It's time for Apple to remove the SIM card slot from the Pro models. No one needs it anymore. It's an old technology that takes up precious space inside the phone. Don't you agree?
It’s easy to convert it to an eSIM and to transfer it to another iPhone.No I don’t agree. It makes it very easy when swapping phones.
Some carriers don't give a **** about eSim. With my carrier, it's not transferrable via iPhone. I have to get a new eSim.It’s easy to convert it to an eSIM and to transfer it to another iPhone.
No, but they have a placeholder occupying that space. Apple could rearrange and optimize the internals if no Pro models outside the US had a SIM card slot. No need for the logic board to be in that place, and no need for an L-shaped battery, for example.Where are you? US 16 Pros don't have SIM slots.
It’s easy to convert it to an eSIM and to transfer it to another iPhone.
Provided that the system works correctly.It’s easy to convert it to an eSIM and to transfer it to another iPhone.
It's time for Apple to remove the SIM card slot from the Pro models. No one needs it anymore. It's an old technology that takes up precious space inside the phone. Don't you agree?
Minor carriers may not but majors do. Have one myself presently on Bell.Anyone who switch between iPhone and Android, or just switch between iPhones will know why SIM card is important.
Not of Canadian carriers support eSim activation, and most of them do not support eSIM transfer.
It’s easy to convert it to an eSIM and to transfer it to another iPhone.
Not sure why you’d be offended over a comment about a mass manufactured product@thadoggfather not sure why we need to dig up this month old thread but have let's apply some simple logic.
They can't actually redesign the internal layout of the iPhone internals as long as they support iPhone units for other Major markets around the world that utilize Nano-SIM technology.
It is one set of internal layout vs a unique design for USA and another for the rest of the world. If you travel internationally you would understand that by not having a iPhone with a Nano-SIM slot you are limited in your Carrier options.
Dave
@thadoggfather not sure why we need to dig up this month old thread but have let's apply some simple logic.
They can't actually redesign the internal layout of the iPhone internals as long as they support iPhone units for other Major markets around the world that utilize Nano-SIM technology.
It is one set of internal layout vs a unique design for USA and another for the rest of the world. If you travel internationally you would understand that by not having a iPhone with a Nano-SIM slot you are limited in your Carrier options.
Dave
Hmm I am not offended not sure why you might feel I am offended by @Aoligei re-awaking this thread.Not sure why you’d be offended over a comment about a mass manufactured product
It was not an optimized layout just returning to a common layout. The iPhone 15 experiment was a failure and Apple could not drive further eSIM adoption so back to a common design. Having support for both Nano-SIM and eSIM was the next logical design path as they utilized it in the iPhone 13 and 14 family.For iPhone 16, Apple reverted back to an optimized layout (similar to iPhone 14) and used a plastic spacer in the tray area.
It is still a major debate if Apple or the Major Carriers in the US drove the move to eSIM. So far Apple it appears just carried it to far to soon. There is not App Store commission or potential if the Carriers chose to use the Apple ecosystem Model to support eSIM but they chose to go a different way while they designed a more seamless solution that would work with their legacy systems.It’s clear that Apple doesn’t want nano-SIM for U.S. models, not for efficiency or water resistance. The reason seems to be carrier control or potential commissions like the App Store.
Hmm I am not offended not sure why you might feel I am offended by @Aoligei re-awaking this thread.
@thadoggfather not sure why we need to dig up this month old thread but have let's apply some simple logic.
Dave
Minor carriers may not but majors do. Have one myself presently on Bell.
Good news lately. 90’s technologies belong in Androids, not iPhones.
My carrier charges $10 for every e-SIM swap and the QR code is one time use only. Physical SIM is more convenient and easier for people to swap between phones.
e-SIM is still a SIM card, it is the same technology. It is just one integrated and one is removable.
This can't happen because eSIMs areNo, but they have a placeholder occupying that space. Apple could rearrange and optimize the internals if no Pro models outside the US had a SIM card slot. No need for the logic board to be in that place, and no need for an L-shaped battery, for example.