If you’ve been monitoring news and rumors for the development of iPhone 5, sure you’ve thought that the mini-port can be the same new port exposed in several leaked photos and a video earlier. The mini port present on the assembled backplate parts seemed to be close to a Thunderbolt port available on many MacBook devices however accordingly Techcrunch reported “I’ve been told by three independent manufacturers that the pin-out will be different”. Interesting points added were the MagSafe 2 port which bring a more space saving internal components for the device, Apple seemed to be more on this side.
Now, TechCrunch’s three independent manufacturers source all agreed that Apple is already prepping for a 19-pin dock port for the new iPhone. All we can do for now is wait until the new port standard gets official.
Source: TechCrunch via The Mac Herald
