Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/13/iphone_5_adaptors_goldrush_begins/
iPhone 5 adaptors goldrush begins
Conversion kit manufacturing mother lode
Posted in Phones, 13th September 2012 16:15 GMT
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As Apple's iPhone 5 packs an all-new Nano Sim, those with two handsets will probably need a fresh Sim card adaptor. These have already hit the market, of course.
Packs of Nano Sim [1] adaptor trays featuring conversions between all three formats have started to appear on Amazon, in fact many have been available for over a month, as we've been inundated with emails recently from Chinese manufacturers all set to deliver their miniature plastic clippings.
Prices vary from pennies to pounds with the likes of 'Touchglobal' offering [2] a pack for 50p and German manufacturer Visionaer flogging its own Nano to Micro converter [3] for a whopping £8.
Bear in mind that if you plan on splashing out on an iPhone 5 [4], you'll want a dock converter or two as well, as the latest Cupertino handset has, indeed, shrunk its charging port, as widely rumoured ahead of launch.
The new "Lightning to 30-pin adaptor" cables [5] will set you back £30 from the Apple store with the slightly cheaper chunky adaptor costing £25 [6]. Hardly cheap, but for iOS fans probably the lesser of two evils if the choice is to buy an Apple adapter or buy some fancy new docking gear. ®
Links
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/28/nokia_sim_again/
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Touchglobal%20Ltd&index=electronics-uk&search-type=ss
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visionaer-quality-Nano-SIM-adaptor-Microsim/dp/B008SBFTB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347547534&sr=8-1
- http://www.reghardware.com/2012/09/13/first_look_apple_iphone_5_hands_on_review/
- http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD824ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-02-m?fnode=3c
- http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter?fnode=3c#overview