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Can I use the same SIM card from my iPhone 6 for an iPhone 11?

Can I use the same SIM card from my iPhone 6 for an iPhone 11?


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Posted on Jan 9, 2020 7:28 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2020 7:38 AM

Both use nano-SIM, so yes. The SIM cards are compatible.


Whether the SIM swap will work? That depends on whether one or both of the phones are carrier-locked, and possibly on some other details.


iPhone 11 also provides an eSIM.


Most cellular providers can transfer a telephone number to a new purchase without a SIM swap. The Apple contents-data-transfer provides this path; contents and number are swapped, without a physical SIM swap.


And some cellular vendors do charge for moving a telephone number to a new phone.


Tech Specs:

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP705

iPhone 11 - Technical Specifications - Apple


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Jan 9, 2020 7:38 AM in response to aimee wighto

Both use nano-SIM, so yes. The SIM cards are compatible.


Whether the SIM swap will work? That depends on whether one or both of the phones are carrier-locked, and possibly on some other details.


iPhone 11 also provides an eSIM.


Most cellular providers can transfer a telephone number to a new purchase without a SIM swap. The Apple contents-data-transfer provides this path; contents and number are swapped, without a physical SIM swap.


And some cellular vendors do charge for moving a telephone number to a new phone.


Tech Specs:

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP705

iPhone 11 - Technical Specifications - Apple


Can I use the same SIM card from my iPhone 6 for an iPhone 11?

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