What advantage does the lightning connector offer from the perspective of a consumer

[Myiphone7]

It's also been reported as somewhat faster syncing, not sure about that part though.

It is

 

[Allenz]

I don't understand how everyone thinks that the iphone 5 could not be as thin as it is now with the regular 30 pin connecter. The 6th gen ipod nano is smaller and thinner than the iphone 5 and the 30 pin connecter works fine in it. I'm not really believing all that.

 

[LizKat]

Yeah but 6th gen nano doesn't have speaker in it. I tend to wonder though about actual advantage at least to US consumer. I think it's mostly about EU compliance for micro USB, no?

 

[Bahroo]

One thing i noticed is that the phone charges much quicker then my old iphones..does anyone else feel that way?

 

[Cebuano1976]

Faster Sync and Charge for me. My favorite feature of the iPhone 5.

 

[Interstella5555]

I don't understand how everyone thinks that the iphone 5 could not be as thin as it is now with the regular 30 pin connecter. The 6th gen ipod nano is smaller and thinner than the iphone 5 and the 30 pin connecter works fine in it. I'm not really believing all that.

Huh, it's almost like an iPod nano would have less hardware in it than a smartphone...but that's just crazy.