Although in the United States they already launch their models of iPhone No Sim card slotin the rest of the countries we have the option of being able to introduce it, because not all companies offer this method. However, the iPhone 17 Air may only have ESIM.
According to analysts such as Ming-Chi Ku esim or double esimbut nothing more.
An iPhone without a slot for SIM?
Apple is preparing to take another step on its way to an iPhone without SIM tray. From the iPhone 14 in the United States we already saw how the physical groove eliminated, but now the signs suggest that this idea will reach more countries with the iPhone 17. The clearest track is that the company is forcing store employees in Europe to take a course on how the iPhone with ESIM operates just before the September event. Everything indicates that it is no accident, and there will be iPhone 17 models that only use Esim In this region.
The one that sounds most is the iPhone 17 Air, an ultrafine model that is spoken a lot because it would be a thickness of just 5 or 6 mm. With such a thin design there is no room for the SIM slot, so it will directly depend on the ESIM. Analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo, as we have already mentioned, have been saying that this model will be 100% digital As for connectivity, and that Apple probably takes the opportunity to expand this decision to other models such as the normal iPhone 17, the PRO and the Pro Max, at least in some markets. In places like China, where ESIM is not yet implanted, it is almost certain that the tray will keep, but we will see how they do.
Meanwhile, the leaks of the pro versions teach that they could continue including the slot in certain countries, which shows that the transition will be gradual and will first want to see if people adapt to this format, since many people, both in Spain and in Latin American countries, have never used the virtual, because they have their physical card for years, and, for comfort, they continue to use it.
The commitment to ESIM has clear advantages, such as activating several lines without physical cards and reducing internal pieces, but also generates doubts, since not all operators support it. Even so, Apple's strategy is clear, simplify, lose weight and push users towards a future in which physical sim disappears full. They did it with the minijack, with the chargers of the boxes, and now it seems that with the card. They were always criticized, but finally they were copied, so it may not be such a bad idea.
And you, are you one of those who keep changing your phone card, or do you prefer something more virtual? I have tried both systems, and each one has its advantages, so I would not know what to say, however, it would not bother me so much that they force us to use it on the iPhone 17.
