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Is there a point of diminishing returns with "thinner and smaller"??
No sarcasm...serious question.
When it is so small you can't find it.
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Apple Readying Miniaturized Dock Connector for Future iPhones?
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When it is so small you can't find it.
Please not - I hate these connectors - I actually have trouble with iPod connector connecting on devices - but I have more with Micro ( not Mini ) connector.
Thunderbolt isn't just the size, it uses a PCI bus. Apple would have to implement a non thunberbolt bus along with a PCI bus and thunderbolt controller. There's only so much room inside iOS devices.
Lots of "science" said that cigarettes were safe as well, until large scale epidemiological studies showed that long-term that was not true.
Would you buy a house under a 300 kV transmission line?
Thunderbolt is similar to mini Displayport - which is not a bad connector
The problem I see with the Thunderbolt connector this is an Intel technology and I doubt you going to see it on ARM - now if Apple could switch there phones / tablets to the Haswell cpu in 2013 then it would be totally awesome. Right now my biggest complaint on the iOS series - is that they are two slow compared to OS X computers Also limited multitasking and reduce memory.
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Solution - switch to Haswell ( Intel SoC for 2013 ) and have bus on chip and faster cpu - more memory.
iPhones/iPads/iPods are never getting a Thunderbolt port. There is no point in having a port like that when iDevices can't even saturate a USB 2.0 port... The flash memory (and its controller) inside of the iDevices is the limiting factor when it comes to syncing speed, not the interface port.
People need to stop saying this; I fear one day I might roll my eyes so far back that they'll get stuck like that
Why not a mag connector?
What are the limitations of doing a mag-safe style connector? For that matter you could barely recess the contacts and have the connection just below the surface allowing for quite a bit of room spared inside. Since there'd be no need for a connector with tabs for releasing it you would a slim, flush end and also have the advantage of not needing special adapters or taking a phone out of a case to connect, you would just stick it in until it connects. You'd also get all of the safety benefits of a quick release system just like the Macs. It'd be nice.
What are the limitations of doing a mag-safe style connector? For that matter you could barely recess the contacts and have the connection just below the surface allowing for quite a bit of room spared inside. Since there'd be no need for a connector with tabs for releasing it you would a slim, flush end and also have the advantage of not needing special adapters or taking a phone out of a case to connect, you would just stick it in until it connects. You'd also get all of the safety benefits of a quick release system just like the Macs. It'd be nice.
Haswell for iOS devices?
I believe Intel demo a phone base that was low power and faster than any ARM device - this is year a way - but I would love to see Apple on one cpu technology and there is no way ARM is suitable for OS X. It at least could be done for the tablet - put hopefully the phone.
That kills all kinds of great uses for these devices that rely on the dock connector, especially audio and music. It would be extremely stupid.
But, it is not a small connector.
And the T-Bolt connector is physically exactly the same as the mini-DP connector.
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What does "I is less than 3 box" mean?
When the iPhone sits on a dock the 30 pin connector thingy fully supports it. Something like Micro USB would be too flimsy.
Oh, is that the same moron who keeps calling the next iPhone the iPhone 5? Considering that we already have the iPhone 5 here, which Apple decided to call the iPhone 4S.
Anyways, to those talking about the mini dock port not being compatible with the current accessories, don't forget that the FireWire plugin attachments have all changed shapes and sizes as well. I'm sure that there'll be adapters, like there always is.
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You didn't realize he also said "box" so he doesn't even see the Apple symbol.
Yes actually
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/11/smaller-sim-card-standard-could-be-ready-next-year/
From November last year. Nano sim technology is something Apple is rumored to be interested in.
Micro USB isn't much thinner if I recall correctly. My old HTC with a micro USB was thicker than the 30 pin connector for sure
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