AirPods untuk iPhone 7 Rp3,1 Juta, Apple Dikritik Publik
`iPhone 7 Better Come with a Find My Headphones App`
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SETELAH antisipasi berbulan-bulan, Apple akhirnya mengungkapkan iPhone 7 yang secara kontroversial membuang socket headphone.
Sebaliknya, pengguna dapat menggunakan Lighting port atau dapat memilih menggunakan headphone nirkabel 'AirPod' yang harganya Rp3.180.000 di Inggris dan AS, belum diketahui untuk Indonesia.
Reaksi publik pun bermunculan, banyak dari mereka menggunakan Twitter untuk mengejek harga AirPods dan sangat mudah hilang.
Namun sebagian lagi memuji langkah tersebut - Apple disebut punya 'nyali' - menyoroti pentingnya inovasi untuk menjaga popularitas Apple.
Stephen Ebbett, direktur global asuransi gadget Protect Your Bubble mengatakan: 'Apple berani menempuh langkah kontroversial, tetapi keputusan untuk menghapus headphone jack port dari iPhone 7 dan 7 Plus sesungguhnya sebagai langkah penting.'
'Terlepas dari kontroversi tersebut, langkah terbaru Apple ini menunjukkan bahwa mereka terus melakukan inovasi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan konsumen.'
Ponsel iPhone 7 tidak lagi memiliki jack 3.5mm headphone yang tampil di semua model sebelumnya.
Phil Schiller, wakil presiden senior pemasaran global Apple mengatakan: 'EarPods adalah headphone yang paling populer di dunia. Sekarang kami memindahkannya ke Lightning.'
'Mengapa? Karena menyediakan audio digital, power, dan banyak keuntungan lain yang tidak mungkin dipenuhi melalui koneksi analog.'
Langkah ini berarti bahwa pemilik iPhone 7 tidak akan dapat menghubungkan headphone apa pun ke konektor 3.5mm.
Orang-orang yang terlanjur membeli headphone kabel terpaksa menggunakan Lightning 3.5mm adapter untuk mendengarkan musik seperti dilansir MailOnline.
AFTER months of anticipation, Apple has finally revealed the iPhone 7 which has controversially dumped the headphone socket.
Instead, users can plug into a Lighting port or can opt to use wireless 'AirPod' headphones that cost £159 in the UK and $159 in the US.
Reaction to the change has been mixed, with many people taking to Twitter to mock the price of the AirPods and how easy they could be to lose.
But others have praised the move - which Apple says took 'courage' - highlighting the importance of innovation to the iPhone's enduring popularity.
Stephen Ebbett, global director of gadget insurer Protect Your Bubble said: 'Apple aren't averse to the odd controversial step, but the decision to remove a headphone jack port from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models is truly a Marmite move.
'Regardless of your take on it, the latest iteration of Apple's ever-popular iPhone is proof of how they're constantly looking to innovate in an increasingly busy space.'
The iPhone 7 no longer has the 3.5mm headphone jack that has featured in all its previous models.
Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple said: 'Apple EarPods are the most popular headphones in the world. Now we're moving them to Lightning.
'Why? Because it provides digital audio, power, and many other advantages that are simply not possible over an analogue connection.
The move means that owners of the iPhone 7 will not be able to directly connect any headphones with a traditional 3.5mm plug.
People who have splashed out on expensive wired headphones in the past will need to use a Lightning 3.5mm adapter.
