AppleInsider Staff
While the legitimacy of the images from iLounge are somewhat suspect, they appear to be consistent with rumors surrounding Apple's sixth-generation device, including the move to a smaller 9-pin dock connector.
According to the publication's "anonymous tipster," the photos are of actual accessories from Scosche, including charging units, Micro USB-to-"new Apple connector" converter and a questionable case.
It should be noted that even if the purported photos are of actual products and not merely mock-ups, the accessories' designs may be based on rumors and heresay. Accessory makers have been burned in the past by building accessories like cases based on "leaked specs" before Apple officially launches a device, only to find that their intel was wrong.
The alleged Scosche-designed is mostly in line with numerous "leaks" regarding the upcoming handset's design and is pictured holding a current iPhone 4S for sake of comparison, demonstrating the smaller opening for the rumored dock connector as well as larger holes to accommodate the upcoming unit's speaker and microphone arrangement.
Source: iLounge
What is not taken into account, however, is the headphone jack, which previous rumors say will be relocated to the bottom of the device. It appears that there may not be enough space to insert the 3.5mm jack when the case is on the iPhone.
Other photos show dual-device wall and car chargers dubbed “syncABLE Pro" and “reNUE Pro,†respectively. According to the source, both products will come with a Micro USB conversion cable.
A closer inspection of the connectors shows the alleged parts are identical to recent photos of the supposed 9-pin dock connector cable, and a comparison with the Micro USB connector illustrates how small the alleged component will be in relation to the current 30-pin design.
Apple is expected to announce the sixth-generation iPhone on Sept. 12, with a U.S. rollout to follow on Sept. 21.
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13 Comments
That is an ugly case.
These pics plus the previous rumour of the ad-hoc AirPlay could be that Apple really is eschewing the various options of the connector, but I'd say that is still very unlikely or they would have used a standard Micro-USB port instead.
[quote name="macosxp" url="/t/152190/rumor-next-gen-iphone-accessories-with-9-pin-dock-connector-revealed#post_2178019"]That is an ugly case. [/quote] How can you tell from just the on view and with a pre-6th gen iPhone in the case?
Same subject on macrumor site show a iphone 5 that is wider than iphone 4s ... [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/11246/width/350/height/700[/IMG] some people say its the perspective because the iphone 5 is taller but I still don't get how.
[quote name="herbapou" url="/t/152190/rumor-next-gen-iphone-accessories-with-9-pin-dock-connector-revealed#post_2178024"]Same subject on macrumor site show a iphone 5 that is wider than iphone 4s ... [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/11246/width/350/height/700[/IMG] some people say its the perspective because the iphone 5 is taller but I still don't get how.[/quote] The 6th-gen iPhone certainly does look wider. This is the first time I've seen that with all the videos of new and old parts being compared. Assuming the bezel doesn't get substantially larger they are either using more pixels on the horizontal or larger pixels, if we assume it is wider. Despite this pic I'm guessing it' the same PPI as the current device and not any additional pixels along that axis. edit: I guess the perspective argument would work if one assumes they leveled up the devices at the back end instead of the camera end which upon closer inspection appears to be the case. Check out the top and bottom glass of the iPhone 4/4S. That should be the same thickness and yet most of it is obscured by the extended 6th-gen iPhone. I bet you could recreate that with two iPhone 4/4S's.