Apple could have an iPhone 14 without a physical SIM card as soon as this fall, but most analysts believe this transition won't happen all at once.
Rumors have been swirling lately that Apple is planning to ditch the physical SIM card on upcoming iPhone models — a transition that could happen as soon as this fall, when we’re expecting to see the iPhone 14 released.
According to one analyst, Emma Mohr-McClune of GlobalData, Apple can’t afford to “take the ‘big-bang’ approach,” and try to force all users over to eSIM technology. Mohr-McClune believes that Apple may very well have an eSIM-only iPhone model available this year, but cellular carriers will be given the choice as to which version they want to sell and support.
Of course, eSIM became a much bigger deal when the iPhone XS and iPhone XR came along in 2018, since the technology also powered a new Dual SIM feature. This allowed the use of two phone lines on an iPhone for the first time by combining a physical SIM card and an eSIM. Trouble in the Chinese market Despite this, there’s still one important market in which eSIM hasn’t really taken off. Even today, Apple makes iPhone 13 models with two physical SIM cards for sale in China mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao. Interestingly, the iPhone 13 Mini — and iPhone 12 Mini before it — are a special case here, with the normal eSIM versions of those sold in Hong Kong and Macao, but not in mainland China.
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