Apple M4 iPad Pro and the new iPad Air are now on sale, and the company's website has some important additional information about them . devices that were not mentioned during the announcement.
One such interesting detail involves a change in the way SIM cards are handled on both iPads.
Both the iPad Pro M4 and iPad Air 6 have completely removed the physical SIM card slot. Gone are the days of physical SIM cards, as all cellular models now support eSIM only.
It's unclear whether this removal is due to Apple's desire to make the new iPad Pro as thin as possible, but it's an important detail for anyone used to replacing physical SIM cards. cards on their devices.
9to5Mac's Opinion
I'm all for using eSIM only, especially if The removal of the physical SIM card slot has helped make room for other hardware optimizations in this latest round of devices.
While the new iPad Pro is the only device of the two that can possibly remove the SIM card, it's worth considering in terms of subtleties, so it makes sense to standardize new devices in the future, especially since the US iPhone hasn't had a physical SIM card slot since the iPhone 14.
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