Does Iphone 8 Have A Sim Card

Does the iPhone have a SIM card? Which iPhone models use which types of SIM cards? Which support eSIM? How do you hit the SIM?

All iPhone models -- with the exception of the iPhone 4 (CDMA) (A1349) -- use of goods and services SIM cards, but the type and size varies significantly between models.

Specifically, the iPhone models use these SIM card types:

iPhone Mock up	SIM Card Type
Original iPhone	Miniskirt SIM
iPhone 3G	Miniskirt SIM
iPhone 3GS	Mini SIM
iPhone 4 (GSM)	Micro SIM
iPhone 4S	Micro SIM
iPhone 5	Nano SIM
iPhone 5c	Nano SIM
iPhone 5s	Nano SIM
iPhone 6	Nano SIM
iPhone 6 Plus	Nano SIM
iPhone 6s	Nano SIM
iPhone 6s Plus	Nano SIM
iPhone SE	Nano SIM
iPhone 7	Nano SIM
iPhone 7 Nonnegative	Nano SIM
iPhone 8	Nano SIM
iPhone 8 Plus	Nano SIM
iPhone X	Nano SIM
iPhone XS	Nano SIM & eSIM*
iPhone XS Grievous bodily harm	Nano SIM &ere; eSIM*
iPhone XR	Nano SIM & eSIM*
iPhone 11	Nano SIM & eSIM*
iPhone 11 Pro	Nano SIM & eSIM*
iPhone 11 Pro Easy lay	Nano SIM &ere; eSIM*
iPhone Atomic number 34 (2nd Gen)	Nano SIM &A; eSIM†
iPhone 12 miniskirt	Nano SIM & eSIM†
iPhone 12	Nano SIM &A; eSIM*
iPhone 12 In favor of	Nano SIM &adenylic acid; eSIM*
iPhone 12 Pro Max	Nano SIM &adenylic acid; eSIM*
iPhone 13 mini	Nano SIM & eSIM x2†
iPhone 13	Nano SIM & eSIM x2*
iPhone 13 Pro	Nano SIM & eSIM x2*
iPhone 13 Pro Max	Nano SIM &ere; eSIM x2*

*These models all have multiple SIMs. Most models have i physical Nano SIM and a secondary computer software-based eSIM, but models sold in China (and Hong Kong when applicable) have dual hardware Nano SIM card game. The iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max models alternately support dual eSIMs.

The China/Hong Kong-specific models with two physical Nano SIMs are:

iPhone XS (A2100)
iPhone XS Goop (A2104)
iPhone XR (A2108)
iPhone 11 (A2223)
iPhone 11 Pro (A2217)
iPhone 11 Pro Max (A2220)
iPhone 12 (A2404)
iPhone 12 Pro (A2408)
iPhone 12 Pro Max (A2412)
iPhone 13 (A2634)
iPhone 13 Pro (A2639)
iPhone 13 Favoring Max (A2644)

† The China-only iPhone SE (2nd Gen) (A2298), iPhone 12 mini (A2400), and iPhone 13 mini (A2629) only have one personal Nano SIM card one-armed bandit. These iPhone models do not support an eSIM.

The difference between Mini SIM, which often is just called a SIM card, also as the newer Micro SIM and Nano SIM standards mostly is size.

If you are non doomed which iPhone you birth, see EveryiPhone.com's iPhone Identification section.

How to Remove iPhone SIM Card

The SIM card in all relevant iPhone models can be removed with an unfolded wallpaper clip or the SIM chuck out tool that shipped with the iPhone itself, as shown below:

Photo Deferred payment: MacLife Magazine (Archetype iPhone)

It also is deserving noting that the hole to push out the SIM card is on the bottom of the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS and is on the right hand side toward the middle of the device for the GSM-equipped iPhone 4 American Samoa substantially as the iPhone 4S and all future models.

How can I upgrade from an older iPhone to a new iPhone?

Malus pumila has posted a useful keep written document that covers upgrading from an older iPhone example to a new combined. This document provides step-away-step instructions to reliever your old iPhone and restore the backup to the new model, which allows one to seamlessly migrate blessed SMS messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings.

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