“Many people repeat the past. I’m not interested. I prefer evolution.”

-Issey Miyake

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Throughout the history of the iPhone, there has been one thing that’s been by its sides this whole time: a SIM card. However, this may be disrupted soon as the grand debut of the eSim is coming. The eSim is a chip that is soldered to the phones circuit board, as opposed to a chip that’s inserted into the phone.

Apple wants this for a couple reason. For one, they have been trying to get rid of all ports on the iPhone to make it completely waterproof (remember the headphone jack?). However, the main reason is that it would allow users to switch carriers over the air at any time. Users would no longer have to get a new SIM card by mail or in person, increasing efficiency. Let’s say you are receiving poor service in a location. You have the ability to switch carriers on the whim without going to get a new SIM card.

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Although this is a huge benefit for the users of the phone, it demonstrates a huge disadvantage for all mobile carriers. Being that users can switch carriers at any time, companies such as AT&T should be scared they’re going to lose business. This move would strengthen Apple’s customer relationships as they are more attached to the phone and less so the carrier.

Apple has already started implementing the use of this technology in their Apple Watch 3. The company uses eSIMs from STMicroelectronics for that model and are expected to continue to use them for the upcoming iPhone.

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