iPhone Air gains a SIM slot through impressive mod
The iPhone Air is the first iPhone sold as an eSIM-only version all over the world. But a new report from China shows a modified Air with a physical SIM slot next to the USB-C port. The information surrounding this project is bleak, but it was reportedly undertaken by an electronics store based in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei market.
The project required some clever space-saving solutions, like replacing the Air’s original Taptic Engine vibration motor with a much smaller unit that still retains basic haptic feedback. The gained space allowed the enthusiasts to connect a SIM card reader alongside the physical SIM slot.
One of the images shows the phone running a China Telecom SIM card, and there’s another image that shows it making a call. It can reportedly access 5G mobile data just fine, and even more impressively, it has retained its IP68 ingress protection rating.
Apple iPhone Air
| 256GB 12GB RAM | $ 639.80 | £ 619.99 |
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Reader comments
- Mmhmm
- raM
How? The phone is still as thin as ever, but actually retains the convenient and widespread sim card. E-sims are very dependent on the carrier. Some carriers are terrible at reissuing esims, not to mention the esims are dependent on electronic module...
- Anonymous
- srr
Nothing stupider. Raped entire concept + not IP anything anymore. Doing this stuff on Apple is like....
- Lmao
- Sbx
I acctualy got a iP 13 mini with 200$ and its very well working and using daily , but the tag was 200$ which seems resonable with the performance and battery 800 it sure was too much.
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