[bambax]

Did you read peapicker's comment before posting your own? (It's older by an hour). Some people need wired headphones and if the port is used for something else then they can't.

Also it's completely untrue that the iPhone is "thinner" without a headphone jack; this guy added a jack to an iPhone 7 without external modification:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utfbE3_uAMA

The video has over 6M views.

Apple doesn't care much about their users -- but it's hard to blame them, since said users are apparently happy with it.

[AnthonBerg]

Is the modified phone as waterproof as before?

[justtopost]

I assume not, but a factory designed one would be. Several of my phones are waterproof and have 3.5mm plugs.

[AnthonBerg]

I would so very much like to know how the design and engineering analysis was. For the original.

From my limited knowledge it certainly seems easier to make it waterproof without a headphone jack.