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There were rumors which suggested Apple was planning to port over its Smart Connector from the iPad Pro to iPhone 7. However, now, a new report from Japanese site Mac Otakara suggests that the Cupertino has shelved plans to include the feature in its next iPhone, reported Tech Times.

The Smart Connector feature, which was first introduced by Apple with the iPad Pro range, is a new type of port which enable users to transfer both data and power between the iPad Pro and accessories like the Smart Keyboard.

The rumor about Smart Connector on iPhones began to make rounds when an image said to be of the iPhone 7 prototype surfaced online. The image of handset's back panel had three small dots indicating the feature.

Besides, it is also rumored that Apple might be considering getting rid of the long-standing 3.5mm headphone jack in an attempt to make a thinner phone.

While Apple hasn't officially announced anything about specifications of the upcoming iPhone, CEO Tim Cook, in a recent interview, was quoted saying that the company is certainly doing all they can to bring a new iPhone that will compel people to upgrade to the new phone.

"We've got great innovation in the pipeline. New iPhones that will incentivize you and other people [who] have iPhones today to upgrade to new iPhones," Cook said during the interview, reported The Christian Times.

 "We are going to give you things you can't live without that you just don't know you need today. That has always been the objective of Apple. To do things that really enrich people's lives. That you look back on and you wonder how did I live without this."

The new iPhone 7 is expected to be released sometime around this fall if in case Apple follows its normal release schedule. We advise our readers to take the iPhone 7 specification rumors with a grain of salt as the iPhone maker is yet to announce what it has in store.