Forget the iPhone 15, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs didn’t want the first iPhone to have a SIM card

While the first iPhone without a physical SIM card slot is expected to be the iPhone 15 Pro model, Apple’s iconic co-founder Steve Jobs wanted the first iPhone without a SIM. It’s correct! The shocking revelation was made by “Father of the iPod” Tony Fadell during the launch of Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Make Things Worth Making at the Computer History Museum. While speaking to journalist Joanna Stern, Fadell revealed that Jobs’ vision for the iPhone was to have a connected device without a SIM card slot because he was not a big fan of the iPhone having a slot. plug in the physical SIM card. Why didn’t Jobs want a SIM card in the first iPhone? He told Stern that Jobs “didn’t want another hole in it”.

He shared that Jobs wanted Apple uses the CDMA technology in the iPhone to connect to the cell tower, instead of GSM. And Apple rolled out the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 but the SIM tray is there too.

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An iPhone without a SIM card tray is something Apple has dreamed of for years. The tech giant offers eSIM functionality on its iPhones, but the feature is limited to some countries.

However, it seems likely that Apple will actually launch an iPhone without a physical SIM card tray, most likely the iPhone 15. Rumors suggest that the iPhone 15 Pro models may not ship with a SIM card slot already. create a buzz on the Internet. And to add to the excitement, a tipper recently suggested that the Cupertino-based tech giant might launch some iPhone 14 models without a physical SIM tray instead of the iPhone 15. As Macrumors reports, Apple has advised major US carriers to prepare to launch eSIM-only smartphones in September 2022.

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