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iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro in Canada Still Have SIM Trays, Unlike the USA
Apple said during its special event today that its iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro smartphones in the U.S. would eliminate the SIM tray altogether for the first time, instead focusing on eSIM.
The company debuted eSIM support way back in the fall of 2018 and later expanded it to dual eSIM with iPhone 13 or newer, allowing customers to purchase a phone plan right on their device, without the need for a physical SIM card. This adds convenience when travelling and according to Apple adds an extra layer of security as well.
Major carriers such as Rogers, Telus, Bell and their flanker brands support eSIM.
As for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro devices sold in Canada, they will indeed still have a physical SIM card tray. In our ghetto image mashup above, you can see how Apple’s website in Canada still shows the SIM card slot, while the U.S. version of the site does not.
Apple.ca also shows the SIM tray still exists on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus as well. Apple.com does not have the SIM tray visible in its marketing images of these phones.
If you’re looking to switch to eSIM on your new iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, you’ll have to reach out to your wireless carrier when these devices become available. For now, we’re not quite ready to ditch the physical SIM card just yet in Canada, it appears.
You can check out new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro pricing below:
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Ugh the big three stifling invocation yet again by mailing you QR codes and charging for them too.
They should be emailing them, and they should be free. Waste of plastic.
Or self-serve via their app and website upon login.
Funny enough, that’s exactly how it works on Freedom. You login and generate an eSIM QR code in your account, free and instant. Big 3 are just greedy, sadly.
Yup, total money grab on the part of the Big 3. But what else is new, eh?
Do the tray-less U.S. models support more than one number via eSIM?
All iPhones from iPhone 13 onwards do
But iPhone 13 isn’t tray-less, right? I am wondering whether, in the absence of a physical SIM, two eSIMS are possible.
iPhone 13 and later can do dual eSIMs. Previous iPhones can only do one eSIM and one normal SIM. Not dual eSIMs
Yes, Apple’s wording is “supports multiple eSIMs”. How many, it’s not clear at this point. At least not to me.
Two eSIMs are possible to be active at the same time with the 14 series in the US.
For previous models, you could add multiple eSIMs to your phone, but have only one active at a time.
Technically Apple did not debut dual eSIM support in 2018 as the article states. They debuted dual SIM support then. But dual eSIM support did not come until 2021 with the iPhone 13 range.
Whoops, clarified!
I wonder if there will be a market selling Canadian phones with Sim tray to US buyers…
I am already looking to buy a Canada version
Your article fails to denote that the US/Puerto Rico models that have only eSIM, are the mmWave models of the iPhone 14 series devices.
Every other market doesn’t have these mmWave models.
https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/cellularlists all the models.Does the Canadian model finally have mmWave? I can’t seem to see it anywhere 🤷♂️
No.
That’s the difference between these eSIM only US models & the SIM slotted models in other regions.
https://www.apple.com/iphone/cellular/No.
That’s the difference between these eSIM only US models & the SIM slotted models in other regions.
https://www.apple.com/iphone/cellular/Zut! So no eSIM coming for Vidéotron soon, since they will not be forced to support it.
if I want a plan in Canada and the USA should I be buying this dual sim card phone in Canada or in the USA? I work in both countries and want to maintain my Canadian number