>ESIMs aim to solve those issues. While they still require a chip inside the phone, I still see this a lot in articles, but it's not true. It doesn't have to b

>ESIMs aim to solve those issues. While they still require a chip inside the phone, I still see this a lot in articles, but it's not true. It doesn't have to be built into the phone. There are even SIM card-sized products [1] that have an eUICC conforming to the GSMA's consumer eSIM specification. Basically bringing eSIMs to any (Android) phone with a traditional SIM card slot. It's actually quite clever. [1] https://blog.esper.io/android-dessert-bites-24-esim-me-1248143/ https://blog.esper.io/android-dessert-bites-24-esim-me-12481... (Disclaimer: I wrote the article linked above).