Smartphone · CurrentReleased SEP 2025 · IOS 26

Apple iPhone Air

Name: iPhone Air
Brand: Apple

Does it take an eSIM?

Yes — eSIM only

No physical SIM tray on this configuration. Regional note: A3260 | United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S.

Specification

ManufacturerApple

Form factorSmartphone

eSIM supporteSIM Only

Physical SIMNone

Operating systemiOS 26

Release dateSeptember 19, 2025

Device statusCurrent

Model numbersA3260, A3516, A3517, A3518

Regional variants

What you get depends on where the unit was sold — check the model number on the box.

A3260United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab EmirateseSIM only, no physical SIM tray

A3516JapaneSIM only, no physical SIM tray

A3517International (Europe, Asia, Africa, and other regions, incl. Hong Kong)eSIM only, no physical SIM tray

A3518China mainlandeSIM only, no physical SIM tray

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