#headphone jack

Following that concept, ever since the first iPhone, the headphone jack has been a quintessential aspect of the audio experience of a smartphone. Since then, more and more smartphones are slowly removing the headphone jack, making it almost extinct to new phones coming out. Xiaomi's Mi 6 was just announced towards the end of last month and while it does have capable specs like a dual rear camera and top of the line chipset, it lacks a feature that might be a deal-breaker for some -- it has no headphone jack. In this case, Xiaomi decided to let go of the audio jack for a bigger 3350mAh battery. It has been reported that Apple has just been granted a patent for smart headphones that are controllable by head gestures to determine the user's biometric data like perspiration levels, heart rate, activity, and even temperature. The headphones were said to be equipped with accelerometers that work with the user's iOS device so they could control it by a simple gesture of their head. With different smart watches making their way to store shelves today and smart headphones about to come out, is wearable technology really the next big thing? Read more in our articles including "WATCH: The headphone jack is dying. What now?" and "Xiaomi Mi 6 follows iPhone 7, ditches headphone jack".