Apple is widely expected to use the new Lightning
dock connector across its entire iOS product line in the future, including the rumored iPad mini, the tweaked iPad 3, which are expected to be launched later this year.
Apparently, Apple believes consistent
Dock connectors across the line, and other improvements they're able to make to the new iPad this point, are more important than sticking to yearly release schedules.
Not exact matches
Despite complaints over a new Maps app and a smaller
dock connector, hundreds of Apple fans spent the night outside Apple stores
across Southern California hoping to be among the first to grab the iPhone 5.
Almost identical in design to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, the major visible differences will include a 4 - inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a metallic plate
across most the back, and a miniaturized
Dock connector and relocated 3.5 mm headset jack along the bottom.