iPhone 12 SIM card: All info

To be able to make calls, write messages or surf the Internet on the go with your iPhone 12, you need a nano SIM card. Thanks to the so-called dual-SIM function, the iPhone 12 can be operated via an eSIM card in addition to the nano-SIM card.

SIM card: How to insert the nano-SIM card into your iPhone 12

The small nano-SIM card is inserted into the iPhone 12 via a slot on the side. If you want to change your SIM card or insert it into the iPhone 12 for the first time, proceed as follows:

1. The slot for the SIM card is located on the right side of the iPhone.
2. To open the SIM slot, you can either use the included SIM card tool or a paper clip.
3. Gently press the tool into the round opening of the SIM slot. After it has given way briefly at first, it then moves out.
4. Then insert the nano SIM card into the SIM card slot and push it back into your iPhone 12.

iPhone 12: SIM card too big - what you can do

Have you received a SIM card from your mobile provider that does not match the size of your iPhone 12, you need to determine the required format of the card. For the iPhone 12, this is the so-called nano SIM card, which is the smallest of all variants. In order to match as many device generations as possible, most mobile providers supply SIM cards that are too large. However, these can be cut to size yourself by marking or broken by punching.