Hello,
I am trying to enable eSIM on S21 FE 5G european distribution [Snapdragon].
Device model: SM-G990B /DS
Android 12, one UI 4.1
i saw that some solution working for s20 series with lower (rooted) android versions but i didn't find android 10 or 11 firmware for this model online.
Any help would be extremely appreciated.
thanks
kuleman7 said:
i saw that some solution working for s20 series with lower (rooted)
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Which solution?
This phone was bulit with Android 12
ShaDisNX255 said:
Which solution?
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in this eSIM thread it seemed to work on S20
eSIM?
So, I've read in several places the US N20U has eSIM. I see the eSIM control app is in stalled. But that's all I see of it. Even an article here on XDA says all N20Us have eSIM except Japan, Korea and China. Can anyone confirm? And if so, how...
forum.xda-developers.com
I guess you can try out textrapp's esim, they are very reliable. I use this during my international travel.
https://textrapp.com/esim/home
ESIM is hardware related, you will not able to do it on S21 FE since it does not contain the eSIM hardware, but I think the S20 does. Some providers can give you a normal SIM, which can be able to use as eSIM as well.
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Hi to you all.
I'm about to buy a S9 from Vodafone.
Vodafone blocks the dual-sim functionality on all dual-sim devices that they sell.
However, a year or two ago I came across with a Huawei P8 Lite for my kid and there was a trick that managed to make the P8 dual sim once again.
We had to unlock the device with the proper code and then install the TPH Rom from Huawei.
Do you think that the same thing will happen with the S9?
plantunes said:
Hi to you all.
I'm about to buy a S9 from Vodafone.
Vodafone blocks the dual-sim functionality on all dual-sim devices that they sell.
However, a year or two ago I came across with a Huawei P8 Lite for my kid and there was a trick that managed to make the P8 dual sim once again.
We had to unlock the device with the proper code and then install the TPH Rom from Huawei.
Do you think that the same thing will happen with the S9?
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I don't think so. On Samsung (not sure about others) they do not assign a secondary IMEI on the single SIM versions so that will be the biggest problem even if you find a way to activate it.
My point is that Vodafone does not have single sim phones. They sell the dual-sim S9 but they block the 2nd SIM functionality.
Not a hardware problem.
plantunes said:
My point is that Vodafone does not have single sim phones. They sell the dual-sim S9 but they block the 2nd SIM functionality.
Not a hardware problem.
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That might be true for Huawei phones but that has not been my experience with Samsung. Typically the dual SIM Samsungs are a different SKU, they are even labelled as 'Duos' on the device (I am looking at my dual SIM S7 now).
s4vva said:
That might be true for Huawei phones but that has not been my experience with Samsung. Typically the dual SIM Samsungs are a different SKU, they are even labelled as 'Duos' on the device (I am looking at my dual SIM S7 now).
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That was true until the S8....indeed Dual Sim models were different from single-sim models.
But with S9, there is no single-sim model in Europe, so the S9 that Vodafone will receive is the same... they just block de dual-sim conectivity, just as they did with the huawei models, that were all dual-sim.
plantunes said:
That was true until the S8....indeed Dual Sim models were different from single-sim models.
But with S9, there is no single-sim model in Europe, so the S9 that Vodafone will receive is the same... they just block de dual-sim conectivity, just as they did with the huawei models, that were all dual-sim.
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Oh wow had no idea, thank you for the heads up. I have always wondered why Samsung have the option for either single or dual sim when buying direct from their site, particularly as they are the same price.
I have the Note 10+ N9750 (4G dual sim), but I really want the 5G. Unfortunately the ones available in the market are the single sim version which was really strange that Samsung decided not to release 5G dual sim except for the Chinese market.
I've searched where to buy this 5G dual sim version and I've only found it online at 4gltemall.
I've been told that it doesn't have Google mobile services on it.
Anyone had the chance to install Google on it and confirm that it works normally with it with no issues?
Thanks in advance.
I've found this thread to answer my questions....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/how-to/talk-chinese-version-note10-5g-t3991335
Smartphoner said:
I have the Note 10+ N9750 (4G dual sim), but I really want the 5G. Unfortunately the ones available in the market are the single sim version which was really strange that Samsung decided not to release 5G dual sim except for the Chinese market.
I've searched where to buy this 5G dual sim version and I've only found it online at 4gltemall.
I've been told that it doesn't have Google mobile services on it.
Anyone had the chance to install Google on it and confirm that it works normally with it with no issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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OMG
The 5G is not working?
I have a note 10+ 4G snapdragon and working flawless without issues and I'm ditching it simply because it doesn't have 5G and the one we have here is the single sim.
I'm in Kuwait by the way, so it will have the same problem.
Do you think it's a band issue or is it settings issue?
Is the VoLTE working?
I want to buy this one in particular because it has 5G and dual sim.
I tried the mate 30 pro 5G but I hated the sound quality and the missing of the volume buttons and the lower screen resolution.
Smartphoner said:
OMG
The 5G is not working?
I have a note 10+ 4G snapdragon and working flawless without issues and I'm ditching it simply because it doesn't have 5G and the one we have here is the single sim.
I'm in Kuwait by the way, so it will have the same problem.
Do you think it's a band issue or is it settings issue?
Is the VoLTE working?
I want to buy this one in particular because it has 5G and dual sim.
I tried the mate 30 pro 5G but I hated the sound quality and the missing of the volume buttons and the lower screen resolution.
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I can't confirm if its band issue or settings,
I will confirm it the moment we get the latest firmware Android 10 in few days coz i'm assuming its firmware bug or issue.
I'll update you later on.
Thanks,
Hi,
As per my knowledge, you need to activate minimum package to get 5G services from Zain KSA (Need to activate shabab 199 package or more to get 5G services) or STC (Please check with their website)
I believe it should work 5G after activate above plan.
Please let us know, you are able to get 5G services or not.
THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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Android 10 arrived for Chinese variant
Using it in indiaView attachment 4954087
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niza2000in said:
Hi,
As per my knowledge, you need to activate minimum package to get 5G services from Zain KSA (Need to activate shabab 199 package or more to get 5G services) or STC (Please check with their website)
I believe it should work 5G after activate above plan.
Please let us know, you are able to get 5G services or not.
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Good day,
what about Samsung Pay app. ?
thanks
I have Note 10× 5G SM-N9760, and I have note one issue with SAMSUNG PASS, it has completely refused to work.
It keeps crashing and the message "samsung pass is temporarily unavailable" keeps popping up. I've tried downloading and installing several updates from online but the problem persists. Is there anyone facing the same kind of problem?
ayaskant12 said:
Android 10 arrived for Chinese variant
Using it in indiaView attachment 4954087
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Hi,
Is N9760 5G version working in India with Volte of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone.. If yes good, its working by default or you modified any CSC.
What about wifi calling is it working in India with Jio and Airtel..?
Thanks
niza2000in said:
Hi,
Is N9760 5G version working in India with Volte of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone.. If yes good, its working by default or you modified any CSC.
What about wifi calling is it working in India with Jio and Airtel..?
Thanks
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no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
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ayaskant12 said:
no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
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You are using Chinese N9760 5G version right..? By any chance did you use anywhere 5G outside china on this device.
If possible can you please share screenshot of available CSC from phone info, following are the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
Thanks
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ayaskant12 said:
no Modification done.
All working out of box
Even WiFi calling working after the march update I think.
Sent from my SM-N9760 using Tapatalk
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Hi Ankshay,
Thank you i saw your video on Youtube with detailed explanation.
Sorry I haven't used the 5G anywhwere.
So I doubt I can be of any help in this.
If you want to know CSC I can still show it .
Lemme know
niza2000in said:
You are using Chinese N9760 5G version right..? By any chance did you use anywhere 5G outside china on this device.
If possible can you please share screenshot of available CSC from phone info, following are the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
Thanks
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Hi Ankshay,
Thank you i saw your video on Youtube with detailed explanation.
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Hi,
It is useless for the 5G to work outside of China.
I've messaged the support many times and they told me that there is no plans to activate the roaming 5G and if I need 5G i should go to the telecommunication company and ask them to sign a contract with chinese telecommunication company???
They are hopeless......
ayaskant12 said:
Sorry I haven't used the 5G anywhwere.
So I doubt I can be of any help in this.
If you want to know CSC I can still show it .
Lemme know
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THE-UNKNOWN-00 said:
Hi,
Yes I have it and I installed google play on it, with Facebook and all.
Its not a hard issue.
My issue was up to now i could'nt start the 5G in my SM-N9760 even if i'm in a 5G coverage.
When I try to press on *#0011# and choose the sim it shows 5G:Suspend.
I'm trying to get over this hopefully the new update will fix this.
I am in Saudi Arabia not in China and not Chinese.
English is working normally in the mobile except some Chinese applications does'nt matter for me.
I messaged the guy in the 4gltemall few months ago and he told me the same but i bought it from elsewhere and its working like a charm except the 5G issue.
Hope i answered you well.
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Could you please tell how you installed Google play on it?
So,
Apparently Samsung implamented the eSIM tech within the S20 family...does anyone have a CLEAR understand of which model has what? Normally techwall has a great description of the different models. But there, not once does it mention eSIM, and only ONCE does it mention Dual Sim (988B/FD).
So (2),
988N -> Korean Exynos SingleSim(?) eSIM(?) Snapdragon confirmedOnly one IMEI
9880 -> normally the HK version with dual sim (the note10+ 9750 is dual sim), but is it? or does it have the eSIM enabled
988U - > US unlocked version normally dual SIM
988B/FD - > Dual SIM Exynos (with eSIM also, so you have the choice to use the 2 physical SIMs or 1 physical & eSIM & sd card)
So my questions is summerized by this :
Which Snapdragon has dual "physical" SIMs and which ones have 1 SIM and 1 eSIM... this is so confusing to me
SAO said:
So,
Apparently Samsung implamented the eSIM tech within the S20 family...does anyone have a CLEAR understand of which model has what? Normally techwall has a great description of the different models. But there, not once does it mention eSIM, and only ONCE does it mention Dual Sim (988B/FD).
So (2),
988N -> Korean Exynos SingleSim(?) eSIM(?)
9880 -> normally the HK version with dual sim (the note10+ 9750 is dual sim), but is it? or does it have the eSIM enabled
988U - > US unlocked version normally dual SIM
988B/FD - > Dual SIM Exynos (with eSIM also, so you have the choice to use the 2 physical SIMs or 1 physical & eSIM & sd card)
So my questions is summerized by this :
Which Snapdragon has dual "physical" SIMs and which ones have 1 SIM and 1 eSIM... this is so confusing to me
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They all have an esim, its up to samsung, and carrier to enable it though.
VZTech said:
They all have an esim, its up to samsung, and carrier to enable it though.
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Thanks for your reply.
as they "all have eSIM"... does that mean they also ALL have two IMEIs? as that is hardware based also i think. As you can see on this video : Sakitech on s20U at 0:27 there is onyl 1 IMEI. Maybe because it's a dummy version?
SAO said:
Thanks for your reply.
as they "all have eSIM"... does that mean they also ALL have two IMEIs? as that is hardware based also i think. As you can see on this video : Sakitech on s20U at 0:27 there is onyl 1 IMEI. Maybe because it's a dummy version?
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It wont have 2 imei's until the esim is activated.
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It wont have 2 imei's until the esim is activated.
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Gotcha, as i'm getting the 9880 next week, i hope it works with dual ... numbers.
SAO said:
Gotcha, as i'm getting the 9880 next week, i hope it works with dual ... numbers.
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That one is dual sim, so it will work out of the box
No eSIM
according to the global site, in the specs there is NO eSIM on the s20s. But there IS on the zflip.
Portair75 said:
according to the global site, in the specs there is NO eSIM on the s20s. But there IS on the zflip.
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wrong
Search for eSIM... but it says "Global Variant"... so i guess the US models won't have them.
This is all very confusing.
I can't post the links cause I'm a new user. But Google for Galaxy s20 specs will get you to the global site. Compare those with the z flip on same site. S20s don't say eSIM. Z flip does.
Portair75 said:
I can't post the links cause I'm a new user. But Google for Galaxy s20 specs will get you to the global site. Compare those with the z flip on same site. S20s don't say eSIM. Z flip does.
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Well it's written on their global site :
View attachment 4960021
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Well it's written on their global site :
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Ok strange it is not on the first 2 lines as it is on the z flip.
Portair75 said:
Ok strange it is not on the first 2 lines as it is on the z flip.
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Thus my thread... things are not clear.
So which ones have physical dual-sim? Does US model supports 2 nano-sim?
Us unlocked version never has dual sim. You are thinking internation version
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johnwayne27 said:
Us unlocked version never has dual sim. You are thinking internation version
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Thanks.
Sad to be stuck on exynos to get dual-sim
hoppy_barzed said:
Thanks.
Sad to be stuck on exynos to get dual-sim
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There are Snapdragon versions with dual SIM.
Usually it's the Hong Kong version.
Here's a question. Can people who have the same model number but don't have 5G enabled (Indonesia), etc be able to activate it via a firmware upgrade, or through XDA magic? Max Weinbach mentioned that the 5G and non 5G phones are exactly the same.
eyeatoma said:
Here's a question. Can people who have the same model number but don't have 5G enabled (Indonesia), etc be able to activate it via a firmware upgrade, or through XDA magic? Max Weinbach mentioned that the 5G and non 5G phones are exactly the same.
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Possibly, though Samsung may have put some kind of efuse in place and blown them on the non 5G models
_Dennis_ said:
Possibly, though Samsung may have put some kind of efuse in place and blown them on the non 5G models
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Sorry can you explain what you mean by efuse?
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Apple has had dual radio capability since the XS. (2018)
Kind of ridiculous we don't have it in USA with Samsung. Dual SIM is great, no more toting around two (or more) phones. In the past when they were SMALL it wasn't a problem but pushing 7" screen size, it's an issue. Fortunately my Grip6 belt can handle it!
Hi guys
I would like to know. If I buy a Canadian S20 without e-sim, is there a way to enable this? Its hopeless for me without the e-sim as I need to use it for business like my IPhone which has an e-sim.
Thanks if you could help
Michél
lupinaro said:
Hi guys
I would like to know. If I buy a Canadian S20 without e-sim, is there a way to enable this? Its hopeless for me without the e-sim as I need to use it for business like my IPhone which has an e-sim.
Thanks if you could help
Michél
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No, however rumor has it a future update may facilitate this function but don't hold your breath! There are International variants which offer Dual SIM's. Samsung should make this option more widely available.
varcor said:
No, however rumor has it a future update may facilitate this function but don't hold your breath! There are International variants which offer Dual SIM's. Samsung should make this option more widely available.
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Pity, cause the UK version with the e-sim sells at Walmart but its $1900!!! Ridiculous!!!
US version also disabled.
lupinaro said:
Pity, cause the UK version with the e-sim sells at Walmart but its $1900!!! Ridiculous!!!
US version also disabled.
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I'd pass on the Exynos SOC. The Dual SIM Snapdragon S20 Plus is available on eBay for $882.00.
Awesome yes but will Samsung pay etc work here in Canada?
lupinaro said:
Awesome yes but will Samsung pay etc work here in Canada?
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Yes
https://www.samsung.com/ca/apps/samsung-pay/
I have the Hong Kong variant, it works in the US. There's a number of NFC Payment platforms, the main thing is your bank needs to be aligned with whatever platform you chose. Almost all banks facilitate Samsung MTS.
lupinaro said:
Awesome yes but will Samsung pay etc work here in Canada?
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My experience with Samsung Pay and the HK variant is based on the Note 10 - out of the box, Samsung Pay will only work with AmEx in Canada with a dual SIM Snapdragon variant. Google Pay does work without any issues.
One other thing to consider - the HK/China/Taiwan Snapdragon variant does not have the same 5G bands as the Canadian one.
Quick Question. If you change the CSC to enable the e-sim in Canada. Which one do I use to still retain the Samsung pay and VOLTE?
thanks
Michél
lupinaro said:
Quick Question. If you change the CSC to enable the e-sim in Canada. Which one do I use to still retain the Samsung pay and VOLTE?
thanks
Michél
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I'm not aware of any Snapdragon Variants which offer eSim with one exception, the Galaxy Fold but I haven't heard feedback from Snapdragon users with Canadian Branded Devices.
lupinaro said:
Quick Question. If you change the CSC to enable the e-sim in Canada. Which one do I use to still retain the Samsung pay and VOLTE?
thanks
Michél
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At this time, there is no way to enable the eSIM on the Canadian model S20 series.
Hey thanx. Pity. Mabe OnePlus is the answer then.
lupinaro said:
Hey thanx. Pity. Mabe OnePlus is the answer then.
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Be aware that the OnePlus 8 Pro has dual-SIM functionality disabled right now. I have the OP 8 Pro and dual SIM is supposed to be enabled at a later date,
rajeshr said:
Be aware that the OnePlus 8 Pro has dual-SIM functionality disabled right now. I have the OP 8 Pro and dual SIM is supposed to be enabled at a later date,
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Yes, just saw that... so I am sort of screwed right now with no options but to buy grey. No go as not even VOLTe will work.../samsung pay
Telus might be allowing VoLTE and VoWiFi on unlocked phones... I am so disappointed with VoLTE / WiFi needing to be baked into firmware on Android, what's going to happen when HSPA is retired? Also why was it so hard to begin with, the tower should be the keeper / sender of the related settings.
To enable esim, you must find the firmware from the region & telco that support esim , and you must change the firmware *and* the csc too. changing only one of them will not do.
Will the S22 in Europe (Germany) have an eSim?
I can't find a definitive answer to this.
nuumuun said:
Will the S22 in Europe (Germany) have an eSim?
I can't find a definitive answer to this.
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Apparently YES!
I posted the same question on the Samsung.de text chat. Support staff confirmed that the regular German S22 will have Dual Sim and eSIM. However you can only use two: Either two Sim cards or one Sim card and eSim.
S22 sold in Italy has eSIM
nicholas64 said:
S22 sold in Italy has eSIM
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So I can also get an S22 with e-sim in Canada!
I have not confirm about this.
From what I've read yes it should have an eSim.