Rumors in recent years have said that the iPhone would abandon its physical SIM card in the US. Apple did just that with the iPhone 14 series. Rather than a SIM card, the US versions rely on eSIMs ...
Apple's iPhone 15 might ship without a SIM card tray in more markets this year, not just the US. That's according to a French blog report claiming the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro versions sold in the ...
You're probably already familiar with the SIM card, a tiny chip in your phone that connects it to your cell phone carrier of choice. For years, this chip was on a physical card that you could swap in ...
For the past three generations of the iPhone, Apple has stood alone in a particular area: eSIMs. Apple made a shift that many had anticipated since the first eSIM was launched in 2016, dropping the ...
A new leak suggests Apple could integrate the physical SIM connector with the USB-C tail plug cable in iPhone 15 rather than a direct logic-board connection — potentially simplifying repair. Leaks ...
As an Editor at Pocketnow, Aryan covers all things mobile, be it the latest smartphones, wearables, gaming consoles, or accessories. His experience using some of the newest hardware from Apple, Google ...
Can you imagine switching to another cellular provider for your smartphone without having to go to a shop or wait for your physical SIM card to be shipped? Or traveling abroad knowing your phone will ...
In case you hadn't noticed, Apple has declared war on the SIM card. Or at least, it escalated the war that technically began with the release of iPhone 14 in 2022, when those models launched as ...
The eSIM is faster and more convenient than a physical SIM card. You can activate an eSIM digitally. You can switch between different providers without having to replace the SIM card physically. eSIM ...
For many years, mobile phones received cellular service through a physical SIM (subscriber identity module) card that connected your handset to your phone carrier. These physical SIM cards made it ...