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In fact, long before the cancellation of the included charging head headset, Apple had sent such a questionnaire to consumers: whether they had used the card pin included in the box, the iPhone welcome guide, the USB-C lightning cable, the Apple sticker, etc
This may be a hint
Apple has solicited users' habits of using the charging head, and as a result, from the iPhone 12 generation, it has canceled accessories such as chargers and wired headphones
This time Apple plans to kill the physical SIM card, if successful, naturally will not use the card needle
The message came from the Brazilian website Blog do iPhone, which said that at least in some countries and regions, the iPhone 15 Pro model may not have a physical SIM card slot
According to MacRumors, Apple has informed several major U.S. telecom operators that they are ready to launch iPhones with only eSIM cards by September 2022
One possibility is that Apple began removing the physical SIM card slot from the iPhone 14 series
An iPhone without a physical SIM card can activate the phone simply by connecting to WiFi
In fact, Apple has been unhappy with this little card for a long time and has been trying to kill it
Sim, known as subscriber Identity Module, is primarily used for smart cards that store user identification data, SMS data, and phone numbers
People who have used the feature phone should have had the experience of deleting the SMS clear space, and the digital problem at that time was like this
Sim cards for mobile phones are generally cut to 25×15 mm plug-in for a long time
This size is also called "Mini SIM", please raise your hand if you have done a dynamic zone package
At that time, changing the card requires opening the back cover of the phone
The first generation of iPhones in 2007 carried out a "modification" of the SIM card
You have to insert a small hole with the card pin for the SIM card slot to pop out
This way was scorned by many people at that time, and the later development trend was also seen by everyone
In 2003, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute launched a smaller "Micro SIM", and the first company to carry such a card was Apple, which was used on its own iPhone 4 and the first generation of the iPad
In 2011, Apple proposed the "Nano SIM" card standard, which was used on the iPhone 5, and other mobile phone manufacturers and operators were forced to follow suit
Then this 8.8× 12.3mm-sized card was on smartphones for a decade
The following figures from left to right are: full-size SIM, mini-SIM, micro-SIM, and nano-SIM
In fact, the smaller embedded SIM card (embedded-SIM) (eSIM) has been around for a few years
This card is directly welded to the PCB board, the device does not need to be equipped with a SIM card slot, and can enjoy telecommunications services without inserting a physical card
In 2017, Samsung, Apple, and Huawei joined forces to promote eSIM technology
For mobile phone manufacturers, this can further enhance the body design
See how much space the SIM card slot is going to take up on the motherboard
Users do not have to worry about problems such as damage to the card core, and can flexibly choose the operator package and freely replace the operator at any time
But that moved the carrier's cake
Everyone knows how difficult it is to transfer numbers to the network, not only to consult all kinds of consultations, to handle on-site, but also to face various artificial obstacles
The difference between eSIM and physical card transfer is similar to online shopping and queuing up at Disney gates at 3 a.m. to buy dolls
Apple has repeatedly promoted the SIM card revolution, compared with the past heavy dependence on operators, now the voice of mobile phone manufacturers has been greatly improved
Moreover, the eSIM card can meet the connection needs of tens of billions of devices in the Internet of Things, and the three major operators have also maintained this layout
Apple's launch of the iPhone without a physical SIM card could speed up the process
I hope "my turf, listen to me" arrives sooner that day