Q: No sim card removal tool with iphone 6?

I've never seen a SIM removal tool in any iPhone box.

Nope. I've gotten that SIM tool in every iPad I've bought but in none of the phones.

They are usually inside the documentation packet. At least that was the case for the iPhone 5 I own, and most iPhone 5 and 5S Iv'e encoutered.

Do you buy SIM free/unlocked phones? If so, it would make sense to include them. I've had reason to open and activate a lot of iPhones over the last few years. They all came with a pre-installed SIM and no removal tool.

Fortunately, I have a nice tool that came with a Motorola phone.

I've bought a couple on unlocked phones yes. Its possible the tool is only packaged with full priced unlocked phones. Never would have though of that.

In any case, a paperclip works just as well.

Phil0124 wrote:

 

I've bought a couple on unlocked phones yes. Its possible the tool is only packaged with full priced unlocked phones. Never would have though of that.

I think that's what I've heard. Never bought an unlocked phone myself as I use Verizon as my carrier.

The SIM removal tool is only included with phones that do not have a preinstalled SIM. A paperclip works just fine if yours did not come with the tool.

And Lawrence to the rescue with the definitive answer!

Thanks for that bit of obscure iPhone Trivia Lawrence.  Always learning something new at the ASC.

Very well raised issue Aakash.

Quite remarkable observation Lawrence.
Personally I would have loved to have the SIM card removal tool.
This is my 1st and only iPhone, would've liked a complete kit to my satisfaction.

ketan_ved wrote:

 

Personally I would have loved to have the SIM card removal tool.
This is my 1st and only iPhone, would've liked a complete kit to my satisfaction.

You have what Apple considers the "complete kit". The "SIM removal tool" that Apple includes is, quite literally, the same type of wire as a paperclip? There's no log, nothing special about it at all. The picture shown above is not what it looks like at all anymore.

Meg, I guess it depends on where you live. This is what came with my iPhone 6 which is the same as what came with my 5S and 4. As far as I know the tool is still made of LiquidMetal.

Very strange. Don't have any of mine around as I tend to lose them so I can't compare. Maybe other people's experiences are different but I only very rarely have reason to remove a SIM.

A paperclip still works just fine, though.