Portable electronic devices with sealed connectors

A connector, comprising:

• a plurality of conductive signal contacts;
• a plastic contact housing that is molded around the plurality of conductive signal contacts, wherein the plastic contact housing is sealed around the plurality of conductive signal contacts;
• a connector housing that is molded around the plastic contact housing to seal the connector;
• and
• a gasket, wherein the connector housing is molded at least partially around the gasket.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a device housing;
• and
• a moisture-sealed data port connector mounted within the device housing, wherein the moisture-sealed data mounted connector comprises:
• a plurality of laterally spaced contact leads soldered to the plurality of solder pads;
• a contact housing that is molded around the plurality of laterally spaced contact leads;
• a metal shell that surrounds at least part of the contact housing;
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• a connector housing that is molded around the metal shell, wherein the electronic device further comprises a substrate a having a plurality of solder pads, wherein the substrate is located within the device housing, and wherein the solder pads are soldered to the laterally spaced contact leads.

An electronic device comprising:

• a plurality of laterally spaced data port contact leads;
• an insert-molded device housing enclosed that is insert-molded around the contact leads so that moisture is prevented from entering the electronic device at an interface between the contact leads and the insert-molded device housing enclosure, wherein the data port contact leads have bent portions that are exposed to an interior of the device housing enclosure;
• and
• a flex circuit having a plurality of solder pads, wherein the flex circuit is located within the interior of the device housing enclosure and wherein the solder pads are soldered to the respective contact leads.