Phone 6+, i. Phone 5, Moto X (including all generations) and many more. If you have any of these phones, the SIM card is interchangeable with Galaxy S7 or S7 edge. If you own a Galaxy S5 or Galaxy Note 4 or earlier Samsung devices, micro SIM card is normally used, and therefore, you cannot use the existing SIM card for Galaxy S7. You should get official nano SIM card from your carrier. Do NOT try to trim the SIM card by yourself.
Galaxy S7 SIM card tray and Galaxy S7 edge SIM card tray. Galaxy S7 SIM card tray has 2 slots as shown below. Slot 2 is bigger than slot 1. Slot 1 is always for a nano SIM card. Slot 2 can always be used for micro SD card. Please note, the dual SIM version of Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are dual standby, not dual active.
What are the differences in Galaxy S7 SIM card slot between Galaxy S7 dual SIM model and single SIM model? As mentioned in this page, depending on your region, you may get: a dual SIM Galaxy S7 (or Galaxy S7 edge)or a single SIM Galaxy S7 (or S7 edge). For Galaxy S7 dual SIM model, you can use the Galaxy S7 SIM card slots in 2 ways as shown below: installing 2 SIM cards; or 1 SIM card plus one micro SD card. It is up to you to decide how to use slot 2.
But you cannot use both SIM card and SD card in slot 2 simultaneously. For single SIM version of Galaxy S7 (and S7 edge), you have only one option: slot 1 (smaller one) for SIM card and slot 2 (bigger one) for micro SD card as shown below. Please check with the vendor whether your Galaxy S7 is dual SIM model or single SIM model before installing SIM card for Galaxy S7 (and S7 edge). How to install Galaxy S7 SIM card. To install Galaxy S7 SIM card, please follow these steps: Step 0: power off Galaxy S7 (or S7 edge)It is recommended to power off the phone before installing SIM card for Galaxy S7.
Step 1: Insert the ejection pin (in your Galaxy S7 box) into the hole of Galaxy S7 SIM card tray. Please refer to Galaxy S7 layout page if you are not sure about the location. Step 2: Pull out Galaxy S7 SIM card tray gently from the SIM card slot. Step 3: Put SIM card into slot 1 (the smaller one) with metal part facing downwards. It is important to make sure the metal part facing downwards in Galaxy S7 SIM card tray.
Otherwise, SIM card will NOT work. For dual SIM models, if you want to use 2 SIM cards, you can put the second SIM card in slot 2 as shown below. So, you should install SIM card on slot 1 only as shown below. You should never put SIM card into slot 2.
Step 4: Gently press the SIM card so that it fits into its slot to secure it. If you fail to secure the SIM card in the slot, the SIM card may fall out of the tray.
This may damage the Galaxy S7 SIM card slot. If this happens, do not pull out the tray forcefully. Do you get the correct size (type) of SIM card for your Galaxy S7 (and S7 edge)? Please leave your questions in the comment box below if you have any questions or encounter any problems on installing, using, or removing Galaxy S7 SIM card.
The community will try to help you. You can get the official Samsung Galaxy S7 user manual (user guide) in your local language here, and Galaxy S7 edge user manual (user guide) in your local language here. For other guides on using Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please check Galaxy S7 online manual page. For detailed Galaxy S7 how- t.
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