Rahman also noticed that previous Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 renderings from similar sources did account for a SIM slot. Could it be? Is Google joining Apple by ditching the SIM slot in favor of eSIM only?

Google added a lot to the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, but one of its more intriguing upgrades comes from what it's taking away: the need for a SIM card. Both devices still have a nano-SIM slot ...

In fact, the dual-SIM functionality is in active “dogfooding” on the Google Pixel 3 right now, meaning that Google is already testing it internally on a phone you might be using today.