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Apple's New Dock Connector Even Smaller Than Originally Thought
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Man, they must be using a 12mm super wide angle lens to make it look THAT much wider just by being a bit closer?!
A laptop is quite heavy, so if you trip, it is easy for magsafe to disconnect rather than drag the weight. iPhone is quite lightweight. iPhone magsafe would need to have a very weak connection to the phone, weaker than the gravity pulling the phone down. I am not sure how well such a weak magnet would work.
I like the idea of it being magnetic. Not so much for just a charging cord but for things like an iHome dock, mounting in my car and not having to fumble with the cord in awkward angles. Not worried about it saving my iPhone from flying across the room while charging (that has never happened to me).
I like the grill cutouts.
I like the grill cutouts.
That's for sure.
I've never seen so many leaks whether they're true or false, this round of rumors surrounding the upcoming new phone, are flooding in as fast as the various sources can publish them. If it turns out the recent ones are true, it will remove any surprises or excitement.
If they are false and Apple delivers a phone unlike anything we've seen, then the blogosphere is certain to light up with all kinds of commentary about Apple's success in keeping the phone a secret.
Either way, there's plenty of entertainment in all of this for anyone
But WiFi or Bluetooth can do the things the USB connection can't.
It's 2012 and we're still worried about cables...
I couldn't possibly agree with you any more. I pray it is not only taller but wider as well. The photos flying around online look so stupid that I've been eyeing alternatives lately.
I couldn't agree more. I don't really see any advantage to using a proprietary connector other then to increase cable or accessory sales. Micro USB is a standard just like all the standard connectors on a Mac. Before anyone says "but the Apple connector can do so much more then a Micro USB" please explain what it can do that Micro USB can't. I have a Micro USB on my RAZR and when attached to a dock it can do all kinds of stuff.
Then, you cannot charge it on a dock and hook up headphones to it unless you buy a new dock that has a pass through for headphones. I guess it is not the end of the world, but of you already have a dock, a simple adaptor just for the charging connector would not be enough.
It's a great leak because it's warning users to stop purchasing related products with the old connector. Had I not heard the rumors, I would have purchased a new Bose sound system with the old standard connector last week.
Do you want them to add a second headphone jack so it looks symmetrical? An iOS device has three 'single' external features, (1) the dock connector, the (2) headphone jack, and (3) the on/off switch. You could place two symmetrically centered but the third one would need to be off-center and unsymmetrical.
The most intriguing aspect of this pic - for me - is the width comparison. I was under the impression that the 4S and the new iPhone would be the same width.
Is there another pic showing a 4S side by side, or on top, with the housing of a new iPhone?
BTW, I really like the flush, bevel design of the outer band. I really think haters will be pretty amazed on Sept. 12
Is there another pic showing a 4S side by side, or on top, with the housing of a new iPhone?
BTW, I really like the flush, bevel design of the outer band. I really think haters will be pretty amazed on Sept. 12
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I'll put a dollar on this new connector being a hybrid that will:
Charge from a micro USB cable inserted in either direction (to prevent breakage and meet European legal requirements)
Has a more capable, Apple-only cable that uses all pins
Same principle as the eSata/USB hybrid ports that predated USB 3 but engineered more cleanly, hence the metal ring that would help direct a micro USB cable to the power pins.
I'll put a dollar on this new connector being a hybrid that will:
Charge from a micro USB cable inserted in either direction (to prevent breakage and meet European legal requirements)
Has a more capable, Apple-only cable that uses all pins
Same principle as the eSata/USB hybrid ports that predated USB 3 but engineered more cleanly, hence the metal ring that would help direct a micro USB cable to the power pins.
This is a mock-up, not an actual released product. I would not mind the holes if it enabled better sound. I primarily purchase products because of what they can do for me, not how might they look stuffed away in my pocket.
The bottom view looks very Apple unlike to me..... its asymmetric, not well designed. We shall see.
It would be very nice if the phone used MicroUSB. However, if it is indeed a new, proprietary dock connector, my decision to go with another Android has been solidified.
They should have made the new dock connector look visually the same as the headphone jack, you know, to keep it symmetrical! Also the sleep button should be in the middle of the top of the device, and both volume buttons on either side of it.
Gosh, is everyone here blind???
as just a few others have pointed out, this latest pic makes one phone look wider than the other, refuting the common wisdom for johnny-long-phone.
at the source, there are more photos, and here, too, it looks like that. check out this sloppy photoshop pic I made superimposing them! me happier now.
as just a few others have pointed out, this latest pic makes one phone look wider than the other, refuting the common wisdom for johnny-long-phone.
at the source, there are more photos, and here, too, it looks like that. check out this sloppy photoshop pic I made superimposing them! me happier now.
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Really? How many of those pins are used anyhow? Why are they still passing video with component signals when everyone else has moved on to Micro HDMI? My phone has a Micro USB and Micro HDMI and can do just about anything I need it to do with just 2 tiny connectors.
It looks wider because it's closer to the camera. Perspective.
It looks wider because it's closer to the camera. Perspective.
It looks wider because it's closer to the camera. Perspective.
The new dock connector may well be that small, but when you view the image full size, there are too many flaws on that bottom case for it to be anything other than a home-made job. The speaker holes have drill marks, they're not evenly spaced, etc.
Because the object used in the photo does not look factory-made to me, I don't think it matters how wide it is - IMO it's not genuine.
Because the object used in the photo does not look factory-made to me, I don't think it matters how wide it is - IMO it's not genuine.