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Is this the rumored next iPhone's docking port? If  the photos that slipped to Nowhereelse.fr are more than rumors then they show a much narrower and possibly slimmer connector matching what we've seen so far.

It's small, and there's only eight contact pins on both sides versus the 30 overall we know of today.  There's no guarantee Apple will have eliminated the right-side-up requirement that afflicts just about every mobile-sized port format we've seen to date. If this rumor pans out, the redesign could lead to one less hassle for charging and syncing.

The connectors also aren't the final models and reflect the problems the unnamed contractor has had meeting Apple's standards.

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