May 19, 2011 at 04:00Apple suggests standardizing even smaller SIM cards
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European operator Orange released a report, part of which, according to Reuters , suggests that Apple suggests standardizing an even smaller microSIM card for use in devices. The overall difference between an ordinary SIM card and its micro-option is only in area, without giving a gain in thickness. Apple’s new offer has nuances that help TinySIM be even a little thinner. The attempt does not look very convincing, since standardization of this size will reduce the thickness of the carrier device only slightly, literally by a fraction of a millimeter.
Previous Standard - MicroSIMused now in iPhone4 and both versions of the iPad, approved by ETSI not so long ago, has been running around for quite some time. Adopting a new standard will take about a year of time, and maybe more.
On my own, I want to suggest Apple to shift the contact pad from the plane to the ends, which will save another 0.1 mm thickness of the card. And as an ultimate-solution, I would suggest completely abandon the SIM in the device, reading it using an external reader. Then a piece of the device’s memory will be used for it (which is now more than enough there), which will save 240 cubic millimeters of the device’s volume, in which it will be possible to place additional battery power, thanks to which the same iPad can work for 39 seconds longer and will fall into Guinness Book of Records! Hurrah.
Free translation from the reports of Wired and Reuters.
Previous Standard - MicroSIMused now in iPhone4 and both versions of the iPad, approved by ETSI not so long ago, has been running around for quite some time. Adopting a new standard will take about a year of time, and maybe more.
On my own, I want to suggest Apple to shift the contact pad from the plane to the ends, which will save another 0.1 mm thickness of the card. And as an ultimate-solution, I would suggest completely abandon the SIM in the device, reading it using an external reader. Then a piece of the device’s memory will be used for it (which is now more than enough there), which will save 240 cubic millimeters of the device’s volume, in which it will be possible to place additional battery power, thanks to which the same iPad can work for 39 seconds longer and will fall into Guinness Book of Records! Hurrah.
Free translation from the reports of Wired and Reuters.