Apple, Finance, iPhone

Unofficial SIM mods and weak sales hit iPhone Air in China

The iPhone Air is facing a disastrous launch in China with under 200,000 units sold — a fraction of the 8 million iPhone 17 Pro Max devices moved — but that hasn’t stopped hardware enthusiasts. Chinese engineers have successfully modded a physical SIM slot into the eSIM-only phone, though Ice Universe notes that the vibration motor had to be removed to accommodate the unauthorized modification.

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