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iPhone 7 May Have Dual SIM Trays for Use With Multiple Carriers
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No it doesn't. Storage doesn't shrink as time goes on. Each OS even is taking less and less space as time goes on.
Whatever dude. The previous claim is that Apple is stupid. Looking at their profits, they are not.
Luckily for you, you can simply buy Android phones with SD card slot and not give Apple your money. Your choice.
Rumors are all over the place this time a round!
I personally wouldn't care for this.... I don't want two phone bills. Thanks!
I want this really bad. I have a personal iPhone and my work provides me an iPhone as well. I am sick of carrying two phones.
You got the point. Right now Apple is having trouble to convince people upgrade their old iPhones, or drag more people from Android world. Dual-SIM and expandable Memory are two ways to help Apple out. Personally I think Dual-SIM will have better chance to be a reality.
So? Are you suggesting that people stop taking pictures once it's full? Do apps not increase in size over the years? Does the OS not add extra bulk with updates? Etc?
They dont offer expandable storage for a reason. You have to have your head buried in the sand if you think they're restricting it and doing you a 'favor'.
I dream of this. The godawful Samsung brick phone I have to use at work would be gone in a heartbeat.
Apple SIM + 1 physical SIM tray? Maybe. They already did that in the iPad Pro 9.7".
2 physical SIM trays? Won't believe it 'til I see it.
That said, Dual SIM seems much more likely to me than expandable storage.
Moving one tier up from the lowest storage size costs only about 15% of the phone's price (unsubsidized). Or, to put it in absolute terms, only a 100$. Not really enough to make the difference between a state-of-the-art/high-end phone and an older/mid-tier smartphone elsewhere. Most customers are just going to bite the bullet and pay the difference rather than foregoing the iPhone purchase entirely. I'm sure it's greatly improving Apple's bottom line.
On the other hand, I doubt there are many customers who buy a second phone just because the need a second SIM slot. A second SIM slot might entice buyers being on the fence between choosing an Apple or an Android handset, especially in Asian markets. I wouldn't be surprised if additional sales due to having Dual SIM outnumbered the loss of sales due to users just getting it as a second device.
Might also help to better tie in customers into Apple's ecosystem, if they carried just one (i)phone - rather than having a secondary Android device.
2 physical SIM trays? Won't believe it 'til I see it.
That said, Dual SIM seems much more likely to me than expandable storage.
Moving one tier up from the lowest storage size costs only about 15% of the phone's price (unsubsidized). Or, to put it in absolute terms, only a 100$. Not really enough to make the difference between a state-of-the-art/high-end phone and an older/mid-tier smartphone elsewhere. Most customers are just going to bite the bullet and pay the difference rather than foregoing the iPhone purchase entirely. I'm sure it's greatly improving Apple's bottom line.
On the other hand, I doubt there are many customers who buy a second phone just because the need a second SIM slot. A second SIM slot might entice buyers being on the fence between choosing an Apple or an Android handset, especially in Asian markets. I wouldn't be surprised if additional sales due to having Dual SIM outnumbered the loss of sales due to users just getting it as a second device.
Might also help to better tie in customers into Apple's ecosystem, if they carried just one (i)phone - rather than having a secondary Android device.
Why not? The whole world besides the US is used to having dual-sim phones. Seems pretty convenient in case you do have multiple carriers (especially one line for one and another personal). Also if you're travelling abroad, you don't have to switch sims back and forth.
Optimize storage and app thinning. If they wanted you to fill up phones, they'd give you neither of those. Also, no the OS doesn't always get bigger with updates. Like I said, recent updates have freed up space.
SIM technology is from the 90s original GSM. Apple reduced its size, but it's still there. The next step is eSIM, where your device is electronically assigned an ID, something that CDMA carriers have been doing since 1999.
It won't be the first time GSM borrows from CDMA
I want a dual sim option, as i have both work and personal phone.
but don't care about physical sims. Even if they are dual software sims, where both radios are active, and can recieve calls, i will be happy.
Although i see that happening more at 7s stage than 7
but don't care about physical sims. Even if they are dual software sims, where both radios are active, and can recieve calls, i will be happy.
Although i see that happening more at 7s stage than 7