Apple engineers are wrestling with where to put the SIM card, battery, and thermal materials in the rumored iPhone 17 “Slim,” according to The Information. Although US iPhones haven’t had SIM cards for a couple of years now,

Apple is rumored to be working on an iPhone 17 Air model for next year. So here's every one of its new features and redesigns explained.

The Information reports that the iPhone 17 Air could be so thin that Apple might not have space to include a physical SIM tray. While this wouldn't pose an issue in the United States—where Apple has already transitioned to eSIM-only iPhones—this could be a challenge in markets like India,