I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if Apple do decide to ditch the 3.5mm jack, they'll replace it with another (presumably thinner) analog connector (e.g. http

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if Apple do decide to ditch the 3.5mm jack, they'll replace it with another (presumably thinner) analog connector (e.g. http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/22/apple-prepares-for-thinner-smartphones-with-slim-headphone-plug-patent http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/22/apple-prepares-for...).