The eSIM is a weird technological marvel. Where a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is now a baby-fingernail-sized piece of plastic (Nano SIM) with a few circuits within it, an eSIM is the virtual ...

In theory, eSIM makes it easier to jump between devices and phone plans. That’s far from the case right now. In theory, eSIM makes it easier to jump between devices and phone plans. That’s far ...

Most recent flagship smartphone releases are eSIM-compatible. Apple went one step further and completely removed the physical SIM card slot from the iPhone 14 in the US, a move it continued with ...

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. An eSIM can ...

The problem arrives if you want to convert an existing physical SIM card to an eSIM. You might want to do so if a new phone is eSIM-only or if you want to load multiple eSIMs in a single device.

The digital version of the SIM card, included on many newer phones, is set to become prevalent. It also offers affordable cellular data abroad. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead ...

Instead of being a removable plastic card inside your phone, an eSIM is a small chip embedded in your handset. You can’t remove it and put it in another phone. The information on an eSIM is ...