The Lightning connector is 80 percent smaller than the 30-pin connector, and that means less room is required to accomodate its corresponding jack.

Changing from a 30-pin connector could disrupt the iPhone accessory market but it would lower production costs for Apple.

Up close look at how the iPhone 5 Lighting connector compares to the old 30 pin dock connector in size, width and usability.

The 30-pin connector we've been using to connect our iPhones, iPads, and iPods to Macs and peripherals is on the way out. On the way in: A new connector Apple calls Lightning. Here's how it works ...

If the reports are true, then the new iPhone 5 will be instantly incompatible with the built-in 30-pin connectors that come equipped in Kia, Hyundai and Nissan vehicles.

It looks like Apple will make the change from the ubiquitous 30-pin Dock Connector that thousands of accessories use to connect to the Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad. The wider connector served Apple ...

There are both advantages and disadvantages to Apple dumping the existing 30-pin connector in favor of a smaller 19-pin dock connector.

However, reports of a smaller, 19-pin connector for the iPhone 5, replacing the current 30-pin connector, may bork iPhone integration with car stereos.

According to a report from iMore’s Rene Ritchie, Apple plans to release an adapter alongside the new iPhone that will allow users to connect accessories using the old 30-pin dock connector to ...

The company's current iPhones have a 30-pin port. The smaller connector will make room for the headphone jack on the bottom of the device.

Apple is working on a smaller dock connector for the next iPhone, according to a report. The Cupertino, Calif., company is planning on ditching its 30-pin connector that works with the iPhone ...