iPhone 17 series: The iPhone 17 series will only support eSIM in these countries; SIM slots will not be available. The iPhone 17 series is set for launch on September 9 at the Awe Dropping event. Based on multiple reports in various foreign areas, all iPhone 17 series handsets may only support eSIM.
On September 9, Apple’s iPhone 17 Series will be set to debut at the “Awe Dropping” event. There are now less than ten days till the launch, and news about it is leaking quickly. A new source claims that in various overseas countries, the iPhone 17 series handsets may only support eSIM. All iPhone models in the US currently support eSIM; but the iPhone 14 and later devices lack a physical SIM slot.
Only in these countries may the iPhone 17 models allow eSIM.
According to MacRumors, which cited people with knowledge of the situation, Apple has demanded that store staff complete a training course on iPhone models that accept eSIM. Apple’s authorized resellers in the European Union (EU), which includes nations including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, are required to comply with this rule. As to the source, Apple retail staff will need to finish their training by Friday, September 5, which is four days prior to the Apple event. It is expected that the SEED app from Apple will offer this training.
Now, additional markets will see iPhones without SIM cards.
This action may indicate that the iPhone 17 series will soon be available in more markets without a SIM card. With the release of the iPhone 14 series in 2022, Apple eliminated the physical SIM tray for the first time. Even if later iPhone models have done the same, this trend has only been seen in US smartphones. In other foreign areas, Apple still provides physical SIM slots that support e-SIM.
Most people agree that e-SIM is a more practical option than actual SIM cards. It deactivates instantly and is said to be more secure. It does, however, have certain drawbacks. Premium devices are still the only ones that support e-SIM, and switching phones frequently makes the procedure more complicated than just putting a real SIM into a different phone.
It is important to note that training is conducted all around the world using the Apple SEED app. As a result, the company’s choice to solely create iPhone eSIMs is probably applicable outside of the EU. The most recent data supports reports from the previous year that suggested a physical SIM slot will be included in the 2025 versions of the next generation of iPhones. But we will not know until Apple’s “Awe Dropping” event on September 9 if this shift will indeed be done.