Pro Max Price ComparedĪpple details how to remove or switch SIM cards in an iPhone 11, Pro or Pro Max. For reference, the iPhone 11 series utilize a nano-SIM card. There is no difference between the different types of SIM cards save for their size. Nano-SIMs debuted in 2012 and essentially have no plastic border around the chip. Micro-SIM cards were introduced in 2003 and are much smaller than their predecessor. Phones made around 1996 use the standard SIM card that had more plastic surrounding the chip.

Whether the device utilizes a standard SIM card, a micro-SIM, or a nano-SIM, often depends on when the device was made. Another common reason is when adding a local data plan while traveling outside the country. There are various reasons why a dual-SIM setup is useful with the most common being using one number for business purposes and the other for personal use. There is only one SIM card tray on a standard iPhone 11, Pro and Pro Max, the exception being in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, where devices come with space for two SIMs. A SIM card is also needed to subscribe and use mobile data. For example, a SIM card is needed to use apps like WhatsApp or to use cellular services like receiving or sending SMS, and making or receiving phone calls.

However, if a connection to a cellular network is required then a SIM card will have to be inserted into the iPhone 11 device.

Apple makes it very easy to insert or remove a SIM card on an iPhone 11, Pro or Pro Max. It is possible to use any of these iPhone models without a SIM card, if connected to WiFi, and access any of the apps that do not require cell reception.

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