Earlier this week, reports emerged that Apple will do away with the SIM tray on iPhones starting with the iPhone 15 series in 2023. Shortly after these initial reports, MacRumors received anonymous tips that Apple has already been in talks with major US carriers.
The Cupertino-based company is preparing the ground to implement an eSIM-only solution as soon as in 2022 with the upcoming iPhone 14 series. Today, a very reliable Apple leaker @dylandkt comes to reaffirm these reports and confirm that the big change will come within the iPhone 14 series.
We all know that some innovations starts with Apple, so we are about to start a new era of smartphones without physical SIM. The first iPhones to bring dual SIM support were the iPhone XS models and the iPhone XR. The company brought a physical SIM tray + an eSIM functionality with carriers that offer support for it. The compatibility was added to iOS 12.1 and further established with subsequent iOS releases.
This year’s iPhone 13 series also bet in this implementation, but everything will change with the iPhone 14 series. We also expect other smartphone makers to start implementing this in their handsets. Apple still has the power to dictate trends.
I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH RECENT RUMORS REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF THE PHYSICAL SIM CARD TRAY. IN FEBRUARY, I HAD SHARED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW: HTTPS://T.CO/ZOYEJR0V1D
— DYLAN (@DYLANDKT) DECEMBER 27, 2021
There is still a major barrier between eSIM and users – carrier / regional support. There are countries where this feature isn’t a reality just yet. So we are curious to see how Apple will deal with this fact. The company could create iPhones with eSIM only and some variants with a physical tray for certain regions.
With the removal of the physical SIM tray from the handset, Apple might be moving closer to making a portless smartphone. The company started with headphone jack removal, now will ditch the SIM tray. The next step will be completely ditching the charging port. The fact that the company already provides a wireless charging solution corroborates this fact. Perhaps in the future, MagSafe will be good enough to replace the conventional charging method.
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