The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding ...

The world of eSIMs has taken a huge step forward over the past month, as first Google launched the eSIM-only Pixel 10 range in the US, and then Apple expanded the regions that were eSIM-only for the ...

A SIM, which stands for ‘subscriber identity module’, is the small plastic card provided by your network that slots inside your mobile phone. It holds information, such as your mobile number, and ...

Apple has finally done it: after the past three generations of the iPhone were eSIM-only in selected countries, the new iPhone Air is eSIM-only in every country where it’s officially sold around the ...

Apple on Tuesday announced the new iPad Air and iPad Pro, and an interesting detail about both of them is that their respective Cellular versions are eSIM only, which means that they no longer have a ...

SIMs offer faster activation, better security, and easy travel SIMs, but drawbacks include harder transfers, carrier limits, ...

During its “Far Out” event, Apple announced its killing the SIM tray for eSIM-only iPhone 14 models. It’s been rumored for a while that Apple would eventually do that, and now this becomes a reality – ...

This guide is designed to explain the difference between SIM only vs contract phones. Today’s smartphone market offers consumers a wide variety of choices when it comes to mobile phone plans. Among ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

E-SIM-only phones represent a shift in mobile technology, replacing physical SIM trays with digital profiles that store carrier information directly on the device. The iPhone 14+ (US) spearheads the ...

Earlier this week, a rumor from Brazilian website Blog do iPhone claimed that iPhone 15 Pro models might not have a physical SIM card slot in at least some countries and regions, but the change might ...