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Jcarrillo21 Author

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Do I put my SIM card in new iPhone before transferring data?

Just got my new phone but don’t know if I have to insert the sims card from old phone to new before transferring data

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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 10:06 PM

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ckuan

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Posted on Jan 19, 2021 10:23 PM

iPhone do not store data on SIM.

You can take SIM out of old iPhone and activate new iPhone with the SIM then follow

instructions here => Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support

Note: Ask your carrier if they support 5G and if you need a new SIM for that.

You can change the SIM later if your carrier says you need a new SIM.

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