Phonandroid iPhone 14: Deleting the SIM card reader on certain models is confirmed

Apple could be the first brand to offer smartphones without SIM card reader.And this from 2022.A financial analyst believes that certain versions of the iPhone 14 should offer an "ESIM alone" option.Apple would have decided not to completely delete the reader because all operators do not yet support this technology.

We talk about it regularly: ESIM is a SIM card format which should gradually replace the removable SIM card that we know.What is it about ?ESIM is a small component fixed to the motherboard of the smartphone which supports all the functions of the traditional SIM card, in particular the identification with the networks of operators.This technology is more and more common at Apple, Samsung, Google, Oppo, Huawei or Sony.

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A rumor relayed in our columns in December 2021 claimed that Apple could even fully delete the SIM card for the benefit of ESIM from 2022 with the iPhone 14.The Cupertino firm would have contacted the operators to warn them of this change.A financial analyst, however, partly denied this leak: in a report, it claims that there should be an intermediate step with certain compatible models SIM and ESIM and others only ESIM.

Some iPhone 14 would be offered with SIM and ESIM card or with ESIM card only

The analyst explains that the number of operators compatible with ESIM is not yet high enough for Apple needs.Those who do not support these cards could therefore decide not to integrate them into their catalogs.Which would be very bad sign, since the share of sales with operator is still very strong in certain countries.According to her, Apple would therefore offer an ESIM "option" on certain models of smartphones (or even on all), thus giving the choice to users and operators.And it's not insane.

The ESIM card is already available in many smartphones.Several dozen models are compatible, especially on the top of the range.Apple is one of the great supporters of ESIM.All iPhone has been equipped since 2018 (the first compatibles are the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max), even the iPhone SE 2020.They allowed the smartphones of the Cupertino firm to be compatible Dual Sim without having to integrate a double SIM drawer.

More space for other components and no disadvantage for the user

The biggest advantage of ESIM for Apple is to delete another element that takes up space inside the shell, like the 3.5 mm jack port.His eviction would therefore leave more room for other components.It also allows the user not to be blocked by his operator, since a simple manipulation allows you to go from one package to another.In addition, the iPhone 13 benefit from a more advanced version of ESIM: it is virtually compatible Dual Sim.An iPhone equipped only ESIM would therefore keep this advantage.