iPad mini iPad Mini 6 - Can it use a SIM card AND an eSIM?

[dmk1974]

I have an eSIM in my M2 iPad Air and my wife has a physical SIM card in her iPad Mini 6. I may be swapping my iPad for a different one, but want to keep the eSIM alive if I get rid of my Air. Can the iPad Mini 6 use an eSIM and physical SIM card at the same time (like, say, an iPhone 13)? Thanks!

 

[Apple_Robert]

Yes, it can use both.

 

[rui no onna]

I have an eSIM in my M2 iPad Air and my wife has a physical SIM card in her iPad Mini 6. I may be swapping my iPad for a different one, but want to keep the eSIM alive if I get rid of my Air. Can the iPad Mini 6 use an eSIM and physical SIM card at the same time (like, say, an iPhone 13)? Thanks!

At the same time, no. None of the iPads are Dual SIM, Dual Active or even Dual SIM, Dual Standby.

However, you can have a physical SIM and multiple eSIMs stored on the device at the same time. Only one SIM can be active (selected for data) at any given time, though.