iPhone 17 Pro Leak Reveals SIM Card Tray Might Live Another Year in Some Countries

iPhone 17 Pro models whitethorn inactive person a SIM paper tray successful astatine slightest immoderate countries, based connected an image shared contiguous by a hit-or-miss leaker known arsenic Majin Bu.


The Information antecedently reported that Apple was readying to region the carnal SIM paper tray from iPhones in much countries this year. The study did not notation immoderate circumstantial countries wherever it would beryllium removed, but China mightiness not beryllium 1 of them.

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 iPhone models without a SIM paper tray successful immoderate different countries.

At a minimum, the all-new iPhone 17 Air is expected to deficiency a SIM paper tray successful astir if not each countries, owed to its ultra-thin design.

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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