Apple attracted a lot of attention by removing the physical SIM slot from all the U.S. variants of the iPhone 14. Not only did this leave a lot of users confused about the SIM support on the iPhone 14 lineup, but it also stirred conversations about other manufacturers doing something similar. So what about Google's new Pixel phones? Does the Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro offer dual SIM and eSIM support? Simply put, yes.

Just like a lot of other smartphones out there, the new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro offer dual SIM support. While you only get a single Nano SIM card slot on the new Pixel phones, you can have another eSIM to go along with it and use both numbers simultaneously. This means you can have two active numbers on the Pixel phones at any time. But what makes these phones even better is that they also support dual eSIMs.

Google Pixel 7 series: Nano SIM as well as dual eSIM support

That's right, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro take advantage of multiple enabled profiles (MEP) support on Android 13 to have two active eSIMs. For the unaware, MEP support eliminates the need to have two eSIMs elements or an eSIM and a Nano SIM card to have dual SIM functionality. It allows the single eSIM element to connect to two different carriers at the same time. The dual eSIM support was expected to arrive later as a part of a Pixel Feature Drop, but it appears to be working on the current firmware.

One of the senior members on the XDA Forums shared a screenshot highlighting two active eSIMs on the Pixel 7 Pro. You can only have two active numbers at any given point, meaning you'll have to disable the physical SIM to be able to activate the second eSIM. While this technically makes the new Pixel phones the first Android phones with dual eSIM support, there's no official confirmation from Google. All the official resources from the company only mention a physical SIM plus eSIM support for now.

We'll keep an eye on the official channels to see if we get an update on the Dual eSIM support. In the meantime, you can tell us if you can use two eSIMs on the new Pixel phones by dropping a line in the comments below.

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Will you be actively using two numbers with your Google Pixel phone? Let us know in the comments below!