Launch of iPhone 15 in multiple countries outside the US without a SIM card slot confirmed

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Apple seems to be releasing the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro without a SIM card slot to a number of other countries in the world, apart from the United States (US).

The news of the launch of the iPhone 15 without a SIM card slot in other countries, apart from the US, first emerged via a report from a French site called MacGeneration.

Collect MacrumorsWednesday (29/3/2023), a variant of the iPhone 15 without a SIM card slot will launch in France this year.

If indeed the iPhone 15 without a SIM card slot slides in France, it is very likely that other countries will also sell this iPhone model.

For example, the iPhone 14 Pro model A2890 sold in France is also sold in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Other countries, including Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and dozens of others.

Information, Apple has removed the SIM card slot on their cell phones since launching the iPhone 14 series in the US in September 2022.

Because they no longer use a physical SIM card, users are forced to use an eSIM to activate cellular packages without having to use a physical nano-SIM card.

When the iPhone 14 launched in the US, Apple said the eSIM was more secure than a physical SIM because it couldn’t be removed from a lost or stolen iPhone.

Apple added that the iPhone already supports up to eight eSIMs in one cellphone so there is no need to get, carry and exchange physical SIM cards when traveling.

With eSIM availability expanding rapidly, the removal of the SIM card slot outside the US seems inevitable. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 15 series in September as usual.