eSIM Compatible Devices
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The Short Answer
Almost Every Flagship Phone Sold since 2018 Supports eSIM. That Means Every iPhone from the XR Onwards, Every Google Pixel from the Pixel 3, and Samsung Galaxy Phones from the S20 Generation, along with the Z Fold and Z Flip Range. Mid-range and Budget Lines — Galaxy A, Redmi, Poco, Moto G, OnePlus Nord — Usually Do Not, Whatever They Cost.
The Rule That Catches People out Is Not the Model, It Is the Market. The Very Same Phone Can Ship with eSIM in Europe and without It in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or South Korea, under an Identical Name. The Only Test That Is Always Right Is the Hardware Itself: Dial *#06# and Look for a 32-Digit EID. If There Is One, the Device Has an eSIM Chip.
Check Your Device Automatically
Open This Page on the Device You Plan to Travel with and Tap the Button. It Is More Reliable Than Searching for Your Model Name, Because It Identifies the Exact Variant You Are Holding Rather Than the One the Marketing Name Describes.
On a Computer There Is No Model to Read, so the Check Offers a QR Code to Continue on Your Phone. You Can Also Find Your Model in the List Below. Jump to the List
How to Check It Yourself
On an iPhone or iPad
Open Settings, Tap Cellular or Mobile Data, and Look for Add eSIM or Add Cellular Plan. If the Option Is There, the Device Supports eSIM.
On Android
On a Pixel, Open Settings, Then Network & Internet, Then SIMs. On a Samsung, Open Settings, Then Connections, Then SIM Manager. Look for Add eSIM or Add Mobile Plan.
Dial *#06# and Look for an EID
Dial *#06# on Any Phone. Alongside the IMEI You Will See a 32-Digit EID If the Device Has an eSIM Chip. No EID Means No eSIM Support, Whatever the Model Name Says.
On a Smartwatch
A Watch Needs the LTE or Cellular Version, and Its eSIM Is Issued by the Carrier behind the Paired Phone Plan. A Travel eSIM Cannot Be Installed on One.
Supported Phones by Brand
Every Phone We Can Confirm Supports eSIM, Grouped by Manufacturer and Newest First. Each Brand Starts with the Rule That Governs Its Range — Which Series Have eSIM, Which Never Got It, and Where the Exceptions Are — Because a Model Name on Its Own Rarely Answers the Question. Two Badges Do the Rest of the Work: One Marks a Phone Sold in Some Markets without eSIM, the Other Marks a Phone with No SIM Tray at All. Start Typing to Filter the List, or Use the Automatic Check above and Skip It Entirely.
Every iPhone from the XR and XS Generation Onwards Supports eSIM — That Is 2018 and Later. Two Exceptions Matter When Buying Abroad: Units Sold in Mainland China Have No eSIM at All and Carry Two Physical SIM Trays Instead, and Every US Model from the iPhone 14 Onwards Has No SIM Tray, so eSIM Is the Only Option. From the iPhone 13 Onwards You Can Keep Two eSIM Profiles Active at the Same Time.
eSIM Starts with the Galaxy S20 Generation and Runs through Every S-series Flagship since, Plus the Z Fold and Z Flip Foldables and the Note 20. The A and M Series Almost Never Have It, Whatever the Price. The Bigger Catch Is Where the Phone Was Bought: Galaxy Units Sold in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Most of South Korea Ship without eSIM under Exactly the Same Model Name.
Every Pixel from the Pixel 3 Onwards Supports eSIM, and Dual eSIM — Two Profiles Active at Once — Arrived with the Pixel 7. Pixels Bought in Hong Kong Are the Exception and Have None, and US Pixel 10 Models Have Dropped the SIM Tray Entirely.
Xiaomi Keeps eSIM for Its Flagship Line — the Numbered Series and Its Pro and Ultra Variants. Redmi and Poco Phones Almost Never Have It, Which Surprises People Who Bought a well-specified Redmi Note Expecting the Same Features.
The Numbered Flagships from the OnePlus 11 Onwards Support eSIM. The Nord Line and the R Variants Do Not, and the Regional Model Codes Differ Enough That Two Phones Sold as the Same OnePlus Can Disagree.
The Razr Foldables and the Edge Flagships Support eSIM. The Moto G Range — by Far the Most Widely Sold Motorola — Does Not.
eSIM Is Confined to the Find X and Find N Flagships. The Reno and A Lines Do Not Have It, and Availability Varies by Market More Than for Most Brands.
Only a Short Window of Huawei Flagships around the P40 and Mate 40 Shipped with eSIM. The P40 Pro+ Is the Exception People Run into Most Often — despite Being the Top Model of That Range, It Has None.
The Magic Flagships and the Magic V Foldables Carry eSIM. The Numbered mid-range Mostly Does Not.
eSIM Appears on the X-series Flagships. vivo Varies by Market More Than Almost Any Other Brand, so a Model Sold with eSIM in One Country May Not Have It in the Next — Check the EID Rather Than the Model Name.
The Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 Flagships Support eSIM from the IV Generation Onwards, and the mid-range Xperia 10 from the III.
Regional Variants and Carrier Locks
The Same Model Can Ship with eSIM in One Country and without It in Another, under an Identical Name. This Is the Single Most Common Reason a Phone on This List Still Will Not Take a Plan.
Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau
iPhones Sold in Mainland China Have No eSIM at All — They Carry Two Physical SIM Trays Instead. Hong Kong and Macau Units Are the Same, with a Handful of Exceptions. Galaxy and Pixel Phones Bought in Hong Kong, Mainland China or Taiwan Also Ship without eSIM, Even Though the Model Name Is Identical to the Global One.
United States Models
Every iPhone from the 14 Onwards Sold in the United States Has No SIM Tray and Runs on eSIM Only. That Is Good News for Travel: There Is Nothing to Swap. The Catch Is the Carrier Lock — a Device Still Tied to the Carrier That Sold It Will Refuse a Second eSIM until It Is Unlocked.
Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia
Most Galaxy Phones Bought in South Korea Have No eSIM, Apart from Recent Flagships. Some Pixel Models Sold in Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Southeast Asia Are Also Built without It. If a Phone Was Bought Abroad, Check the EID with *#06# Rather Than Trusting the Model Name.
Models We Know Ship without eSIM in Some Markets
eSIM-Only Devices (No SIM Tray)
These Have No SIM Tray at All. Abroad That Is an Advantage — There Is Nothing to Open and Nothing to Lose — but It Also Means a Travel Plan Is the Only Way to Get a Local Rate.
Devices That Do Not Support eSIM
eSIM Is a Chip Soldered in at the Factory, so It Cannot Be Added Later by a Software Update, a Setting or an Accessory. If a Device Is on This List, Nothing Will Change the Answer. These Are the Models We Are Asked about Most — Mostly Phones from Just before eSIM Became Standard, and mid-range Lines That Never Received It.
That Does Not End the Trip. A Travel eSIM Installs on Any Compatible Device You Are Carrying, so a Tablet, a Laptop with a built-in Modem or a Pocket Hotspot Will Cover the Phone over Wi-Fi — and a Hotspot Covers Everyone Travelling with You at the Same Time. Failing That, a Local Physical SIM Bought on Arrival Still Works.
How Many eSIM Profiles Can Your Device Hold?
This Matters More Than It Sounds When You Travel Often. A Stored Profile Costs Nothing and Uses No Data until You Switch It on, so Last year's Japan Plan Can Sit Alongside Next month's Europe One and You Simply Pick the Right One on Landing. What Varies between Devices Is How Many You Can Keep and How Many Can Run at Once — an iPhone Holds Eight and, from the iPhone 13, Keeps Two Active Side by Side, Which Is What Lets Your Home Number Receive Calls While the Travel Plan Carries the Data. The Figures below Are the Ones Manufacturers Publish; Devices without a Published Number Are Left out Rather Than Guessed At.
| Brand | Devices | Profiles Stored | Active at Once |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iPhone Air – iPhone 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Apple | Watch Ultra 2 – Watch SE | 8 | 1 |
| Apple | iPad Pro 11-inch (M1) – iPad (11th generation) | 8 | 1 |
| Apple | iPhone XS Max – iPhone 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Pixel 7a – Pixel 10 | Not Published | 2 |
Beyond Phones
Tablets, Laptops and Travel Hotspots Take an Ordinary Travel eSIM. Smartwatches Do Not, and It Is Worth Knowing Why before You Buy One.
Watches
41 modelA Watch eSIM Comes from the Carrier That Runs the Paired Phone Plan, so a Travel eSIM Cannot Be Installed on One. These Watches Have the Hardware — They Just Will Not Accept a Profile from Anywhere Else.
Mobile Routers
6 modelsTablets
27 modelsOnly the Cellular Version of a Tablet Has a Modem. A Wi-Fi-only Model of the Same Tablet Cannot Use an eSIM at All.
Laptops
15 modelsOther Devices
1 modelCars and Other Connected Things
Modern Cars, Trackers and Smart Luggage Carry an Embedded eSIM Too, but It Is Soldered in and Provisioned by the Manufacturer — There Is No Menu to Add a Plan to. A Travel eSIM Belongs on the Phone, Tablet, Laptop or Hotspot You Carry, Not on the Car.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Questions We Are Actually Asked before a First eSIM Purchase, Answered without the Sales Pitch.
Dial *#06#. If a 32-Digit EID Appears Next to the IMEI, the Phone Has an eSIM Chip. You Can Also Open the SIM Settings and Look for an Add eSIM Option, or Use the Automatic Check on This Page, Which Reads the Model Straight from Your Browser.
No. eSIM Is a Chip Soldered into the Device during Manufacturing, so It Cannot Be Added Later by an Update or an Accessory. A Phone without an EID Will Never Support eSIM.
Almost Always a Carrier Lock. A Phone Bought on a Contract Stays Tied to That Carrier until It Is Released, and a Locked Device Refuses Any eSIM but Its Own. Ask the Carrier to Unlock It — That Is Free Once the Contract Is Met.
Yes, More Than Most People Expect. The Same Model Can Ship with eSIM in Europe and without It in Mainland China, Hong Kong or South Korea. The Model Name Is Identical, so the Only Reliable Test Is the EID.
Every iPhone from the XR and XS Generation Onwards, as Long as It Was Not Bought in Mainland China. From the iPhone 13 Onwards Two eSIM Profiles Can Be Active at the Same Time.
The Galaxy S20 Generation and Everything after It, the Z Fold and Z Flip Range, and the Note 20. The A and M Series Mostly Do Not, and Units Sold in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea Often Ship without It.
It Is a Phone with No SIM Tray, Such as Every iPhone 14 and Later Sold in the United States, or the iPhone Air Everywhere. Abroad It Is an Advantage: There Is No Tray to Open and Nothing to Lose, and a Travel Plan Installs in a Couple of Minutes.
An iPhone Stores Eight or More and, from the iPhone 13 Onwards, Keeps Two of Them Active at Once. Most Android Phones Store Several but Run One at a Time, Alongside a Physical SIM. Storing a Profile Costs Nothing — Only the Active One Uses Data.
Yes. That Is the Usual Setup: The Home SIM Stays in for Calls and Texts, and the Travel eSIM Carries the Data. Turn off Data Roaming on the Home Line so It Cannot Quietly Bill You.
On the Cellular Version, Yes. Wi-Fi-only Tablets Have No Modem, so There Is Nothing for a Plan to Connect to, No Matter Which Model It Is.
No. A Watch with LTE Gets Its eSIM from the Carrier That Runs the Paired Phone Plan, and It Will Not Accept a Profile from Anywhere Else. Use the Watch over Bluetooth with a Phone Carrying the Travel Plan Instead.
Yes, If It Has a built-in Modem. Windows Laptops with a WWAN Module Install a Profile the Same Way a Phone Does, and Most Modern Travel Hotspots Accept One Too.
Not Necessarily. The List Covers the Devices We Can Confirm, and New Models Appear Constantly. Check the EID with *#06# — That Answer Comes from the Hardware and Is Always Right.
Yes, Briefly. Install It over Wi-Fi before You Travel, or over Your Home Network at the Airport. Once Installed It Activates on Arrival without Any Further Connection.
Your Device Works — What Happens Next?
Nothing Is Shipped and Nothing Has to Be Collected. A Travel eSIM Is a Profile Your Phone Downloads, so the Whole Thing Takes about the Length of a Coffee Queue.
Pick Where You Are Going
Choose a Country or a Regional Plan and the Amount of Data You Expect to Use. Nothing Activates yet, so Buying a Week before You Fly Is Fine.
Install before You Fly
Install It over Your Home Wi-Fi — One Tap, or a QR Code If You Prefer. Do It before You Travel, Because Installing Needs a Connection and Arrivals Halls Rarely Offer a Good One.
Land and Switch It On
The Plan Starts When You First Connect Abroad, Not When You Buy. Your Home SIM Stays in the Phone for Calls and Texts; Turn Its Data Roaming off and the Travel eSIM Carries Everything Else.
Next Steps
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