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New EU regulations mandate user-replaceable batteries in iPhones (appleinsider.com)
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[–] vtez44@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wonder if they will make EU-only variant of hardware and software which will be like totally different phone. They already did sideloading, USB-C and now this. What next?

[–] andisent@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

EU iPhone 14 Pro also has a physical SIM card slot.

[–] Treatyoself@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You know I just realized this myself a month or so ago. I swore my 14 had a SIM card slot. I was arguing about it with a friend. and whatta ya know, it’s “there” just glued in and inaccessible. That is some straight up bullshit.

I have a US factory unlocked iPhone. 🙄

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

It’s an eSIM. I’ve switched carriers twice using just the eSIM in my iPhone 13. What is the problem with that?

Edit: grammar

[–] alternative_igloo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

It gives your carrier too much control over what you do with a device you own and makes it pretty much impossible to use burner SIMs. Just bad for privacy in general.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A lot of carriers don't support eSIM, especially internationally, and here in the UK a lot of carriers only offer eSIMs on specific tarrifs. Some also put restrictions on the type of devices you're allowed to use them in which is hard to enforce with physical SIMs.

[–] okiokbar@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

There should be regulation to force carriers to adopt eSIM? Physical SIM cards are an anachronism that should have died a long time ago.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

That sucks! I suppose my own experience may be more unique than I had thought.

[–] Treatyoself@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No problem at all. I like eSIM. I wasn’t complaining, It just caught me off guard. Why block the physical sim card try? If it’s an option else where, why am I restricted?

Also, I have old parents. It’s not easy for them to figure this out (as much as I try to explain these things to them) if they are traveling abroad. They just see it as barrier instead of just popping in a local sim card.

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

However I'm not sure that every carrier around the world has esim, so for travelling its easier to go have a physical sim currently

[–] Ender2k@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@SayJess

I love my eSIM. And, I have a drawer full of "used" SIM cards from previous phones that are just more plastic waste. Good riddance!

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago

The different one is the US version which doesn’t have it. Everywhere else in the world does.