Apple iPhone Air’s China release delayed
The presentation of new iPhone models from Apple is called the new thinner iPhone Air.
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Apple The company postponed the launch of the new iPhone Air in China due to regulatory problems surrounding the design of ESIM.
Apple, wireless carriers in China need a special license from the government before selling a new device with a Esim and the carriers have not yet approved. The company added that it is working to offer the device to offer it as soon as possible in China.
Apple announced the iPhone Air at its annual event on Tuesday. The 5.6 millimeter thick device has been released in the iPhone X 2017 since its first major new iPhone design. The iPhone Air does not support a physical SIM card, and instead contains a built -in equipment on the device.
CEO Tim Cook told Jim Cramer from CNBC that Esim still allows the device to have a “wonderful” battery life on Friday.
Cook, “Only my wife, and that’s why we were able to take the battery to areas with physical cells before.” He said.
Company He said before The iPhone Air would be pre -ordered in the region at 02:00 on Friday before it was sold on September 19th.
Friday morning, Apple’s iPhone Air product page on the China website, “version information will be updated later,” he said.
The website says China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom will support your ESIM for the iPhone Air and will be “a specific timing subject to regulatory approval”.
– Steve Kovach from CNBC contributed to this report.
