For many years, mobile phones received cellular service through a physical SIM (subscriber identity module) card that connected your handset to your phone carrier. These physical SIM cards made it easy to swap your phone or carrier whenever you're getting a new device or you're traveling. Nowadays, however, most modern phones also support eSIMs. As the name…

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If you've ever upgraded to a new phone or switched carriers, chances are you're already familiar with the concept of a SIM (subscriber identity module) card. It's a tiny chip in your phone that essentially connects it to your cell phone carrier. For years, if you wanted to change carriers, you'd have to swap out physical SIM…

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Samsung's $650 Galaxy S25 FE offers many of the same features as the $800 Galaxy S25, but with noticeable changes to help the phone reach that lower price. Since the S25 FE's size skews closely to the $1,000 Galaxy S25 Plus, it could be a particularly tempting choice for someone eyeing that larger screen but…

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