Apple has filed for dual-SIM technology with United States Patent and Trademark. It indicates that the Apple iPhone 8 would be arriving with dual-SIM support
Apple Files Dual SIM Technology Patent for iPhone 2017?
In the recent years, flagship smartphones have been introduced with dual SIM support. However, Apple iPhones are yet to support dual SIM technology. Recently, there were reports that iPhone 8 with dual SIM support would be hitting Chinese markets in 2017.
Even iPhone 6, iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 were rumored to support dual SIM feature, but it did not come true. However, now that the Cupertino company has been granted a patent for dual SIM technology for two separate antennas, it is speculated the iPhone 8 dual SIM version may come true in 2017.
The patent the technology behind the iPhone supporting two SIM cards and the ability to determine priority between them. The iPhone with dual SIM support would be automatically able to identify which SIM card is actively used by the user for making phone calls and which one is used for connecting to the web. Both the SIM slots will carry support for LTE networks, Phone Arena reported.
Apple is known for filing various kinds of patents for its different products. One should be aware of the fact that not all the patents are introduced in Apple products. However, dual SIM support is one of the most awaited features for iPhones and hence there is a possibility that the dual SIM on iPhone may come true next year.
iPhone 8 Dual SIM to be Reality?
China is the largest smartphone market in the world followed by India. Apple is actively working on popularizing its iPhones in these countries. However, these countries have plenty of smartphone brands that offer dual SIM feature on flagship smartphones since several years.
In order to stay competitive in these markets, Apple has to introduce dual SIM feature soon on it iPhones. The first iPhone was launched in 2007 and it will be celebrating 10th anniversary for iPhones in 2017.
The Apple iPhone 2017 aka iPhone 8 is expected to come with plenty of new features such as edge-to-edge OLED display, a fingerprint scanner embedded under its display and wireless charging support, Slash Gear reported. The recent patent filling also indicates that iPhone 8 dual SIM may soon become reality.
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