Be careful when buying! The new iPad cellular version currently only supports China Unicom eSIM

According to news on May 12, Apple launched the 2024 iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets at the recent "Let It Fly" special event.

The starting price of the iPad Pro Chinese version is 8,999 yuan, and the starting price of the iPad Air Chinese version is 4,799 yuan. Both tablets are currently available for pre-order and will be officially launched on May 15. .

However, users who plan to purchase the cellular version of iPad need to pay special attention: the new iPad cellular version only supports China Unicom’s eSIM service, and no longer supports physical SIM card slots, nor does it support telecommunications and mobile network services. .

At the same time, in terms of cellular network support, Apple has also made some fine-tuning to the 2024 iPad Pro: adding support for the n75 and n76 frequency bands of the Sub-6GHz band 5G signal, and canceling the 4G signal TD-LTE standard supports 46 frequency bands. These changes have also been updated to the 2024 iPad Air simultaneously.

In addition, Apple has also canceled support for the millimeter wave 5G frequency band on the 2024 iPad Pro and iPad Air.

Millimeter wave 5G networks are mainly deployed commercially in the United States. However, due to their weak signal penetration and limited coverage, they are mainly suitable for densely populated places, such as stadiums, etc., but are not suitable for home environments.

Considering that the main usage scenarios of iPad Pro are usually indoors, the decision to cancel millimeter wave band support seems reasonable.

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