Google was the first company to launch eSIM capable smartphones. Later the eSIM environment got a huge lift with Apple’s embrace of eSIMs in its premium smartphones in 2018, including the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max.In 2019, shipments of eSIM-capable phones represented a minor 1%. On the back of Apple and Samsung’s support for eSIM-capable phones, other Android OEMs will also aim to launch phones with eSIM capabilities. This, should in fact, be on top of OEM agenda alongside 5G phones.”While eSIM phones are here to stay, it would not replace traditional replaceable SIMs. The new wave of eSIM-enabled phones will continue to have dual SIM functionality for the foreseeable future, until such time the market readiness is sufficient.

Source: Economic Times March 16, 2020 14:13 UTC