Your phone is probably ready.
Almost every phone sold since 2019 has an eSIM chip. Here’s the ten-second test, then the full list — including the regional models that quietly don’t.
Open the keypad and type it. If a long number labelled EID appears under the IMEI, your phone is eSIM compatible. No EID, no eSIM.
iPhone: Settings → Mobile Data → Add eSIM. Android: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Add eSIM. If the option exists, you’re set.
Models purchased in mainland China do not support eSIM.
iPhone 17 Pro Max
iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Air
iPhone 17
iPhone 16e
iPhone 16 Pro Max
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14
iPhone SE 3 (2022)
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Mini
iPhone 13
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Mini
iPhone 12
iPhone SE 2 (2020)
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XR
Regulation and regional SKUs mean many Samsung and Xiaomi units from those markets ship with the eSIM function disabled, even when the model number matches ours.
If your phone is locked to a carrier — typically bought on an instalment contract — it may refuse a second profile. Buying it outright almost always means unlocked. Ask your carrier; the answer is free.
The chip can be there while the software is not. iOS 12.1 minimum, Android 10 or later. A pending system update is sometimes the whole story.
Cellular iPads, Apple Watch and many 4G hotspots take eSIMs too. Our data plans work in them, but device setup differs — write to us and we’ll walk you through it.
Install the eSIM in any compatible device — a travel companion’s spare phone, a pocket router — and share the connection over WiFi.
Send us your exact model and where you bought it. We check against the operator database and tell you yes or no before you spend anything.