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05-07-2016, 03:43 AM
A Smart Connector (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/smart-connector/) has been one of the features rumored for the iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) and 7 Plus, but a new report from Japanese site Mac Otakara (http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-29862.html) suggests Apple has decided **t to include a Smart Connector on the upcoming devices.
The Smart Connector, first introduced with the iPad Pro (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/), is a new type of port designed to transfer both data and power between the iPad Pro and accessories like the Smart Keyboard (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/smart-keyboard/). It's never been clear what purpose a Smart Connector would serve on an iPhone, but speculation ranged from battery cases to wireless charging.
Hints that a Smart Connector would be included on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus first surfaced in an image said to be of the iPhone 7 Plus shared by a Chinese website (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/15/iphone-7-plus-photo-dual-lens-smart-connector/) in March. It is still **t clear whether that image depicts an actual iPhone 7 device, a mockup based on design schematics, or a counterfeit device. A Smart Connector was also depicted in design drawings (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/27/iphone-7-plus-design-drawings/) created by Mac Fan, but those drawings are often largely based on circulating rumors.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/iphone_7_plus_rear.jpg
Mac Otakara suggests Apple decided to shelve the Smart Connector after considering it as an included feature, but given the questionable nature of the original rumor, it's possible a Smart Connector was never planned for the device. Rumors about the iPhone 7 are still uncertain with a lot of conflicting information surfacing, so the final design and features of the device continue to be up in the air.
Rumors have disagreed on features like waterproofing (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/25/iphone-7-touch-sensitive-home-button/), the removal of the headphone jack (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/03/iphone-7-headphone-jack-depicted-in-new-images/), the thickness of the iPhone 7, stereo speakers (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/13/iphone-7-smart-connector-**-stereo-speaker/), whether the camera will protrude, and more, but it's likely a clearer picture of the iPhone 7 will emerge in the months leading up to its prospective fall release.
Related Roundup: iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/)
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The Smart Connector, first introduced with the iPad Pro (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/), is a new type of port designed to transfer both data and power between the iPad Pro and accessories like the Smart Keyboard (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/smart-keyboard/). It's never been clear what purpose a Smart Connector would serve on an iPhone, but speculation ranged from battery cases to wireless charging.
Hints that a Smart Connector would be included on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus first surfaced in an image said to be of the iPhone 7 Plus shared by a Chinese website (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/15/iphone-7-plus-photo-dual-lens-smart-connector/) in March. It is still **t clear whether that image depicts an actual iPhone 7 device, a mockup based on design schematics, or a counterfeit device. A Smart Connector was also depicted in design drawings (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/27/iphone-7-plus-design-drawings/) created by Mac Fan, but those drawings are often largely based on circulating rumors.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/02/iphone_7_plus_rear.jpg
Mac Otakara suggests Apple decided to shelve the Smart Connector after considering it as an included feature, but given the questionable nature of the original rumor, it's possible a Smart Connector was never planned for the device. Rumors about the iPhone 7 are still uncertain with a lot of conflicting information surfacing, so the final design and features of the device continue to be up in the air.
Rumors have disagreed on features like waterproofing (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/25/iphone-7-touch-sensitive-home-button/), the removal of the headphone jack (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/03/iphone-7-headphone-jack-depicted-in-new-images/), the thickness of the iPhone 7, stereo speakers (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/13/iphone-7-smart-connector-**-stereo-speaker/), whether the camera will protrude, and more, but it's likely a clearer picture of the iPhone 7 will emerge in the months leading up to its prospective fall release.
Related Roundup: iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/)
Tags: macotakara.jp (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macotakara-jp/), Smart Connector (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/smart-connector/)
Discuss this article (http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-7-**-smart-connector.1971412/) in our forums
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أكثر... (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/06/iphone-7-**-smart-connector/)