The iPhone 17 series can eliminate the physical SIM slot in some EU countries

Some countries in the European Union may follow the example of the United States and be next in the list of countries where new iPhone devices will arrive without the presence of a regular SIM card slot. This signals information, Added to Apple SEED appwhich contains instructions for employees at the company’s official and partner stores worldwide.

According to Macrumors sourcesnewcomers contain instructions on how employees can be as useful as possible in displaying and moving to the use of ESIM for their clients. They have been sent to partners of the apple in Unnamed still EU countries, and the deadline for implementation is September 5.

Of course, this type of briefing can refer to the upcoming first Ultra -sized Apple smartphone – the iPhone 17 Air, which will certainly not have a physical SIM slot, but the sources of the online edition do not exclude other smartphones in the series to go entirely to ESIM in the selected countries of the Union this year.

By comparison, there are no regular SIM slots in the US since the release of the iPhone 14, and eliminating them worldwide is certainly a goal of the giant of Kupertino in the long run.

The iPhone 17 series will be officially seen on September 9, which will include both the aforementioned iPhone 17 Air and three more models – the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Then we will find out whether Bulgaria will eventually fall into the countries where the SIM slot on the iPhone will disappear forever.