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User profile for user: KarimHeegazy 
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My brother is in USA and i live in egypt, by any chance is there availability to buy an iphone 15 Pro Max with normal sim not esim from USA because egypt doesn't support eSim yet.
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Posted on Sep 17, 2023 4:12 PM
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User profile for user: Kurtosis12 
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Posted on Sep 17, 2023 4:14 PM
No.
• iPhonessold in the US. do not have SIM card slots.
• iPhonessold in China, Hong Kong, & Macau have two SIM card slots, no eSIMs.
• iPhonessold in the rest of the world have one SIM card slot and one eSIM.
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User profile for user: Kurtosis12
User level: Level9 64,984 points
Sep 17, 2023 4:14 PM in response to KarimHeegazy
No.
• iPhonessold in the US. do not have SIM card slots.
• iPhonessold in China, Hong Kong, & Macau have two SIM card slots, no eSIMs.
• iPhonessold in the rest of the world have one SIM card slot and one eSIM.
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Sep 17, 2023 4:14 PM in response to KarimHeegazy
No, there is ABSOLUTELY no chance of buying an iPhone in the US with a physical SIM. If you live in Egypt, you need to buy your iPhone in Egypt. One from the US, will be a huge waste of money and have no warranty in Egypt either.
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User profile for user: lobsterghost1 
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Sep 17, 2023 4:39 PM in response to KarimHeegazy
Well, any savings you would get buying in the US will evaporate and then some if you needed replacement or warranty. You could not exchange or have the phone fixed under warranty in Egypt and it would require flying back to the US. But that's a moot point, since you simply cannot use a US sold iPhone in Egypt anyway.
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KarimHeegazy Author
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Sep 17, 2023 4:17 PM in response to lobsterghost1
Thanks, unfortunately iphone 15 pro max 256G in egypt pre order from resellers is like $2200, its about $1000 more from the official price since there's no official apple store in egypt.
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User profile for user: MrHoffman 
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Apr 27, 2024 5:01 PM in response to Kurtosis12
Kurtosis12 wrote:
• iPhonessold in the rest of the world have one SIM card slot and one eSIM.
A clarification: You can install eight or more eSIMs on an iPhone and use two phone numbers at the same time.
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Can I by an iPhone 15 with a physical SIM card instead of an eSIM?
