Overview

• Tim Cook announced the China rollout on Weibo during a visit to the country.
• Apple previously delayed the model’s mainland launch to address rules related to its embedded-SIM requirement.
• China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom say they will provide support once regulators sign off.
• The iPhone Air is 5.6mm thick, omits a physical SIM slot and starts at 7,999 yuan in China.
• Reception in China is uncertain because physical SIM cards remain more common there than in many other markets.