Comment Comment by gjsman-1000 Even in a hardware level, this is easily obtainable, and Apple already does it.Chinese iPhones? They have 2 physical SIM card slots and no eSIM.EU iPhones? 1 SIM card slot, and 1 eSIM.US iPhones? 2 eSIM card slots and no physical SIM. US iPhones also have mmWave when other countries do not.If Apple wanted to, keeping a Lightning US iPhone was easily on the cards. The EU’s role in forcing the issue in the US is exaggerated. parent gjsman-1000 10 months ago
Chinese iPhones? They have 2 physical SIM card slots and no eSIM.
EU iPhones? 1 SIM card slot, and 1 eSIM.
US iPhones? 2 eSIM card slots and no physical SIM. US iPhones also have mmWave when other countries do not.
If Apple wanted to, keeping a Lightning US iPhone was easily on the cards. The EU’s role in forcing the issue in the US is exaggerated.