Evidence mounts for smaller iPhone 5 dock connector
Bad news for Apple accessory hoarders – the iPhone 5 looks like it will be packing a newer, smaller 19-pin dock connector instead of the current 30-pin offering found in existing iDevices.
This isn't the first time we've heard such speculation out of the iRumour mill, and these latest whisperings come courtesy of TechCrunch, who have been given a heads-up from three different accessory manufacturers.
Could this be a dastardly ploy by Apple to make users buy more iAccessories and adapters? Or will there be a new magical functionality gained with the new dock connector? Looks like we'll just have to hold tight and see...
[TechCrunch, via The Verge]
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Comments
ankjohnson
47 weeks ago
Well if Apple are going to change the dock size (and we'll probably need an adapter to fit in existing kit which will raise iphone out of dock) then they may as well make the iphone 5 a bit wider and have a proper 4" screen rather than a longer but equally wide one than we have now(according to rumours). Apps then also won't need rewriting if aspect ratio is not altered.