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Apple's next generation iPhone will have a 19-pin dock connector instead of the current 30-pin one, Reuters reports, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
While Apple has declined to confirm this, the report is in line with earlier rumors that go as far back as February 2012, claiming the iPhone's dock is about to go on a diet.
The smaller dock connector will "make room for the earphone moving to the bottom," Reuters' sources say.
While a smaller dock connector would ultimately benefit users, it will cause problems for owners of various iPhone, iPod and iPad accessories which will not work with the new connector -- at least not without an adapter.
Apple's new iPhone is also rumored to have a larger (but thinner) screen, though none of this has been officially confirmed.
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