Apple iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro Max to skip SIM Card slot? All you need to know ahead of Far Out launch event on September 7

Apple iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro Max: A new iPhone 14 lineup will be launched on Wednesday at Apple’s Far Out event. The keynotes of the Apple Far Out event will start from 10:30 PM IST. Apple’s event will focus on the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, the new Apple Watch Series 8, a new Apple Watch Pro and AirPods Pro 2. Ahead of the launch event, a new report from MacRumors has claimed that the SIM card slot could be removed on some iPhone 14 models. 

"Apple has internally discussed the idea of launching some iPhone models without a SIM card slot by next year, according to Mark Gurman. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said the move would be part of Apple's push towards eSIMs. Apple will give eSIM a bigger push this time around, with carriers preparing to steer users toward the digital, embedded SIM cards rather than physical ones." the MacRumors reported.

Earlier, another report from MacRumors said that iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will come with an enhanced version of the A15 Bionic chipset. The report does not provide any additional details about the chip, but there has been speculation that the standard iPhone 14 models will be equipped with the iPhone 13 Pro's higher-end A15 chip with a five-core GPU for up to 25 per cent faster graphics performance.

Apple iPhone 14 price in India is expected to be Rs. 79,990 and iPhone 14 Max is likely to cost around Rs 90,000 in the country. Also, noted Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo has already said Apple is likely to increase the price of its Pro series. In terms of pricing, iPhone 14 Pro will be $1,099 (around Rs 87,838.12) whereas the iPhone 14 Pro Max will cost $1,199 (around Rs 95,830.67). It is expected that Indian prices of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max might be much higher.