Owners of the iPhone 5 need an adapter for accessories

According to rumors, Apple decided to abandon the 30-pin connector that was used in "apple" mobile devices since the early 2000s. iPhone 5 is the first product, Which will be used a smaller connector. Owners of the device require a special adapter for accessories.

 

Rumors that the classic 30-pin connector goes to the past, have appeared this winter. Yesterday told about this , citing informed sources, reports Reuters. The site wrote that the new Apple smartphone will get a more narrow 19-pin port.

According to sources, it will move the headphone jack from the upper to the lower end of the phone. How justified is such a movement - a different story, but in any case, thousands of accessories that are compatible with most iDevice recent years, will not be compatible with the new.

In many cases the situation will correct adapter. This was confirmed by the publication of the same people that in February, the first reported decision of an "at rest" 30-pin connector. It is unclear whether the adapter is bundled with the iPhone 5, or sold separately. It is possible that Apple will not miss the opportunity to make money - she sells for $ 10 adapter to the power connector MagSafe2 on new MacBook Pro with the display Retina?

In any case, not all the accessories (portable speakers, a device for connecting microphones, car chargers, etc.) can, in view of the possible design constraints, to connect to the iPhone 5 adapter. This means that Apple has made a huge gift to the periphery of such producers - they can re-sell the same thing, but now with a new connector.

As for the device to Apple, they have the new connector will be even smaller, or use a slightly larger battery capacity.