eSIM-Only iPhone Air Available in China Through China Unicom

The bladed and airy iPhone Air does not person a carnal SIM slot, and is constricted to eSIM-only operation. That's thing of a problem, due to the fact that successful China, carriers bash not enactment eSIM adjacent though it's wide utilized astir the world.


Until now, iPhones sold successful China person ever had a carnal SIM slot, and that's inactive the lawsuit for the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. There wasn't abstraction for a SIM tray successful the ‌iPhone‌ Air, but China won't person to spell without. Apple was capable to enactment with China Unicom to bring the ‌iPhone‌ Air with eSIM to the Chinese market.

On its website successful China, Apple says that customers volition request an eSIM-supported bearer and mobile program to usage the ‌iPhone‌ Air. The institution besides clarifies that not each carriers enactment eSIM, and that customers who privation to usage the ‌iPhone‌ Air volition request to motion up for a program with China Unicom. As of close now, China Unicom is the lone bearer that supports eSIM.

China has a request that links a user's ID to their cellular phone, thing that's harder to bash with an eSIM implicit a carnal SIM. China Unicom customers who bargain an ‌iPhone‌ Air volition beryllium required to sojourn a China Unicom retail store to verify their IDs with store unit and activate their device.

Apple has a support document connected the ‌iPhone‌ Air successful China that further says lone the exemplary A3518 ‌iPhone‌ Air volition beryllium capable to beryllium activated via eSIM successful China. All different ‌iPhone‌ Air models, including those purchased extracurricular of China, volition not beryllium capable to instal an eSIM illustration from a China mainland carrier.

Chinese customers who person an eSIM-capable ‌iPhone‌ Air purchased successful China volition beryllium capable to activate an eSIM from a section bearer erstwhile traveling, but eSIMs from non-China mainland carriers cannot beryllium installed portion located successful China mainland.
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