https://gizmodo.com/google-s-pixel-8-sim-slot-esim-only-iphone-1850759671
What happened to daring to be different? What happened to having options? What happened to creativity?
https://gizmodo.com/google-s-pixel-8-sim-slot-esim-only-iphone-1850759671
What happened to daring to be different? What happened to having options? What happened to creativity?
Since physical sims are well physical items. They create ewaste. Whereas esim which is not a physical item, doesn’t.
Just embrace better technology
Just download more ram
Mark my words, this is coming. Once RAM is cheaper than having multiple production lines, you’ll buy phones with RAM that is disabled and you’ll have the option of enabling it OTA.
Let’s not give them any more ‘innovative’ ideas.
Isn’t there a designated chip for the esim? From what I found, it looks like it is a physical Item too. We could of course argue that standard sim require a sim reader on the phone.
But the possibility to replace a SIM if defective without replacing the whole phone is an advantage. You can also swap sim really easily when travelling.
But the esim doesn’t need to be at the edge of the phone body. It enables significant simplification in layout design.
In theory, I like esims.
In practice, I worry that the manufacturers/networks will screw us over somehow as you can’t just take their SIM out…
In my country you have to pay €10 every time you reset your phone to download the esim.
Think I’ll pass.
In my country I was given the physical sim for free from Best buy. I felt like I was stealing walking out the store with it.