Yesterday, Apple took to the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco to unveil the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The company also used the event as a platform to take the wraps off the Apple Watch Series 2 and a set of wireless headphones that were designed to compensate for the lack of an audio jack on its latest smartphones.
As you can imagine, a lot of loyal Apple customers were unhappy with the direction that the company is headed in.
Many criticised its decision to axe the jack, while others expressed their disdain for the design of the iPhone 7’s upgraded camera.
Personally speaking, I was actually very impressed with what the firm had come up with. I’d even go as far as to say that it’s one of my favourite keynotes to date.
Having said that, I do feel that pushing consumers to use Bluetooth or Lightning headphones is a very bad idea. Sure, you can always use a regular pair of earphones by rigging them up to a 3.5mm-to-Lightning adapter. However, it’s more than likely that when you need the converter the most, you won’t have it with you.
That’s enough of me jabbering on for now, though. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the iPhone 7 launch.
The Apple Watch Series 2 goes official
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Apple Watch 2 Features
– Gets WET AS HELL
– Pokemon is ON IT
– Tracks your MOVEMENTS & BODILY FLUIDS
– cannot EVER BE REMOVED— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) September 7, 2016
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Dear Apple: There's a lot more ceramic in a frying pan for $1100 less than the ceramic Apple Watch Series 2. Seriously, man….
— Jaime Rivera (@Jaime_Rivera) September 7, 2016
Apple shows off the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
1.
“We’ve reduced the thickness of the phone, so now it’s 45% more likely to tumble between your car seat and armrest"
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) September 7, 2016
2.
https://twitter.com/samxguevarra_/status/773814784655360000
3.
New iPhone is waterproof. Sales of rice to drop dramatically. #AppleEvent
— Rich Williams (@itsrichwilliams) September 7, 2016
4.
The new iPhone camera is really just Eve’s face from Wall-E pic.twitter.com/lapW4igI3S
— Jen Lewis (@thisjenlewis) September 7, 2016
5.
#iPhone7 design change in a tweet 😜 #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/JFqlIsnBfl
— Safwan AhmedMia (@SuperSaf) September 7, 2016
6.
Fortunately iPhone 7 retains this important feature pic.twitter.com/kLJ9yDUxhz
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) September 7, 2016
7.
iPhone 7 for £800? Airplane mode better take me to Sydney
— DJRUSSKE (@DJRUSSKE) September 8, 2016
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https://twitter.com/jxjoson/status/773730152236802048
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https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/773810613613199360
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https://twitter.com/thebobbydeoll/status/773774175056044032
Apple launches the AirPods
1.
Apple should make a "find my Airpods" feature … just sayin
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) September 7, 2016
2.
https://twitter.com/NoChillPosts/status/773872879448551425
3.
Not really worried about losing my $169 AirPods, with the amount of people losing theirs, I should be able to find a spare or replacement.
— kross (@Kross) September 8, 2016
4.
https://twitter.com/LSAwesome/status/773788284027867140
5.
https://twitter.com/kfury/status/773743616233574400
6.
#AirPods are modern because the pods are in a relationship where there are no strings attached.
— Pranav Sapra (@pranavsapra) September 8, 2016
7.
Just saved myself $159… #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/WJQdh9f3CN
— Lux (@Callux) September 7, 2016
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https://twitter.com/FreakyHills/status/773604445825409024
9.
Q. How do I listen to music while my AirPods are charging?
A. Buy a second pair of AirPods.
— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) September 7, 2016
10.
love the new apple #airpods pic.twitter.com/FlgGhNvN9r
— kellly (@iamstrikesmusic) September 7, 2016
Click here for our full coverage of Apple’s iPhone 7 keynote.
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