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0 pointshousemusicfan2y ago0 comments

This can easily be resolved by not buying an Apple phone and buying a phone that still retains a physical SIM slot.

Stop giving companies money for making stupid decisions. It only emboldens them further.

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wkat42422y ago

The Samsung Z Flip 5 has this too :( Only 1 real SIM and the rest only eSIM.

However it is a bit more understandable because the flip has very limited space due to the hinge components.

housemusicfanOP2y ago

The USA versions of Apple's flagship phones (iPhone 14 and up) have ZERO physical SIM slots. They are dual eSIM only.

Models sold elsewhere in the world retain a single physical SIM slot.

Yes you read that correctly. They made multiple versions and the American one is deliberately crippled.

I'm certain the space regained by removing the SIM slot in a US-only variant has been repurposed for...absolutely nothing.

It defies logic why they would do this, beyond some grand social experiment they can execute with little risk due to cult-like monopoly control of the market.

I refuse to believe that they sold more than 12 of these SIM-less phones.

wkat42422y ago

What?? I had no idea about this. I have not had an iPhone since the 6 so I haven't followed it that closely. I remember they offered eSIM for dualsim, I had no idea they were eSIM only in the US even for primary SIM use. Wow. This will so not work over here.

> I'm certain the space regained by removing the SIM slot in a US-only variant has been repurposed for...absolutely nothing.

Yeah, after all the specs are no different in any other way I guess?

Samsung is doing something similar here though. They leave out the mmWave antennas. On US models you can see the antenna cutouts on their premium models but in Europe there is nothing in that space, just empty.

It's a shame because while mmWave is not a thing here right now I don't buy my phones for just one year.

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gorbypark2y ago

I don't have the time to look, but I saw a YouTube video where someone swapped the dual physical sim daughterboard from a Chinese iPhone into an American one. It fit and it worked. I'm about 80% sure it was a dual eSIM only American model (14), but it's possible it was a single SIM/single eSIM one (13 and below). Anyways, I am pretty sure the space is there and is just unused.

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wkat42422y ago

The Samsung Z Flip 5 has this too :( Only 1 real SIM and the rest only eSIM.

However it is a bit more understandable because the flip has very limited space due to the hinge components.

housemusicfanOP2y ago

The USA versions of Apple's flagship phones (iPhone 14 and up) have ZERO physical SIM slots. They are dual eSIM only.

Models sold elsewhere in the world retain a single physical SIM slot.

Yes you read that correctly. They made multiple versions and the American one is deliberately crippled.

I'm certain the space regained by removing the SIM slot in a US-only variant has been repurposed for...absolutely nothing.

It defies logic why they would do this, beyond some grand social experiment they can execute with little risk due to cult-like monopoly control of the market.

I refuse to believe that they sold more than 12 of these SIM-less phones.

wkat42422y ago

> I'm certain the space regained by removing the SIM slot in a US-only variant has been repurposed for...absolutely nothing.

Yeah, after all the specs are no different in any other way I guess?

It's a shame because while mmWave is not a thing here right now I don't buy my phones for just one year.

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gorbypark2y ago

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