iPhone 12 May Not Dual SIM 5G Out of the Box: Report
iPhone 12 May Not Dual-SIM 5G Out of the Box: Report 616l5q
The issue could be later fixed with a software update. 4t4y24
By Veer Arjun Singh | Updated: 20 October 2020 11:42 IST
The iPhone 12 series in India starts at Rs. 69,900 for the 64GB iPhone 12 mini 1l4s57
Highlights
5G may not work on both SIMs on the iPhone 12 at the same time
Apple has not yet commented on the issue or its fix
The alleged issue was first highlighted on Reddit over the weekend
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iPhone 12 may not 5G in dual-SIM mode right out of the box. The alleged discrepancy was first highlighted on Reddit over the weekend, following which an internal Apple training document posted by a in the discussion seems to have confirmed the issue. Apple first introduced dual-SIM functionality in its iPhones with the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max launched in 2018. And the latest iPhone 12 models (the iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max) launched on October 14 come with dual-SIM — a physical Nano-SIM and an eSIM — along with 5G .
“When using two lines in Dual SIM mode, 5G data isn't ed on either line and will fall back to 4G LTE. If customers are using an eSIM only and are on a 5G ed carrier and service plan, they'll have 5G access,” reads the alleged training document that the poster on Reddit claimed is from Apple's Sales Web resources. Meaning that a will have to disable 5G on either the physical SIM or the eSim to get 5G speeds on the new phone.
Mac Rumours first spotted the discussion and writes that it has independently confirmed the authenticity of the document.
In subsequent replies to the original Reddit post, another who claims to have accessed Verizon's training documents, says that the issue with iPhone 12's dual-SIM 5G will be fixed with a software update later this year. It wasn't immediately clear if all the iPhone 12 models will be shipped with this issue intact. Apple has not commented on the issue or its fix yet.
12 Pro Max in the same set of countries can be pre-ordered from November 6 and will become available from November 13.
In India, the iPhone 12 series starts at Rs. 69,900 for the 64GB iPhone 12 mini. Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in India begin on October 23 and availability starts from October 30. The iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max can be pre-ordered from November 6 and early customers can expect to get their hands on the new phones from November 13.
Are iPhone 12 mini, HomePod mini the Perfect Apple Devices for India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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