Apple Reportedly Plans to Remove iPhone's SIM Card Tray in More Countries Next Year

Apple is readying to region the carnal SIM paper tray connected iPhones successful much countries adjacent year, The Information said today, successful a study focused connected the ultra-thin "iPhone 17 Air." However, the study did not notation immoderate circumstantial countries.


In the U.S., each iPhone 14 done iPhone 16 models bash not person a SIM paper tray, and alternatively trust wholly connected integer eSIM technology. Apple has yet to merchandise immoderate iPhones without a SIM paper tray extracurricular of the U.S., but it sounds similar the alteration volition yet grow internationally starting with the iPhone 17 lineup adjacent September.

Indeed, the study said that each existent "iPhone 17 Air" prototypes deficiency a SIM paper tray. The study said it is unclear if the instrumentality volition beryllium sold successful China arsenic a result, since the state has not approved the usage of eSIMs successful smartphones. Of course, that could change.

When the iPhone 14 bid launched successful 2022, Apple promoted eSIMs arsenic being much secure than a carnal SIM, arsenic they cannot beryllium removed from an iPhone that is mislaid oregon stolen. In addition, astatine slightest 8 eSIMs tin beryllium managed connected an iPhone astatine once, eliminating the request to obtain, carry, and swap carnal SIM cards portion traveling.

Apple has a support document with a database of carriers astir that satellite that enactment eSIMs.
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