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Wow the new lightning cable is small (3 pics)

TSX

TSX

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Oct 1, 2008
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After using that humongous 30-pin connector for years, this lightning cable is tiny, here is a pic I took next to a dime.

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I just took that pic lol. Ive seen them online and stuff and knew they were smaller, but when I opened the package I was surprised.
 
I like it! :D

I also like not having to figure out which way it needs to go in. ANYWAY! :D
 
TSX said:
Half as thick though.

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Thanks for the pic. :)

I was actually trying to look for one to see how close I can since I hadn't physically compared the two. For those used to the old cable it's incredibly tiny. For those used to micro USB, I bet they will hardly notice. It is nice that it can be plugged in in any direction though.

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Radio said:
Why is it called lightning?
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Likely because of their thunderbolt naming in their PCs. I suspect we will get faster data transfer rates at some point with an updated cable. If the standard lasts as long as the 30-pin did we are sure to see improvements.
 
lordofthereef said:
Likely because of their thunderbolt naming in their PCs. I suspect we will get faster data transfer rates at some point with an updated cable. If the standard lasts as long as the 30-pin did we are sure to see improvements.
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Your right, I forgot these have chips in them which im guessing can be updated?
 
I just got three of these cables in the mail today. I ordered them as soon as they became available last week. . I logged on here to post the same observation. They are really small- which is great.

Based on all the picture id been seeing online, I guess I was expecting a much larger connector. Must have just been the out of context

The construction and materials seems very good/solid. Hope they remain this way. I know my much older 30pins from the early years are much better quality than the current versions.
 
I got mine today too and was shocked at how tiny it is. I don't know what I was expecting, but definitely nothing that small (twss). Made me that much more excited to actually get hold of the phone!
 
TSX said:
Your right, I forgot these have chips in them which im guessing can be updated?
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I doubt the actual cable can be updated, but you never know. I am pretty sure they are USB 2.0, which is quite disappointing, especially considering how expensive they are...
 
I just got my cables today too. I was also surprised how small they were. It's roughly the size of the speaker opening on an iPhone 4.
 
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