eSIM
Noun
Meaning
eSIM (plural eSIMs)
(telecommunications) Initialism of embedded SIM (“virtual SIM that is integrated in the cellular device”).
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The Motorola Razr 5G will have 256GB onboard storage and a single nano SIM slot, and also support eSIM functionality.
It’s a dual-SIM smartphone, with one eSIM and one Nano-SIM card slot.
If you would rather not use Project Fi’s eSIM, you can insert a physical SIM card at any time and set up your phone as you normally would.
With an increasing need for workplace mobility, Acer has incorporated Gemalto miniaturized embedded SIM (eSIM) into its Swift 7 laptops to offer ultra-portable always-connected PCs that enable users to be connected on the go.
Again, the carrier will need to support eSIM.
Even though networks provide eSIM services, getting them is a headache on its own.