Apple forces its users to go to ESIM
Apple is about to make the definitive leap towards technology esim also in the rest of the countries. Cupertino’s company has announced that will eliminate the physical sim of your new iPhone Air Recently presented, including the devices that are marketed in Spain. The decision is not far from what he was doing in the United States, because in that country it has been like this From the iPhone 14. Goodbye to physical sim. While in the United States they have been living with iPhones without SIM groove for about three years, the rest of the countries had remained out of this transition. Runrún sounded a few weeks ago when sources close to Apple confirmed That the employees of their European stores had received specific training on iPhone compatible only with ESIM. According to these sources, the training should be completed before September 5, days prior to the official presentation of the terminals. What models will be affected. Here in Spain, only the iPhone Air arrives with ESIM exclusively. However, for the rest of the family, Apple has developed versions only with Esim for Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and the Virgin Islands of the United States. This means that models of iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro They will exclusively adopt ESIM technology in the aforementioned countries. It seems that Europe is saved at the moment. In the case of the Air, which replaces the iPhone Plus in the range, it has a thickness of just 5.5 millimeters at its thinner point, so the space is significantly lower to place a sim card tray. The rest of the models will follow the same strategy for the countries mentioned by the company’s commercial decision. It only remains to know when this decision will affect us for the rest of the terminals. What Apple defends. The company argues that ESIM offers greater security than the natural, since they cannot be extracted from a lost or stolen iPhone. In addition, a single device can manage up to eight esim different simultaneously, eliminating the need to carry, exchange or mislead physical cards during trips. For Apple, it is a logical step towards the complete digitalization of its devices, a small more step towards An iPhone without physical ports. The challenge of the operators In Spain. Although the main Spanish operators such as Movistar, Vodafone and Orange They already support Esimadoption is not yet total. Some OMV operators and prepaid rates have not yet fully implemented this technology. Therefore, if you end up opting for an iPhone Air, you will have to verify in advance if your current operator is compatible with Esim. However, everything indicates that there will not be much left so that the rest of the operators who have not already done it, end up being compatible with technology. And now what. As we reviewed, users who depend on natural cards will have to plan their transition during the next months if they are going to opt for an iPhone Air. Those who change their operators frequently travel with local SIMs or use company devices with specific cards will have to take an eye to get an ESIM and continue using the device normally. The good thing is that the iPhone allows you to manage up to a maximum of eight ESIM, something very comfortable for when we travel. Cover image | Apple More information | Apple In Xataka | The United States does not accept a “no” by response for the 100% American iPhone. And Apple is starting to give in
