iPhone Air gains a SIM slot through impressive mod | Infinium-tech
The iPhone Air is the first iPhone to be sold worldwide as an eSIM-only version. But a new report from China shows a modified Air with a physical SIM slot next to the USB-C port. Information about this project is foggy, but it was reportedly started by an electronics store located in Huaqiangbei market in Shenzhen.
The project required some clever space-saving solutions, such as replacing the Air’s original Taptic Engine vibration motor with a much smaller unit that still retained basic haptic feedback. The space gained allowed enthusiasts to connect a SIM card reader to the physical SIM slot, making the device fully functional.
One image shows a China Telecom SIM card in the phone in play, and another shows the phone making a call. It can reportedly access 5G mobile data just fine, and even more impressively, it has retained its IP68 ingress protection rating.
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