Here's how Dual SIM works on the iPhone XS and XS Max

12 September 2018
In most places, you'll get one physical SIM and one eSIM, but there are exceptions.

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  • Pritam
  • BL6
  • 13 Sep 2018

iphone X-R also have dual sim facility ....

    Anonymous, 13 Sep 2018Is this the same kind of eSIM that last years Pixel models had?Unfortunately, yes.

      Too hard. Too may things to consider, lack of carrier support amongst other etc . . . Maybe the setup works better in a few years.

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        • Anonymous
        • X$t
        • 13 Sep 2018

        I hope Google will finally make Pixel 4 dual SIM. Come on, it's 2018 already!

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          • Anonymous
          • PPh
          • 13 Sep 2018

          Bewildered , 13 Sep 2018First of all you have to accept that an Esim is essentially... moreIs this the same kind of eSIM that last years Pixel models had?

            Wilto, 13 Sep 2018Lol . The way dual SIM functionality is explained makes me laughyup, precisely what I wanna say...
            as if that's a whole new world, the rest of the market where dual SIM is available known how it functioned years ago

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              • Wilto
              • D0d
              • 13 Sep 2018

              Lol . The way dual SIM functionality is explained makes me laugh

                Goddammit Apple. How hard is it to make a proper dual sim phone?

                  Works only in China?
                  Well, what you think people?
                  Is it a deal-breaker?

                    This is just pure innovation. Uh, Apple is shining too bright for my eyes.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • EKQ
                      • 13 Sep 2018

                      Wow..
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                      How about sd card slot..?!

                        Why not just keep thing actually simple and give everyone the actual dual Sim iPhone xs Max instead.

                        In fact, if it is possible, we can even have 3 sim card iPhone ( 2 usual 1 plus 1 eSim).

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                          • Len
                          • 13 Sep 2018

                          Based on our network performance (our country just recently got 4G, we'll get eSIM sometime after 2030. So until then, iPhone users here would still be holding their new toy and the old one packed together in one hand with both logos out for maximum brag power.

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                            • Bewildered
                            • 39x
                            • 13 Sep 2018

                            First of all you have to accept that an Esim is essentially like having a Komodo Dragon guarding your phone

                            The number one weakness is remote anti theft command and /searching are disabled once your sim card is removed, which no longer applies if you have an Esim.

                            Like CDMA phones which requires the network to activate your phone, you can't change the sim so can't use the phone on other network.

                            If not for the fact that very few networks support Esim this interim need for a physical sim card has been adopted by Apple

                            Instead of the multitude of sim cards each network has to recognise the one sim

                            If I guess right a dual sim allows you to travel e.g. holiday work abroad, and the standard single sim, travelling abroad you effectively disable the Home sim card and use a Local network so avoiding international call charges to physical locations in the travelled to location

                            This will be a first, where Apple leads. I am not a fan of Apple but on this networks are being pushed to adopt eSim

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mE0
                              • 12 Sep 2018

                              Anonymous, 12 Sep 2018They just have to complicate even the most basic stuff. Thi... moreHow does it work on other devices?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • JA%
                                • 12 Sep 2018

                                They just have to complicate even the most basic stuff. This is Apple alright.

                                  So only china will get real dual-sim support... That's absurd. Clearly there is enough space to house two-sim cards, so then why not make it like that world-wide?

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