Apple engineers are wrestling with where to put the SIM card, battery, and thermal materials in the rumored iPhone 17 “Slim,” according to The Information. Although US iPhones haven’t had SIM cards for a couple of years now,

The iPhone 17 Slim won't have a SIM card tray because it is too thin to have one, and it probably won't have mmWave either.

Next year’s rumored iPhone 17 Slim could miss out on the telephoto camera lens, which could be a tough pill to swallow if it’s as expensive as rumored.

If Apple removes the SIM tray, it would be a bigger shift toward eSIM, which is already popular in the US but has yet to fully catch on in some countries like China. Apple may eve

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air may be the slimmest iPhone at 5-6mm, dropping the SIM card tray for eSIM, featuring a single camera bump, and potentially a smaller battery. The design remains in early trials,

The rivals Apple and Samsung are yet again ready to compete with one another and this time on more similar grounds. The speculated iPhone 17 Air model is in direct competition with the to-be launched.

A new iPhone 17 Air's rumour indicates that the upcoming device is between 5 to 6mm thick, which is making it difficult to fit some parts, like SIM tray.