Feb 17
The upcoming Apple iPad will use an unusual kind of SIM card – a “Micro-SIM,” or 3FF (third form factor) SIM, which was designed for tiny devices. The 3FF SIM actually includes the same chip as a regular SIM, just with less plastic around it; I’ve heard that people can actually cut down big SIMs with sharp knives to make 3FF cards, although they risk damaging both their SIM and the SIM slpot if they do so.
At Mobile World Congress today, Gemalto showed off a generic, white-label 3FF SIM – and helpfully put it next to a “real” SIM for reference. The actual iPad SIM will probably have an AT&T logo on it, but this is the first time we’ve seen one of the little chippies in reality.
For more about the Micro-SIM, see our earlier story.
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