Apple will release its new iPhone models without a physical SIM card slot starting September 2022. The iPhone’s would have just an eSIM support for cellular network connection. 

The change can happen with the iPhone 14 series the following year. Apple incorporates eSIM support on its iPhone models since the launch of the iPhone XS. Although, all the iPhone versions currently include a Nano-SIM card slot alongside eSIM.

MacRumors reports say that Apple has suggested prominent US operators ready for eSIM-only smartphones by September. Unlike earlier models, the iPhone 13 series supports dual eSIM profiles that allow dual-SIM support utilizing eSIM. Users will access two different networks on the latest iPhone models without using their Nano-SIM cards. This can just be the beginning as Apple is speculated to switch to the complete eSIM model next year.

A tipster who goes by alias Dylan on Twitter tweeted to corroborate the report of Apple intending to terminate the physical SIM card support from its iPhone lineup.

By terminating the Nano-SIM card slot, Apple can offer better water resistance and better design on the upcoming iPhone models. It will also give Apple space to add more components in place of the physical SIM card slot, so could that mean a bigger battery? We don’t know yet but it could be a possibility.