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发帖数: 3492 | 1 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:19:18 PDT
Back in February, iMore reported that Apple was working on a smaller dock
connector for its iOS devices, seeking to shave the size of the current 30-
pin connector in order to allow its devices to shrink further and to provide
space for other components.
Rumors of the smaller dock connector have persisted in the months since, and
with claimed rear shells for the next-generation iPhone showing a smaller
opening for the dock connector it does appear that Apple will be rolling out
the new design with its next iOS device launch.
TechCrunch now reports that it is hearing more about the smaller connector,
including word that it will include 19 pins for connectivity.
Although the form factor and actual size are still unknown, TechCrunch has
independently verified that Apple is working on adding a 19-pin port,
replacing the current 30-pin port, to the new iPhone. It is a move that will
surely send shocks through the iPhone accessory ecosystem.
TechCrunch's report comes as Mobile Fun shares several case drawings and
renderings from a case manufacturer who is betting that the parts leaked so
far will prove to be genuine.
One manufacturer we spoke to said that he was sure that the leaked images
were accurate – so sure that he was already preparing to construct iPhone 5
cases and he’d be willing to ship replacements for free if they turned out
not to be perfect. He enumerated three big changes from the old iPhone 4S
to the iPhone 5:
1. The phone is much bigger, measuring 58.47 mm wide, 123.83 mm high and 7.6
mm thin. The screen is 4″.
2. The earphone jack has been relocated to the bottom of the phone.
3. The dock connector is much smaller, similar in size to micro USB.
Based on the post, the drawings and renderings seem to have been created by
the case manufacturer as it works to design its cases for the already-leaked
form factor, and thus do not appear to be actual design leaks from Apple's
supply chain.
Case designs were of course one of the primary sources for rumors of a
dramatic "iPhone 5" redesign last year, a design that did not come to pass
as Apple kept the basic iPhone 4 form factor and instead upgraded the
internals to yield the iPhone 4S.
But the situation is different this year, with the rumors being driven by
what appear to be legitimate leaks of actual parts and case manufacturers
now responding to those leaks rather than driving the rumors themselves in
the absence of part evidence as they did last year. |
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