I don't like that the 3G variant has an embedded SIM I can't swap out at will. It was a huge effort to get my current one unlocked, so I'd have freedom to switch back and forth... e-SIMs just make me think of CDMA type tie-ins. If smaller carriers like H2O/Cricket, etc don't supoort e-SIMs, you are stuck with a GSM phone with limited operability. And what if carriers decide to just charge you $10 every time you want to join their network, for their effort to program your e-SIM?
Yes, i am drooling all over the articles and pictures, but don't want to support the move towards e-SIMs, so I am trying to stay strong.