iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max eSIM support
Yes — the 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max all support eSIM, with two active at once. The generation's real story: iPhone 14s sold in the United States have no physical SIM tray at all. On a US model, eSIM is not an option — it is the only way the phone connects.
What this device can do
The facts first, then why each one matters on a trip.
eSIM-only, and what it changes
US-market 14s dropped the SIM tray entirely. That makes the old travel fallback — buying a plastic local SIM at the airport — physically impossible on these phones. A travel eSIM is not the convenient option; it is the only option.
It cuts the other way too: there is no tray to eject, no home SIM to lose, and your home line (an eSIM) stays on the phone for the whole trip with its own roaming switched off.
iPhones sold outside the US kept the tray, so a non-US 14 works either way: physical plus eSIM, or two eSIMs.
Capacity and transfers
The 14 stores multiple eSIMs with two active at once — home line plus travel plan, or two travel plans on a multi-country trip.
This is also the generation where moving an existing eSIM from an old iPhone during setup became routine. Whether your home carrier's line transfers without a call to them depends on the carrier, so allow time before departure if you are migrating a home eSIM.
Mainland-China 14s kept dual physical SIM instead of eSIM — the *#06# check settles any imported phone.
Installing your travel eSIM
Your eSIMion eSIM arrives by email with a tap-to-install link, a QR code, and manual details. Full steps on the iPhone guide below.