With rumors that Apple will give up the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, more than 200 thousand people have signed a petition asking him to reconsider this.
But it has sparked much debate for and against, for this piece of technology that has been very resilient. 3.5 mm headset is essentially a descendant of the century chips. 19, a miniature
version of the classic jack 6.35mm, which dates back to 1878.
Both dimensions have the metal on top. "It should be something that is placed and removed easily, but still makes a secure connection," says Charlie Slee, a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
Initially, the classic jack 6.35mm phones used by operators of old chips, used for interconnection. Version 3.5 mm became quite popular, being used and for personal headphones, radios transition between the 20th century.