For many years, mobile phones received cellular service through a physical SIM (subscriber identity module) card that connected your handset to your phone carrier. These physical SIM cards made it ...

SIMs offer faster activation, better security, and easy travel SIMs, but drawbacks include harder transfers, carrier limits, ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...

Still works with older phones. Easy to find in local markets. But requires physical handling and SIM swapping. Limited flexibility compared to eSIM. No remote activation, you need to be on-site. When ...

The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding your phone number on a removable card, an eSIM is a programmable, ...

E-SIM-only phones represent a shift in mobile technology, replacing physical SIM trays with digital profiles that store carrier information directly on the device. The iPhone 14+ (US) spearheads the ...

Has the eSIM standard finally caught up with the old-school SIM? Why aren’t we all living in a post-SIM card world? Let’s take a closer look at the current state of eSIM adoption. The US leads the ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

Apple’s new iPhones — the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus — won’t have physical SIM cards. The company announced the nugget at its event in Cupertino today, revealing that eSIM will be the only way the ...

The Pixel 7a delivers more premium features than ever for under $500, such as wireless charging support, a 90Hz refresh rate display, and a 64MP camera. Yes, the Google Pixel 7a has eSIM support. This ...