Thursday, August 2, 2012

iPhone 5 could sport tiny 8-pin dock connector, says report


(Credit: Apple)

Time to place your bets. Just how small will the iPhone 5's dock connector be?


A new report claims the next generation of iOS devices will come with an 8-pin connector. Citing two separate sources, the folks at iLounge say that Apple's next iPhone, iPad, and iPod units will dramatically shrink the size of the connector to a single 8-pin row from its current 30-pin layout.


This follows recent reports saying that the new connector would be whittled down to 19 pins. iLounge's sources believe that a 19-pin connector wouldn't jibe with the port's small size and any actual need for pins beyond the number offered by USB and Micro-USB adapters.


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