How many eSIMs can you have?

How many eSIMs can you have?

The exact number of eSIMs that can be held simultaneously on one device depends on the device manufacturer. The number usually ranges between 1 and 8. But we’ve heard rumours of devices that hold up to 20 eSIM profiles.

For example, the most recent iPhone – iPhone 15 – supports up to 8 eSIMs at once. Samsung devices on the other hand support just 1 eSIM.

That’s not to be confused with how many eSIMs can be active at the same time. Most devices only allow the user to have 1 active eSIM at a time.

Things are a little different with dual-SIM phones. Some devices allow the user to have 1 physical SIM and 1 eSIM active at the same time. Some other dual-SIM devices support 2 active eSIMs. For example, Apple only supports 2 active eSIMs on iPhone 13 models and later. All earlier models can work in physical SIM + eSIM configuration.

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