I think Apple devices only giving a single physical SIM slot + eSIM for second SIM.
Yes. Add Google's Pixel phones as well bro.
Both the Trillion$ Companies, who loves green-washing ("Save Environment by removing Charger"), loves pushing Cloud services down to our throat (by not providing card slot), provides single SIM Slot + eSIM. Apple being Multi Trillion$ Co, removes the Physical SIM slot entirely in their home country USA, but provides DUAL SIM Slot for the same phone models in PRC / China + HK, because China being much bigger jerk than even Apple.
Regarding eSIM, I have mixed opinion. SIM Card slot is a Symbol of Total FREEDOM, whereas eSIM reminds me of those dreadful CDMA days. For example, if your phone's battery dies, you can swap the SIM card from the slot to any other phone (incl button phones) within seconds and you are good to go. Easy peasy. But if its eSIM, your network dies along with the death (0% battery) of phone battery.
But still eSIM phones have one IMPORTANT advantage, It is a savior during "Phone Theft". (Triple slot advantage (My thread in prev post by Bapun bro) is long gone now as there is NOT much Hybrid Slot phones supporting eSIM). Phone thief can't switch off the phone, not even disable data and Location access, provided we disabled "Drop down Notification bar access" from LockScreen.
So if chances of getting your phone stolen is once for 10 years, then on that fateful day, eSIM phones are God-sent. For the rest of the 3651 days (incl 2 leap years' extra days), SIM card slot phone is the King, imho.
