iPhone 13 and SIM cards

I have a new iPhone 13 but I'm changing carriers. Xfinity sent to me a new SIM card but I understood that the phone has an electronic card?

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 11, 2022 4:16 PM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2022 4:32 PM

Xfinity sent to me a new SIM card but I understood that the phone has an electronic card?


The iPhone 13 accommodates both a physical SIM and an eSIM. Apple explains in Using Dual SIM with an eSIM:

An eSIM is a digital SIM that allows you to activate a mobile data plan from your network provider without having to use a physical nano-SIM. With iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, you can use Dual SIM with either two active eSIMs or a nano-SIM and an eSIM. iPhone 12 models, iPhone 11 models, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, feature Dual SIM with a nano-SIM and an eSIM.


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Apr 11, 2022 4:32 PM in response to Blue0929

Xfinity sent to me a new SIM card but I understood that the phone has an electronic card?


The iPhone 13 accommodates both a physical SIM and an eSIM. Apple explains in Using Dual SIM with an eSIM:

An eSIM is a digital SIM that allows you to activate a mobile data plan from your network provider without having to use a physical nano-SIM. With iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, you can use Dual SIM with either two active eSIMs or a nano-SIM and an eSIM. iPhone 12 models, iPhone 11 models, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, feature Dual SIM with a nano-SIM and an eSIM.


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