Apple has launched its new lineup of iPhones, which include the iPhone Xs and Xs Max, as well as the more affordable iPhone Xr.
All of the devices sport the same notched display and facial recognition technology first featured on last year’s iPhone X.
Apple has also added a long-awaited feature to its new iPhone line-up – dual SIM support.
The manufacturer has implemented Dual-SIM Dual-Standby functionality in its new devices, which allow users to use two different phone numbers on a single smartphone.
Some of us are used to dual-SIM smartphones having a SIM tray with two nano-SIM slots – but Apple’s new iPhones do not work this way.
Instead, the company will use a single nano-SIM slot and an eSIM to provide dual-SIM functionality.
How Does eSIM Works?
An eSIM is an embedded SIM card which is built into the device and needs to be enabled by a mobile network to function as a second SIM.
Once you have inserted your nano-SIM into the physical SIM slot on the device and have activated its eSIM with your chosen mobile network, you can use both numbers interchangeably.
This can be great for users who travel regularly, as they can register their eSIM with their local mobile network and swap out the physical SIM for others when traveling abroad.
Users can also take advantage of the best deals available on multiple networks by using the physical SIM for calling and texting, and the eSIM for mobile data usage – or vice versa.
The good news is that more and more carriers should start waking up to the eSIM reality. The bad news is that, at the moment, only 14 networks across 10 countries support this standard.
wow, such a nice feature and yet, implementation rate has been low. soon enough it’ll be adopted all round that’s for sure
So what will happen or how will it affect them if they just add the normal phisical dual sim? Mtcheww… IPhone too dey form.
I dey tell you
De too the form
i c no sense in this. y cnt she provide d physical sim slot. since u said only 10 carriers supports this ideology , is any nigerian carrier included ?
this one sharp o.
Very interesting
Well done iPhone making me feel inferior with your eSIM.. Not to worry the Chinese is observing from angle 12 degrees.
Interesting and Cool.
Nice technology.
Samsung will soon come with there own Technology soon.
But Iphone bad oh
Is the esim available in Nigeria?
Who dash Nigeria Telecos esim, when they are yet to implement 4g fully..
yes. try version by mtn
Tnx for d explanation
Those phones will definitely be a single sim phone in many countries.. By the time e-sim will start functioning in half of the world, this particular phones will be outdated.
This will bring the birth of eSim in many country
nice development from apple. but i guess this esim of a thing can help reduce phone theft…
Nice innovation….
Its nice though this is not the first time Apple rolling out e-sim supported device, it have been done in the past with some of there device