SIM cards eliminate the need to poke a pin through your SIM tray to swap out a physical tiny piece of plastic. Instead, eSIMs, which stands for embedded SIM cards, only need a compatible network or carrier to offer support. Find out below what carriers offers eSIM service.
Your iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR, or later can have two cellular plans, one on a nano-SIM card and the other on an eSIM. Find out which wireless carriers in your country or region offer cellular plans on an eSIM, either activated by QR code, in a carrier app, or by installing an assigned cellular plan. If your iPhone is unlocked, you can also use eSIM plans offered by other carriers.
Number of countries which offer eSIM support is rising; first ten countries were: Austria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Spain, the UK, and the US.
eSIM carriers by countries:
Optus
Telstra
Truphone
Vodafone
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Bell
Fido
Freedom
Koodo
Lucky Mobile
Rogers
Telus
Virgin
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Germany
Guam
1O1O
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China Mobile Hong Kong
SmarTone
Truphone
Hungary
India
Jordan
Lebanon
T-Mobile
Truphone
Ubigi
Vodafone
Spain
Movistar
Orange
Pepephone
Truphone
Vodafone
Yoigo
APT
Chunghwa Telecom
FarEasTone
Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan Star
United Kingdom
In China, Apple’s special dual SIM trays will bypass the need for eSIM compatibility, which China has very little of anyway. Both major carriers, China Telecom and China Mobile, have introduced eSIM support in a couple of cities, excluding Beijing. Instead, the new iPhones will have two physical SIM cards, like many Android phones do in China already.
