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New leaked images purporting to show an iPhone 7 case appear to confirm the rumor that Apple ( AAPL ) will ditch the traditional audio jack on its next smartphone. Apple reportedly wants to get rid of the audio jack to make its next iPhone slimmer, and because the port is an antiquated standard. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company will encourage iPhone users to switch to Bluetooth wireless headphones or headphones that plug into Apple’s proprietary, multifunction Lightning connector. Reports of Apple eliminating the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 first surfaced in December . Apple’s decision to remove the 3.5-millimeter audio jack could reduce the thickness of the iPhone 7 by more than 1 millimeter compared with the iPhone 6S. The iPhone 6S is 7.1 millimeters thin and the 6S Plus is 7.3 millimeters thin. Apple reportedly also will eliminate the home button from the front of the iPhone 7 as well. The pressure-sensitive touchscreen will take over its functions. The latest iPhone 7 images come via self described “serial tech leaker” Steve Hemmerstoffer . Forbes on Wednesday described the headphone-jack-free iPhone 7 as “ Apple’s worst-kept secret .” The iPhone 7 is likely to be released in September, the traditional time frame for new flagship iPhone models. Apple has a product-release event slated for March 21, where it likely will unveil a new 5S replacement phone, to be called the iPhone SE, as well as a new iPad and possibly an Apple Watch update. Image provided by Shutterstock . Scalper1 News
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