Apple removes SIM card tray from new iPad Pro and iPad Air

All the rumors were finally confirmed this afternoon during the keynote presentation of the new iPad. In just over an hour, Tim Cook and his entire team revealed the news of their new iPad Air and Pro models, as well as the presentation of their new Apple Pencil Pro, however, over the hours and with all the information on. With the new products released on Apple’s website, we started to dig into the details. In fact, one of those overlooked details is that Apple has removed the SIM card tray on its new iPad Pro and iPad Air, switch completely to eSIMs.

Goodbye to physical SIM cards in the new iPad Pro and iPad Air

So far, on all WiFi + Cellular models of iPad Pro and iPad Air They had a physical slot into which to insert the SIM card. Once inside we could access the benefits once unlocked with a PIN code. For several years now, Apple has introduced the For examplewhich is still the same concept as SIMs but without the physical component introduced into the device.

However, everything has changed in recent hours since Apple presented its new iPad Air and iPad Pro. where you removed the SIM card tray. This means that the new WiFi+Cellular models will only be able to access mobile data using eSIM. Thanks to this, among other things, Apple has managed to reduce the thickness of the new iPads, one of the most important points that was mentioned several times during this afternoon’s keynote.