An iPhone without a physical SIM port may arrive sooner than expected. This feature may debut with the iPhone 14 in 2022, not the iPhone 15.
There was a rumor recently that Apple is working on an iPhone without a physical SIM port. According to this information, it was not the iPhone 14 expected in 2022, but the iPhone 15 in 2023. A new report, this time from MacRumors, claims to have received information from an anonymous source to back up these claims, but the device in question may arrive sooner than expected.
An iPhone Without a Physical SIM Port Could Arrive Earlier Than Expected
So, if this MacRumors article and the source linked to it are to be believed, iPhones without a SIM port could arrive in 2022, in other words, with the iPhone 14. The source shared a document suggesting that US carriers prepare from 2022 to use smartphones. eSIM, not a physical SIM.
It should be noted that the document in question does not explicitly mention the iPhone or Apple, which means that it is possible that these are smartphones of another or several other brands. That being said, the source of the leak @dylandkt has also since tweeted that he fully agrees with these recent rumors about the disappearance of the physical SIM port on the iPhone. When is a completely different story.
This feature may debut with the iPhone 14 in 2022, not the iPhone 15.
Finally, let’s clarify that the Cupertino company already supports eSIM on its iPhones. And since the Apple brand has integrated two SIM cards into its iPhones, it has opted for a hybrid combination of eSIM and a physical SIM card. This is not a bad solution as users can save their current line on the eSIM and use the physical port when traveling abroad, for example.
As for whether the iPhone 14 will be the first smartphone from the Apple brand to say goodbye to the physical SIM card, or whether it will have to wait for the iPhone 15 or another model, it will have to wait to find out.