Re: Additions to the iOS/Android Features Document

On 5/22/2024 8:07 AM, -hh wrote:
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Indeed.  All that saying that ~95% of Android products have moved along to current design philosophies, while the last 5% haven't. It would take some more research to determine if these holdouts are actually still in production (and for what market segment) or if they're now down to "New Old Stock" that's still available for sale.

Thankfully, one iPhone philosophy, only on U.S. models, has not been adopted by any Android phone manufacturers, and that's the decontenting of the physical SIM slot. This loss is a a royal PITA if you're traveling outside the U.S. and want to buy a local SIM card complete with a phone number. While foreign data-only eSIMs are readily available for travelers, travel eSIMs that include an actual phone number, are few and far between.
My sister's boyfriend had his iPhone 12 stolen in Paris and he needed to buy a new iPhone. He had a hard time finding an iPhone 13 since there was such a rush on the 13 when the 14 came out. He travels a lot and needs to use a physical foreign SIM.
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