Apple today announced that all iPhone 14 models sold in the U.S. do not have a built-in SIM card tray and instead rely entirely on eSIM technology. Tech specs on Apple's website confirm the iPhone ...

An iPad can only have a single SIM or eSIM active, but you can use the Dual SIM feature starting with those iPhone models above with iOS 12.1 or later. To use 5G this way, ...

The US versions of all these iPhone 16 models will have no physical SIM card support at all. ... The international model can run a single physical SIM card, along with an eSIM profile.

If you would like to use 5G data connections with Dual SIM cards on older iPhone 12 models, you need Apple’s iOS 14.5 operating system or later versions installed.

However, the inclusion of SIM card trays in all iPhone 16 models sold outside the U.S. hints that the company wants some more time before it can fully transition towards eSIM technology.

We are unsure if global models also feature the eSIM hardware that is disabled through software, but you will not be able to use eSIM at the time of the OnePlus 11’s launch if you are outside of ...