All modern iPhones and iPads now use nano-SIM cards. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of a problem for anyone switching from an older device, because the nano-SIM is much smaller than the micro-SIMs ...

Conflict is brewing in the mobile world over the adoption of a new, smaller standard for the SIM card — the chip in each GSM phone that dictates which network you connect to and your cellphone number.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced a new nano-SIM format today. Agreed at a meeting held this week in Japan, the new form factor will be 40 percent smaller than ...

As noted by The Verge, the European Telecommunications Institute (ETSI) today announced it has adopted a standardized design for the next-generation "nano-SIM". The new design is 40% smaller than the ...

3FF stands for 3rd Form Factor. A SIM card that is physically smaller than a traditional (2FF) SIM, but larger than a nano-SIM (4FF). See: SIM The electric contacts and circuitry of a micro-SIM are ...

The SIM cards that fit into those tiny slots in your cell phone and tell your cellular network to whom your calls are to be charged come in four different sizes. With the only real difference between ...

Want to squeeze your current SIM card into your brand new iPhone 5? Check out our DIY guide to find out how. Katie Collins Principal Writer Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

The latest supposedly leaked iPhone 5 part is a tray for a nano-Sim card. We’re skeptical about the authenticity of the images from Nowhereelse.fr, but there’s plenty of reason to believe that Apple ...

A SIM card, or subscriber identity module, is a small card in your cellphone that connects you to the network. Your SIM card contains your phone number, and lets you make phone calls, send text ...