Iphone 5 to use with old accessories
- Until the iPhone 5 used Apple a wide 30-pin connector. Therefore, you will find this type of connector to virtually any accessories such as charging cable or a Docking Station.
- With the iPhone 5, Apple has introduced Lightning, a smaller connection. The new and the old port are, unfortunately, not compatible.
- To continue using the old accessories, you need to buy a Adapter. At Apple, you get an original Adapter for just under 30 Euro.
- Note, however, that the Adapter is relatively wide. This can lead to problems if you want to put your iPhone in a Docking Station.
Cheap Alternative: Lightning-Adapter in the replica
- In many Online Shops, you can find replicas of the Lightning adapter. Often, these are also available in other shapes available: The Alternatives with a short cable you can use just for certain Docking Stations very well.
- Due to read only the reviews of the respective article. Some adapters only transfer the electricity supply there is no Audio or video signal. These adapters are usually made cheap and are only suitable for Charging the device. So, for example, this in the Online store Amazon.
- The reason for this is that in the original Adapter, a plurality of Chips are installed to convert the signals properly. If you really want to be, you should use the Original Adapter from Apple to buy.
Appears when you Charge the iPhone with a non-original Adapter, the message "This cable or accessory is not certified and works under the circumstances, with this iPhone is not reliable", be sure to read this tip more.
