Digital Trends

Google, Apple and Samsung need to decide: eSIM or physical SIM

For the past three generations of the iPhone, Apple has stood alone in a particular area: eSIMs. Apple made a shift that many had anticipated since the first eSIM was launched in 2016, dropping the ...
Android

Pixel 10 Owners Swapped Broken Units… and Got Phones With SIM Slots

Some Pixel 10 owners in the US requesting RMAs have received the global variant, which includes a physical SIM card slot instead of being eSIM-only. While performance remains the same, these ...
Digital Trends

What is an eSIM, is it better than a physical SIM, and which phones are eSIM only?

The world of eSIMs has taken a huge step forward over the past month, as first Google launched the eSIM-only Pixel 10 range in the US, and then Apple expanded the regions that were eSIM-only for the ...
Android Authority

Google abandoning physical SIM cards on the Pixel 10 is an abject loss for consumers

Modern smartphone are fantastic. Models like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 remind us that innovation isn’t dead, daring us to ask manufacturers to increasingly push hardware and design limits to ...
Android Authority

The Pixel 10 fixes my biggest hardware pet peeve, but many of you won't see it

Much ink has been spilled around the Pixel 10’s SIM situation. In the US, the three main phones — Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL — ship without a physical SIM slot. You can use two eSIMs at the same ...
Android Police

The hidden downsides of switching to eSIM-only phones

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...