Apple has a long history of nudging users towards the future, even if it means pulling the plug on things that we are used to. First it was the headphone jack, then the Lightning connector, and now, the SIM card tray is on the list of things the company will chop for good. With the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, Apple seems to have found a clever way to speed things up by basically bribing customers with bigger batteries if they choose the eSIM-only variants.

Apple rewards iPhone 17 Pro eSIM users with bigger batteries, creating a strong incentive to leave physical SIM cards behind

If you are not familiar, the battery capacities tell the story of how Apple is pushing users towards a port-less iPhone. The iPhone 17 Pro with a physical SIM card tray comes with a battery around 3,988

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