How to insert sim card on iphone 13

Introduction

Use this guide to remove or replace the SIM tray and SIM card in your iPhone 13 mini.

This guide is for the physical SIM card only; the embedded SIM (eSIM) is silicon-based and cannot be removed.

• Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located near the bottom left corner of the iPhone.

• Press firmly to eject the tray and remove it.

• The SIM card will fall out of the tray easily.

• When reinserting the SIM card, make sure it's in the proper orientation inside the tray.

• A thin rubber gasket around the SIM tray provides water and dust protection. If this gasket is damaged or missing, replace the gasket or the entire SIM tray to protect your iPhone's internal components.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Learn how to remove or transfer the SIM card in your iPhone.

If you purchased an iPhone 14 model in the United States, your iPhone doesn't have a SIM tray. Learn how to set up an eSIM instead.

Find your model below to locate the SIM tray. To pop open the SIM tray, insert a paper clip or a SIM-eject tool into the hole beside the tray. Push in, towards your iPhone, but don’t force it. If you're having difficulty ejecting the SIM tray, take your device to your carrier or an Apple Store for help.

After you remove your SIM card from the tray, notice the notch in one corner of the new SIM card. Place the new SIM card into the tray — it will fit only one way, because of the notch. Then insert the tray into the device completely and in the same orientation that you removed it. The tray also fits only one way.

Find the SIM tray on the left side:

• iPhone 14 Pro*
• iPhone 14 Pro Max*
• iPhone 14*
• iPhone 14 Plus*

• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 mini

• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max

In China mainland, the SIM tray on iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max can hold two nano-SIM cards.

* Except when purchased in the United States. An iPhone 14 model in the United States doesn't have a SIM card.

Find the SIM tray on the right side:

• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X

In China mainland, the SIM tray on iPhone 11, iPhone XR, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max can hold two nano-SIM cards.

Find the SIM tray on the right side:

• iPhone SE (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation)
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus

• iPhone 7
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6

• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4s
• iPhone 4 (GSM model)

Find the SIM tray on the top:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• Original iPhone

Learn more

• Learn how to import contacts from your SIM card to your iPhone.
• Since your Voicemail messages might not be available after you swap a SIM card, learn how to save Voicemail messages.
• Find out which SIM card your device uses.

Published Date: September 15, 2022