Does the physical Dual Sim S21 Ultra have 3 IMEI’s? - Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions

Hey everyone, I am planning to buy a physical dual sim S21 Ultra with the model number SM-G998B/SD. This phone supports 2 physical sims and one E Sim however in settings it only shows 2 IMEI’s. Does one physical sim and the ESIM share a imei or does the E Sim have a seperate IMEI that isn’t shown in settings? Thanks.

You can't use 3 SIMs at once. The device is only Dual-SIM. If you enable eSIM, you can only use one physical SIM. That's why there's only two IMEI codes.

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Question Dual Sim support?

Hi guys,
Does anyone know if the T Mobile Nord N200 have dual sim support? The one I got from t mobile the sim tray only support 1 SIM and 1 microSD, it seems there is a filled in space in the middle that has a size for another sim, do you think if there is a Oneplus dual sim tray we can buy and use it for the N200 and have dual sim support?? Thanks!
If I understand it correctly it's capable of one sim and one esim. I could be wrong however that is the way they explained it to me.
I wonder if they will market an international version of the same phone like the 6T. With the 6T you can convert it by flashing the international version of the firmware and replace the sim tray with a dual slot tray.
alarmdude9 said:
If I understand it correctly it's capable of one sim and one esim. I could be wrong however that is the way they explained it to me.
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The Nord N200 5G does not has esim. Just single physical sim
hyelton said:
The Nord N200 5G does not has esim. Just single physical sim
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That could be. The TMobile lady wasn't the brightest person in the world.....
Spec on GSMarena says it's dual sim capable... https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_nord_n200_5g-10961.php
So I'm hoping the tmobile version retained that functionality just need a dual sim tray...
If it was just a matter of needing the tray, I think both IMEIs would be shown. However, only one IMEI is shown so either it doesn't have eSIM or a new firmware/ROM is needed.
chp said:
If it was just a matter of needing the tray, I think both IMEIs would be shown. However, only one IMEI is shown so either it doesn't have eSIM or a new firmware/ROM is needed.
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Yeah the phone only has 1 IMEI
chp said:
If it was just a matter of needing the tray, I think both IMEIs would be shown. However, only one IMEI is shown so either it doesn't have eSIM or a new firmware/ROM is needed.
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Dual SIM works just fine on my TMo 8T with a single IMEI, tray replaced & rom flashed. So I doubt having 2 distinct IMEI is a requirement for dual-SIM support.
If I recall correctly with my 6t it did not show the second IMEI until I flashed the international version
hyelton said:
Yeah the phone only has 1 IMEI
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Having only 1 IMEI should not generally be an issue. If the dual SIM tray trick works on the N200, then both SIMs will get that same IMEI number. As long as you use the 2 SIMs on two separate cellular networks - which is usually the most common use case for dual SIMs anyway - it will work just fine with that 1 IMEI on both SIMs. I think there are multiple posts on the other Oneplus threads on XDA about this working out for them, when the dual SIM tray trick indeed was possible for that specific phone.
I think the crux here is testing out a dual SIM tray on the N200. Since I am not aware of any dual SIM N200 version released anywhere in the world, there is no easy way to purchase an actual dual SIM tray for the N200. The best test scenario I can think of is for folks who have both an N200 and any other dual SIM tray Oneplus phone - like international or factory unlocked OP8 or OP9 - they can perhaps visually verify if the dual SIM tray from the OP8 or OP9 is the same geometric shape and size as the N200 tray (which already has a filled in dual SIM tray). If so, simply try the OP8/OP9 dual SIM tray out on the N200!
Anybody who has the dual SIM tray for OP8 or OP9 as well as the N200, who is willing to look into the above test scenario for dual SIM tray for N200, and sharing their experience with us?
jilebi said:
Having only 1 IMEI should not generally be an issue. If the dual SIM tray trick works on the N200, then both SIMs will get that same IMEI number. As long as you use the 2 SIMs on two separate cellular networks - which is usually the most common use case for dual SIMs anyway - it will work just fine with that 1 IMEI on both SIMs. I think there are multiple posts on the other Oneplus threads on XDA about this working out for them, when the dual SIM tray trick indeed was possible for that specific phone.
I think the crux here is testing out a dual SIM tray on the N200. Since I am not aware of any dual SIM N200 version released anywhere in the world, there is no easy way to purchase an actual dual SIM tray for the N200. The best test scenario I can think of is for folks who have both an N200 and any other dual SIM tray Oneplus phone - like international or factory unlocked OP8 or OP9 - they can perhaps visually verify if the dual SIM tray from the OP8 or OP9 is the same geometric shape and size as the N200 tray (which already has a filled in dual SIM tray). If so, simply try the OP8/OP9 dual SIM tray out on the N200!
Anybody who has the dual SIM tray for OP8 or OP9 as well as the N200, who is willing to look into the above test scenario for dual SIM tray for N200, and sharing their experience with us?
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not sure about OP9, but I can confirm the SIM trays for OP8 and OP7 (two SIM cards overlapped with chips facing outside) have different shapes from the tray of Nord N200 (SIM1, the potential SIM2, & MicroSD slots are next to each other).

Question Dual sim but not dual 5G on pixel 6?

Just realised I can only select 5G as the preferred network on eSIM only. The physical SIM only allows 4G.
Can I have 5G on both eSIM and physical SIM at the same time?
No? I have a physical sim and have connected to 5G. Verified with speed test.
rastadoof said:
Just realised I can only select 5G as the preferred network on eSIM only. The physical SIM only allows 4G.
Can I have 5G on both eSIM and physical SIM at the same time?
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I have 5G on my sim also. you may just need an updated SIM.
I have TMobile on my esim and Visible as the physical sim, 5G works great on both.
I hope Android will finally get the dual sim functionality that apple has, for automatic failover to the working sim.
Some physical SIMs are not compatible with 5G. Ask your provider for a new one.
rastadoof said:
Just realised I can only select 5G as the preferred network on eSIM only. The physical SIM only allows 4G.
Can I have 5G on both eSIM and physical SIM at the same time?
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I can only get 5G on one sim at a time. The other falls back to lte. If I change the data sim that one becomes 5G and then other becomes LTE. Both eSim and physical are with Verizon. Perhaps if you have a different provider for both it will work.
Same here, have an eSIM for my personal subscription, and a physical SIM for my work number. Both have 5G connectivity. Not at the same time though, I can only select 1 dataplan at a time.

Question Switching from sim to esim T-Mobile

I have a pixel 6 with a physical sim. How do I go about swapping over to an esim?
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I have a pixel 6 with a physical sim. How do I go about swapping over to an esim?
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call T-Mobile or stop by one of their stores. You'll need to give them the IMEI # for sim slot 2. They'll assign a new virtual SIM to your phone and then you'll be able to remove the physical card.

Question S23 Ultra SIM Configuration

For those that have the S23U in North America, can you tell me if the phone will take two physical sims yet or do we only have on SIM slot and one eSim?
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I'm not in US but it's same version worldwide. The sim tray has room for 2 nano sim. So you can have either 2 physical sims or 1 esim + 1 physical.
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My T-Mobile has ONE SIM card slot and ONE eSIM.
I converted my physical SIM to an eSIM without issue and have a normal SIM slot available.
Talderon said:
My T-Mobile has ONE SIM card slot and ONE eSIM.
I converted my physical SIM to an eSIM without issue and have a normal SIM slot available.
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Once the green SIM tray replacements are available in dual-SIM. I am going to order a couple and see if t he second slot actually works. The second IMEI is there, regardless of whether it is used for eSIM or dual-SIM. The DSDS apk is listed in system apps although I would like to get a hold of the DSDA apk to see if there would be a way to replace it through a custom ROM to enable dual active, even if it's just with one pSIM and one eSIM.
jcsww said:
Once the green SIM tray replacements are available in dual-SIM. I am going to order a couple and see if t he second slot actually works. The second IMEI is there, regardless of whether it is used for eSIM or dual-SIM. The DSDS apk is listed in system apps although I would like to get a hold of the DSDA apk to see if there would be a way to replace it through a custom ROM to enable dual active, even if it's just with one pSIM and one eSIM.
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Would be fantastic if we can use real dual SIM but I don't put it past Samsung to have made physical changes to the device to make sure we can't use it.

Question 'normal' sim + eSim

Good morning,
probably a very basic question, so apologies for that. Can I have a physical SIM and an eSIM running together on my S23 Ultra? Model is SM-S918B/DS (bought unlocked from Samsung UK)
Thanks!
Yes, you can. Physical SIM #1 will take priority (signal bars on left side), then it's either you activate Physical SIM #2 or eSIM.
Yes you can.
Ughhh I wish Samsung sold the dual physical sim model in Australia. We only get SM-S918B with single physical SIM and eSIM.
I wish the same in the US.
In the US is the same thing. SIM+eSIM

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