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Why the obsession with MicroSIM cards? Nobody uses them, and I can't see any real benefit over the already-tiny SIM cards. If this is true, it's going to real
by iamcalledrob 16y ago
Why the obsession with MicroSIM cards?
Nobody uses them, and I can't see any real benefit over the already-tiny SIM cards.
If this is true, it's going to really annoy international users.
- PanMan 16y agoWhile I agree the microsim switch is annoying, the chips in sims and microsims are the same; just less plastic in the micro version. If apple starts using microsims for new iPhones, I'm fairly sure cutting toolkits will become common. Only makes switching back more difficult.
- Hoff 16y agoThe micro-=SIM format adds a bigger phonebook and better protections against spoofing. There are Micro-SIM adapters coming on line (or available?); sleds for the 3FF ETSI SIM format to allow them to be used with the Mini-SIM UICC format. The Mini-SIM was itself a shrink of the original SIM cards.
- snom370 16y agoYou could also ask what's the obsession with MicroSD cards, right? It takes up less space in the device, and in a year all operators will probably support them, so what's the big deal? EDIT: Don't forget that the SIM card takes up quite a bit of PCB real estate because of the connector footprint. This might be just as important as the physical space savings.
- pavlov 16y agoThe GSM/3G SIM format is ubiquitous: there are billions of them in active use. Micro-SIM was meant for devices smaller than phone handsets and has seen very limited adoption. There's no good justification for breaking compatibility with existing SIMs. At this point, I don't think any other phone vendor will start using it aside from Apple, so it's just a clever move that makes it that much harder for users to move between networks and devices while maintaining a facade of "hardware innovation".