Apple is breaking the upgrade cycle this year so next year’s iPhone can be awesome

Here’s a bit of unexpected news: Apple is doing away with the traditional two-year iPhone cycle, according to the Wall Street Journal. In other words: don’t expect anything special from this year’s model. The 2016 iPhones will reportedly maintain most of the the same feature set as the current models, and the same 4.7 and 5.5-inch screen sizes. The most notable difference will be the long-rumored removal of a headphone jack which will make the phones thinner (because that’s totally necessary) and “improve water resistance.” The phone will allegedly ship with a Lightning-to-3.5mm connector, similar to Lenovo’s new Moto Z. While I’m…

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