Can I by an iPhone 15 with a physical SIM card instead of an eSIM?

My brother is in USA and i live in egypt, by any chance is there availability to buy an iphone 15 Pro Max with normal sim not esim from USA because egypt doesn't support eSim yet.


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Posted on Sep 17, 2023 4:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2023 4:14 PM

No.

• iPhones sold in the US. do not have SIM card slots.

• iPhones sold in China, Hong Kong, & Macau have two SIM card slots, no eSIMs.

• iPhones sold in the rest of the world have one SIM card slot and one eSIM.

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Sep 17, 2023 4:39 PM in response to KarimHeegazy

Well, any savings you would get buying in the US will evaporate and then some if you needed replacement or warranty. You could not exchange or have the phone fixed under warranty in Egypt and it would require flying back to the US. But that's a moot point, since you simply cannot use a US sold iPhone in Egypt anyway.

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