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Apple May Include Support For a Second SIM Card in New iPhones (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

Could Apple be planning on support for dual SIM cards with the new iPhone? It's possible. From a report: 9to5Mac was taking iOS 12 developer beta 5 out for a test drive and noticed something interesting in diagnostic report generation. There are clearly references to a "second SIM status." iPhones currently support eSIMs along with normal SIMs, so this could be nothing. But the diagnostic report also references "second SIM tray status," which signals that Apple could be planning on including support for a second physical SIM card with new iPhones.

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  1. Boring by datavirtue · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Endless stories about Apple supporting features everyone else has offered for years....are Apple customers ever pleasantly surprised?

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  2. Re:But I thought... by amorsen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It isn't for travelling. It's for having a work account and a private account without having to deal with two phones.

    Dual SIM is a must-have.

    The S9 is available in dual-SIM by the way, and it isn't exactly dirt cheap.

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  3. Re:Wow by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's not courageous. Courageous is taking something away, this is adding something.

    Apple is losing its way, I tell you...

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