Electrical connector with highly compliant terminals

An electrical connector for a handheld electronic device, the electrical connector comprising:

• a dielectric housing having a front mating end, a rear mounting end opposite the mating end, two lateral ends between the mating and mounting ends, and a plurality of passageways defined between the mating and mounting ends;
• and
• a plurality of Ω-shaped conductive terminals respectively mounted in the passageways, each of the terminals comprising a soldering tail located about the mounting end of the housing and adapted for soldering to a printed circuit board of the handheld electronic device, a retention portion located in front of the tail and secured to the housing, a looped spring portion extending generally forwardly and upwardly from the retention portion, a horizontal beam extending forwardly from the first arced portion, an arcuate portion extending forwardly and then progressively upwardly and then progressively rearwardly from a front end of the horizontal beam, and a contact portion extending rearwardly from a free end of the arcuate portion into a front portion of a corresponding passageway, the contacting portion being adapted for engaging with a terminal of a complementary connector.