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An offer of employment on the Apple site would tend to confirm the fact that the manufacturer will soon abandon the classic format of connector used for years in its mobile devices, for the benefit of a smaller format. But does that mean really as the next iPhone (iPhone 5) in will be equipped with? Not safe…
The next smartphone from Apple autour rumours, it is customary to call the iPhone 5, to pack these days the design and the size of the upcoming mobile screen. We yesterday reported you pictures supposed to be that of the look of the camera, and this morning, schemes that appear to confirm the size of 4 inches from the Viewer.
On the photos, that we give you at the end of article, can realize that the connector is much smaller than that team nomadic Apple for years devices. At its exit, the first iPhone had, and other models followed this trend, up to 4 S iPhone is the latest model to have emerged.
This time, it's Apple himself just bringing water to the mill of rumours, with an offer of employment on its site. The offer of employment in question States that the firm Apple search connector design engineer. It is stated that the applicant is in charge of the design of several designs of connectors for the iPod range. Of course, only the iPod is here mentioned. But let's not forget that Apple has always had the good idea to equip its different mobile of a same type of connector. Especially for the iPhone and iPod Touch that are generally very close in terms of design.
Connector smaller that visible on the latest images on the run would allow the manufacturer to Apple to have more space in the body of the smartphone. Apple could also opt for a microUSB port, has become a universal standard in the world of mobile telephony. However, this would mean that the manufacturer should be a cross on the royalties he makes by taxing all manufacturers who want to Accessories for its mobile devices. A hypothesis unlikely therefore.
In addition, the fact that this job offer be published now, i.e. at the end of the month of may, doesn't stick with the different rumours. Indeed, if the photos circulating are real, why would Apple need such as engineer for the next iPhone? It takes generally between twelve and eighteen months for a constructor to design a smartphone. It is therefore regard that the next iPhone is already finalized and ready to enter the production phase. Apple can certainly still revise some details here and there, but the connector is an important part, which then require testing sessions to ensure the reliability of its implementation. In short, it is certainly not the kind of element that changes or is added to the will-quickly. For us, the hiring of such engineer would therefore be to prepare products that do emerge, at best, a year. Of course, it is only speculation...
