We've just got to know the iPhone 13 series, with the availability of which there are significant problems and many potential customers have still not kept their unit of the phone, and there are already rumors about the iPhone 15 series on the Internet. It is interesting that this series will appear on the market in 2023. Already, however, journalists mention that Apple is serious about the complete removal of the SIM card slot in some smartphones in this series.

At the moment, the iPhone 13 allows the use of virtual eSIM cards, while the phones also have a nanoSIM card slot. Apple is scheduled to deliver the iPhone 15 Pro to the market in 2023, which is to be deprived of entry for the nanoSIM card. Then it will only be possible to use electronic eSIM cards on such a phone. It is worth adding, however, that Apple is aware of the diversification of markets around the world. In some countries, eSIM technology is currently very underdeveloped and in these markets another version of the iPhone 15 Pro would appear, which will be equipped with an input for a physical nanoSIM card.

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