality is simply hopeless and it can't stay well in the ear

matrixmaniac - July 14, 2016 at 8:57am

Obviously a fake, but still a nice indicator about how ugly things can get (don't forget: the HiFi digital to analog converter has to go somewhere). Anyway: no headphone jack no buy!

Ross Butler - July 14, 2016 at 6:42am

It just could not be possible, Why would apple choose to have such a large input, not talking about the lightning bolt, but the plastic underneath it.

Gee - July 14, 2016 at 12:32am

These are so fake. Apple would never release these with a lighting adapter 3x the thickness of its normal cable. Cheap Fake.

Nitro Junkie - July 14, 2016 at 12:41am

Did you read the last paragraph of the article? There might be a reason why it's thinker. Everyone said the the original EarPods were fake when they first popped up in pictures. You might be right but don't jump to conclusions because something doesn't look right or Apple like.

Chip - July 13, 2016 at 11:25pm

I like these; thank goodness I never bought those Beats headphones. Looks like Apple will dump the 3.5 jack and I could care less about it.

Gabe - July 13, 2016 at 10:30pm

Those pictures are so photoshopped. Lol. Fail.

Aple - July 13, 2016 at 7:09pm

Its a fake....we can see the color difference.

justabrake - July 13, 2016 at 6:31pm

Another piece of hardware they lock us into for money.

❤️❤️ - July 13, 2016 at 5:53pm

These are fake, the Lightning connector is way to thick apple would never do that

Zohard - July 13, 2016 at 3:30pm

It couldn't look more fake, not saying it could happen but finish on the lighting connector and housing is not made by Apple

AverageReviewer - July 13, 2016 at 3:20pm

How am I supposed to charge my phone while listening to music?

gamerscul9870 - July 13, 2016 at 6:09pm

Either can an adapter if that ever happens or get wireless headphones.

Chris - July 13, 2016 at 3:17pm

For the most part I use an LG Bluetooth headset with my phone to listen to podcasts. But this may pose a problem for my 2.1 speaker system when I wanna play music at home; it's only input being a 3.5 mm jack.

SJ - July 13, 2016 at 2:47pm

Every one know to buy bluetooth ones.. Apple phone itself is a kind expensive.. I don't like this idea behind one port for all.

gamerscul9870 - July 13, 2016 at 6:10pm

Who said anything about the phone which I'll have you know. You have a point on Bluetooth.

Alad - July 13, 2016 at 2:42pm

it will have connection in connection in headphone jack so you can connect charger or whatever you want!

Frankly_Serious - July 13, 2016 at 2:34pm

So... no charging while you watch something.. or even better.. play a game... Keep the good ideas coming!

Butterspider - July 13, 2016 at 2:40pm

Agreed

Gee Tee - July 13, 2016 at 2:45pm

Smart charging just like the the applewatch. Wireless charging if you don't know about that.

senator0711 - July 13, 2016 at 2:54pm

i think if this is true there will be wireless charging for iphone7

gamerscul9870 - July 13, 2016 at 6:13pm

There could be an adapter to allow headphones while charging just like vga adapters in macs.

Alad - July 14, 2016 at 9:55am

Im not defending, I only say use bluetooth headphones its better, if you have money for iphone you have for good quality headphones too. Or you buy samsung and $2 3.5 mm headphones

Stevenk - July 17, 2016 at 4:59pm

Dude, I did bother replying because its not worth it and not because I can't. :) Your logic of if you can afford iPhone then you can afford bluetooth headphones is messed up. Let me tell you this. A good excellent sounding pair of bluetooth headphones cost a lot. Yes there are cheap ones on amazon for even 19.99 but I would not even touch them. I bought a pair Jaybird Freedom F5 recently for 199 and they are awesome, yes. They sound amazing, so comfortable. But you know what battery runs out after 5 hours and as someone who travels a lot, it would be inconvenient to me. You get my point? See now with a 3.5 mm connector I dont have to worry about that now do I? Now to the real question, 199 for a bluetooth headphones is not cheap and apple doesnt have a right to dictate me to use bluetooth or some other way I dont like it. Yes, I have an alternative to move to Samsung, HTC or some other manufacturer, which probably I might. But again that's not giving consumer what he wants. You do understand the whole point of discussion right?

Alad - July 18, 2016 at 9:43am

ok yes, its coming without headphone jack, so people need to get used to it

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