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SIM standes for Subscriber Identy Module .

SIM card is a piece of plastic that slots into your

smartphone (or mobile phone) that acts as your
unique ID, so that you can connect to a mobile phone
network. This lets you make calls .
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For more than 25 years the SIM card has been fundamental in the
development of mobile telecommunications.

-First SIM card introduced in 1991 about the size of a credit card and were
designed to store information used to identify and authenticate users .

 Then the size of SIM cards was reduced .

- In 1996 mini SIM card was introduced, then micro SIM card in 2003,
after that in 2012 the nano SIM card introduced and got 40x smaller
compared to the full size SIM card .

- eSIM first released in February 2016, which saved %90 space

compared to nano SIM card .
  eSIM stands for embedded SIM card which is soldered on
the devices motherboard .
 The eSIM is sometimes called an
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Card) .
 An eSIM will come in the form of an integrated SIM chip
that cannot not be removed from a device .

 The Google’s Pixel 2 is the first phone to introduce this

technology .
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eSIM advantages It is not removable It is removable

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Comes as a part of the phone Comes in various sizes
or motherboard (Standard,Micro,Nano)

Can use multiple carries Cannot use multiple

carries
You simply activate the plan
and carrier you like right You have to order a new SIM
from your phone card everytime you want to
change carrier
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 We will not easily lose the eSIM, since it is integrated in your

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mobile .
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 No specific slot is required unlike SIM cards, and it helps to
improve water and dust resistance .

 Since we will not have a slot and therefore, we will not have an
extractor .

 You’ll be able to change carriers without having to get a new

SIM
.

 eSIM technology supports multiple accounts and switching

between them is super easy .

 On a holiday in a different country, you can connect to a local

area and pay local prices for a day, a week, however long your
trip .
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 When mobile phone breaks, this is not possible in eSIM devices to

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retrieve the data such as contacts .
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 Users who like to use different mobile phones it is easy for them
with SIM cards to do so. It is not possible with eSIM card as it is
embedded in the motherboard of the mobile phone .

 This could also be a problem if your phone’s running out of

battery and you want to slip your SIM card into a friend’s phone
to check on something or make a call .
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 You need to have a device and a carrier that
supports eSIM in order to use it

 eSIM works by scanning a QR code using your

handset, after that an eSIM profile will be
uploaded on your device, you should activate
it .
 https://www.gsma.com/esim/

 http://www.telecomabc.com/e/esim.html

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 https://www.usmobile.com/blog/esim/

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 https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/esim-explainer/

 http://www.roamingbuzz.com/what-mobile-devices-that-support-esim-flexiroam/

 https://www.rfwireless-world.com/Terminology/Advantages-and-Disadvantages-of-eSIM.html

 https://tele2iot.com/article/evolution-of-sim-cards/

 https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/134640-what-is-an-esim-and-how-will-it-change-
connected-devices-for-the-better