i need SIM slot on iPhone 17, will they be available?

Branta_uk wrote:

Phones purchased in North America are eSIM only. Everywhere else will have at least one physical SIM slot.

17 AIR is eSIM-only worldwide. Too thin for a SIM tray.

LD150 wrote:

Branta_uk wrote:

Phones purchased in North America are eSIM only. Everywhere else will have at least one physical SIM slot.

17 AIR is eSIM-only worldwide. Too thin for a SIM tray.

iPhone Air is standalone not part of the 17 series. OP specified iPhone 17.

From Apple's newsroom: An eSIM-only iPhone 17 model will be available in Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the U.S., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This is for the entire lineup, not just the iPhone 17 Air.

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Johnathan Burger wrote:

That is not true with iPhone 17.

My understanding is:

iPhone Air is single design eSIM-only worldwide, with regional variants for radio frequencies and regulatory approvals.

iPhone 17 family is eSIM-only at least in US, dual hardware SIM for China, and split eSIM + single hardware SIM almost everywhere else. I admit at almost midnight here in Uk it is too late to go check detailed spec sheets now.

Branta_uk wrote:

iPhone Air is standalone not part of the 17 series. OP specified iPhone 17.

EDIT:

OK the iphone 17 Air is actually called the iPhone Air, despite being called the 17 Air for the last 6 months of rumours.

I give in, mea culpa

Not in the countries where Apple is selling eSIM-only ones.

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Phones purchased in North America are eSIM only. Everywhere else will have at least one physical SIM slot.

That is not true with iPhone 17.