Apple Reveals New iPhone Connector Port

I think the 30-pin dock connector has been one of those things that apple has really tried to keep around as long as possible.

I have a feeling the new doc connector will be based on thunderbolt/displayport dimensions.

this is the leak in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4arEyxLGyVE&feature=relat...

Very skeptical about this -- mostly because not only is the connector different, but the headphone jack has moved from the top of the phone to the bottom.

Apple, if you're going to change the connector please switch to standard micro usb!

I don't think that one is in the cards at all. But it would be nice!

USB is only 4 wires. The 30 pin connector has a lot more signals available than that:

http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml

Yes, you can sync and charge the device using only the USB wires, but some accessories use the others.