The iPhone 17 Slim won’t have a SIM card tray because it is too thin to have one, and it probably won’t have mmWave either.
The iPhone 17 Slim won’t have a SIM card tray because it is too thin to have one, and it probably won’t have mmWave either.
The iPhone 17 Slim, also referred to as the iPhone 17 Air, is anticipated to be a very thin model of smartphone. Previous rumors have proposed it could be 6mm thick, which would make it an extremely narrow device.
Due to its size, compromises will have to be made for some components, such as the camera bump. However, it now seems that physical SIM cards could be ruled out entirely for the model.
According to sources of The Information, Apple won’t be including a physical SIM card tray in the model. Prototypes haven’t included one because engineers simply can’t fit one into the body.
This means the iPhone 17 Slim will go on sale as an eSIM-only device.
A missing SIM tray won’t be a bother for Apple’s US users. Since the iPhone 14, Apple hasn’t been selling iPhones in the United States with a physical SIM card tray, instead pushing users and carriers into embracing eSIM.
However, in other countries, Apple still sells iPhones with SIM card trays as well as eSIM capabilities.
