iPhone 13 mini IPhone 13 and 13 Mini Sim Card Installation?

[ronniejoe]

I purchased both the IPhone 13 and 13 Mini as I want to test both of these phones before I return one of them back.


My sim card that i have are two different sim cards that i use for the old iphone SE. These are nano sims correct?


Now I want to try both of these sim cards on my new iphones.


Could I insert two of these sim cards in each iphone since I read its dual sim card? So you would have two inside and thus both are activated? I"m confused with this because how do you make sure when you use data, it activates on one sim card and not the other? One of my sim card is nonUS whereas the other one is US.


Is it easy to put the sim card inside with an issue? I don't want an issue where I make a mistake and then the sim card get stuck or anything like that. Or it cause damage to one of the iphones as I'm going to return one of them.


Ideally in the end, I want to use my nonUS sim card in the new IPhone 13 or 13 Mini as I'm keeping one. Then use my US sim card in my old iphone SE.

 

[now i see it]

Just swap one of your SIM cards back and forth between the two phones you want to test.
It’s easy to eject the SIM card tray. A paper clip works perfectly.
Use one phone one day and the other phone the next.

 

[ronniejoe]

I have that pin thing to push the sim tray out with my iphone SE. It like a needle so to speak. So i can use that with the new iphone right?


So you want me to only put one sim card at a time with the two new iphones i want to test? Again im only keeping one of these phones. But i want to test both sim cards on it. So you can't put both in? You don't recommend it right?


Again after i choose which new iphone i will keep, my nonUS sim will be in it. As my us sim... i will keep it inside my old iphone SE and also use it as well but very sparingly. But could i use both sim cards in the new iphone though? Or that would be issue?

 

[ApfelKuchen]

I have that pin thing to push the sim tray out with my iphone SE. It like a needle so to speak. So i can use that with the new iphone right?


So you want me to only put one sim card at a time with the two new iphones i want to test? Again im only keeping one of these phones. But i want to test both sim cards on it. So you can't put both in? You don't recommend it right?


Again after i choose which new iphone i will keep, my nonUS sim will be in it. As my us sim... i will keep it inside my old iphone SE and also use it as well but very sparingly. But could i use both sim cards in the new iphone though? Or that would be issue?

Yes, you can use the same SIM tool that you have from the SE.

Unless you bought your iPhone in China, Hong Kong, or Macao, your new iPhones can only hold one physical SIM card at a time. "Dual SIM" iPhones made for the rest of the world can hold a single physical SIM plus an eSIM (embedded SIM - a programmable SIM card built into the phone). This support article has more details: https://support.apple.com/HT209044

On iPhone 13 models it's possible to transfer the information from a physical SIM to the eSIM. I'm not sure every carrier allows it, but one way to use this feature is to transfer the SIM you use as your main phone service to the eSIM, so that you can use a variety of physical SIMs when you travel.

 

[ronniejoe]

Wait. I bought my IPhone 13 and 13 Mini from apple.com though. So i can only put one physical sim card in at once just like with my old iphone se?


im confused what you are saying here.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Wait. I bought my IPhone 13 and 13 Mini from apple.com though. So i can only put one physical sim card in at once just like with my old iphone se?


im confused what you are saying here.

Why would it matter whether you bought from apple.com? What matters is where in the world you live. If you live in China, Hong Kong, or Macao, apple.com will send you a phone that will hold two physical SIMs. If you live anywhere else, they will send you an iPhone that has one physical SIM and one eSIM.

Assuming you do not live in China, Hong Kong, or Macao, then yes, your new iPhones only hold one physical SIM. Unlike your SE, they also have an eSIM. The eSIM allows you to setup a second phone line. Please read the support article: https://support.apple.com/HT209044