Is Apple actually ditching the headphone jack in iPhone 7?

If speculations are to be believed, then tech giant Apple might be dropping the headphone jack entirely in the new iPhone 7 to be unveiled this year.

The part of the phone that currently holds the jack on the left hand side of the bottom of the phone will be used for an extra speaker, according to a research note from analysts at Barclays, The Independent reported.

Apple may also offer entirely wireless headphones over Bluetooth in the upcoming phone, some reports suggest.

iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. The most recent iPhone models are the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which were unveiled at a special event on 9 September, 2015.

With agency inputs