iPhone · 2016

Does the iPhone 7 have eSIM?

No · no eSIM

No, the iPhone 7 has no eSIM: it works with a physical SIM only, so a travel profile cannot be installed on it. For data abroad that leaves a local SIM or your carrier's roaming.

The iPhone 6s from 2015 does not. The iPhone 8 that follows in 2017 does not. Of its 2016 shelf-mates, iPhone SE (2016), iPhone 7 Plus carry the same answer.

eSIM arrived in the iPhone only in 2018, with the XS, XS Max and XR. Anything older works with a physical nano-SIM only.

Check your unit in a minute

Settings → General → About

Scroll down: an EID row means eSIM is supported. No EID row, no eSIM.

Settings beat any list: the same model ships with and without eSIM depending on the country.

Check another phone eSIM compatibility for 232 models — pick the phone and the destination. ›

Data abroad without eSIM

A local SIM card Sold at the airport or a carrier shop, usually against a passport. What each country requires is in the rules section. › Your carrier's roaming pass Costly but effortless: a day pass from your home carrier, switched on in the carrier app. › A second phone with eSIM The profile installs on any supported handset and shares data with the rest over a hotspot. ›

Other iPhone models

iPhone SE (2016) no eSIM › iPhone 7 Plus no eSIM › iPhone 6s no eSIM › iPhone 8 no eSIM › iPhone 8 Plus no eSIM › iPhone X no eSIM › iPhone XS supports eSIM › iPhone XS Max supports eSIM › All phones and eSIM Lists by maker and the check for any model. ›

Common questions

Can I install a travel eSIM on the iPhone 7?

No. A travel profile is an eSIM, and this model has no built-in eSIM chip. For data abroad, a local SIM at the airport or your carrier's roaming pass are the options.

How many eSIMs does the iPhone 7 store, and how many work at once?

None: the model has no built-in eSIM chip.

Which other 2016 iPhone models answer the same way as the iPhone 7?

iPhone SE (2016), iPhone 7 Plus give the same eSIM answer in this catalogue. Where units differ is the market they were made for, and that is what Settings shows.