SIM card format and size comparison

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Compare the different SIM format described in the specifications: Full-size vs Mini-SIM vs Micro-SIM vs Nano-SIM vs Embedded-SIM.

Thanks to Apple and it's iPhone versions, there is now several SIM sizes used in our smartphones or tablets. The iPhone 4 made the microSIM size widely used, several other manufacturer adopted this format. Now the iPhone 5 introduced the NanoSIM size, which is even smaller.

To have a visual size comparison of the SIM formats, don't forget to click on the chart icon in the top left corner of the table.

	Height	Width	Depth	Front view	Same contact as full size	Form factor	Standard reference	Devices using it

Full-size	85.6 mm	53.98 mm	0.76 mm		Yes	1FF	ISO/IEC 7810:2003, ID-1	(credit card size)
Mini-SIM	25 mm	15 mm	0.76 mm		Yes	2FF	ISO/IEC 7810:2003, ID-000	Almost any mobile phone
Micro-SIM	15 mm	12 mm	0.76 mm		Yes	3FF	ETSI TS 102 221 V9.0.0, Mini-UICC	iPhone 4
Nano-SIM	12.3 mm	8.8 mm	0.67 mm		Yes	4FF	ETSI TS 102 221 V11.0.0	iPhone 5
Embedded-SIM	6 mm	5 mm	1 mm less than		No soldered		JEDEC Design Guide 4.8, SON-8

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Excerpt Compare the different SIM format described in the specifications: Full-size vs Mini-SIM vs Micro-SIM vs Nano-SIM vs Embedded-SIM
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