The iPhone 15 would be beautiful, but there’s a reason you don’t want to buy it!

The iPhone 14 series marks the first time that Apple has completely removed the physical SIM slot on its phones.

New iPhone products, sold in the US market only have eSIM options. Experts believe that Apple will gradually apply the change to all of its smartphones in the near future. This statement seems to be true with new leaked information about the next generation of iPhone 15.

iPhone 15 without physical SIM tray is expected to appear in more markets

Specifically, the source received by the French newspaper iGeneration revealed that iPhone 15/15 Pro sold in France this year will only support eSIM.

The information says that the iPhone in the French market will be similar to the iPhone in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. , Switzerland and many other European countries. Most iPhone versions sold in the European market will be eSIM versions.

Apple’s support attitude towards eSIM is clear. According to Apple, electronic SIM has obvious advantages, such as convenience, more safety (anti-lost, when being paired or losing someone else can’t take the SIM out of the iPhone),… Inaddition, removing the SIM slot also helps the phone optimize space for arranging components, minimizing the possibility of entering water from slot.

Whether or not Apple will expand this to Asian markets including Vietnam is still open, however, the fact shows that Vietnamese users are still not really interested in eSIM. The reason given by many people is causing a lot of inconvenience when changing devices or unstable wave condition affecting the user’s experience.

Accordingly, for those who often change phones, changing the eSIM is not as simple as the way the physical SIM does. Usersneed to re-register the QR code at the network operator, the cost to re-issue the eSIM will be about 25,000 VND/time or less or free (depending on the carrier). Presently MobiFone, VinaPhone and Viettel have all supported the service for customers to change eSIM by themselves using the application.

In fact, Vietnamese users are still not really interested in eSIM (Photo: iGeeksBlog)

For those who often travel, the use of iPhone eSIM causes many disadvantages. Because not all carriers offer eSIM services and have competitive packages internationally.

The dissatisfaction of Vietnamese users with iPhones that only support eSIM has also been shown in the purchasing power of portable iPhone 14. Accordingly, at the time of sale, the number of iPhone 14s carried from the US was very limited. Their prices are also lower than machines from other markets.

Even many stores said they would not sell this product line. The reason is that the US portable iPhone 14 is not equipped with a physical SIM slot. That makes many users psychologically annoying during use.

“The fact that the iPhone 14 sold in the US market has been removed from the SIM slot, making many users in Vietnam feel afraid to buy. For customers who often move abroad and need to replace the SIM, this is not an option. choose the optimal one ,” said the owner of a phone shop.