E-sim is a GSMA standard and not some proprietary standard. Back then everyone was complaining about microsim and nanosim cause it is hard to switch to other phones because other manufacturers were lagging behind on the compliance std. And then everyone thought was an Apple standard.

Anyway e-sim is meant to complement IoT where it is easier to connect across multiple devices then by just using a normal SIM card. It is also tons better than a dual sim whereby it is limited to two due to the physical space they need whereby for the esim it can encompass as many accounts as it can as the chip improves.

Maxis already have it. Imagine what other telcos do if the new iPhone comes with esim

Bro, you can turn on the reachability feature. With this all u have to do swipe down vertically on the bottom bar. This will bring the top screen to middle height and from there you can use the same gesture to bring up the control centre.

I don't think it is just the battery. The whole phone will not last as well. Could expect two years best usage at the most for heavy gamers but for none gamers 4 years easy.

5k is too much but our exchange rate is mostly to blamed