Phone manufacturers, including Apple, are moving away from physical SIM cards toward eSIMs for newer phone models. The change could cause headaches for customers. Lisa Eadicicco, a senior editor for ...

If you've ever upgraded to a new phone or switched carriers, chances are you're already familiar with the concept of a SIM (subscriber identity module) card. It's a tiny chip in your phone that ...

The eSIM alternative iSIM will integrate SIM functionality directly on a smartphone's processor, starting with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces ...

For the past three generations of the iPhone, Apple has stood alone in a particular area: eSIMs. Apple made a shift that many had anticipated since the first eSIM was launched in 2016, dropping the ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. eSIMs are a recent trend that have taken the world by storm.

Testing the Holafly (left), Airalo (middle) and Nomad (right) eSIMs on the Oppo Find X8 series Nirave Gondhia / Digital Trends If you’re considering traveling abroad, you’ve probably wondered how to ...

For the last few years, Apple and other phone manufacturers along with the cell providers, have introduced a feature called the eSIM, or electronic SIM, which is not a physical SIM at all. Rather, it ...

Samuel has spent years writing about mobile carriers and their networks following a stint working as a technician in a carrier phone store. Whether it's helping people avoid 36-month payment plans, or ...

I'll gladly pay a premium to keep my regular number and data plan when visiting other countries — here's the case for it.

Unlike a physical SIM card in our phones, an eSIM can be acquired and transferred digitally. Thousands of donors are sending them to journalist Mirna El Helbawi, who provides them to people in the ...