No more headphone jack? Next iPhone could change the way you listen

BOSTON – In its quest to be thinner, smarter and sleeker Apple's iPhone may have to drop one of its key features.

The most recent version is just 7.1 mm thick, so if the next upgrade is going to get any skinnier it's going to have to go on a diet.

That might mean eliminating the audio jack, which measures 3.5 millimeters, altogether. Removing the jack could make the next iPhone up to 49-percent slimmer.

So how will we listen to our music?

"People who don't want to get all tangled up in problems already use Bluetooth headphones. Cordless creates another problem though: you have to keep these charged,” CNN’s Sam Burke said.

If you don't want to fork out the money for new Bluetooth headphones, then you can buy a $2 adapter that will allow you to connect your existing headset to the iPhone charging port.

This might become the new standard output for headphones but will mean you can’t charge your phone while you have a headset connected.

Apple does have a history of making surprisingly drastic changes to its device and then the rest of the tech industry following suit.

In 1998 Apple launched the iMac without a floppy disk drive then, in 2008, the company shocked many when the MacBook came without a disc drive.

Just this year, the newest MacBook eliminated the standard USB port, instead opting for the new smaller and faster USB-C port.

Cox Media Group