According to the latest news from the Brazilian website BlogdoiPhone, Apple will launch the iPhone 15 Pro series in 2023. It will cancel the physical SIM card slot design and become the first iPhone model without a physical SIM card.
At present, most iPhones are designed with physical nano-SIM cards and non-physical eSIM cards, but the iPhone 13 series is the first to supportDual eSIM cardsThe model can support two dual-card dual-standby combinations of dual eSIM or SIM card with eSIM card, which also shows that Apple has been vigorously promoting the development of eSIM technology.
The Brazilian website received news from a British company insider that Apple is already developing a new iPhone that does not require a physical SIM card, and relies entirely on eSIM card technology to operate. It will fully change the design of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max to eSIM in 2023. And cancel the physical SIM slot.
There are still two years before the launch of the iPhone 15 Pro series. As there is no other news that can be further confirmed, “Mr. Crazy” believes that it must be treated as unconfirmed rumors, just as some analysts said that the Lightning charging port may be cancelled in 2023. Punch the screen.
If this rumor is finally confirmed to be accurate by other whistleblowers, Apple will still face the need to add a physical SIM card slot design to the iPhone 15 Pro series for countries or regions that cannot support eSIM services, and iPhone 15 Pro models in other countries will be able to use it. No SIM card slot.
Of course, Apple has been vigorously promoting eSIM technology, and it should also be prepared to eliminate the physical SIM card slot. When the SIM slot is removed, it will also bring many advantages, such as improving the waterproofness of the iPhone and freeing more internal space.
There are also many rumors about the iPhone 15 in 2023. It is currently known that there will be an under-screen fingerprint recognition, 3nm process A17 chip, and even Apple will face the EU’s unified use of USB-C connector regulations. If the bill is passed in 2022 , Apple only has two years of improvement period, which also means that the iPhone must cancel the Lightning charging port design in 2024, but instead of using USB-C, it is expected that Apple will switch to “Wireless Magnetic Lightning“Technology to replace the old charging port will realize the non-porous design of the iPhone.
