SIM cards comes with different standard sizes or forms:
- For removable SIM, Form Factor are from 1FF to 4FF (nano-SIM) depending on the size of the SIM
- For embedded SIM, Form Factor is MFF2
Below are the dimensions of each form factor:
- 1FF: 85.6mm × 53.98mm × 0.76 mm – as mentioned, no longer used in today's applications
- 2FF: 25mm x 15mm x 0.76mm – Mini
- 3FF: 15mm x 12mm x 0.76mm – Micro
- 4FF: 12.3mm × 8.8mm × 0.67mm – Nano
Please find below a visual description of the removable SIM:
EMnify SIM Use-case
It is possible to select industrial-grade SIMs. These are more robust to safeguard your device from corrosion, vibrations and other environmental factors, such as extreme temperature conditions.
Typically, industrial grade SIMs can withstand temperatures between -40°C and +105°C.
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Use Case |
DIM Commercial |
DIM Industrial |
Industrial MFF2 |
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Commercial |
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Industrial |
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EMnify SIM Specification
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Product Range |
DIM Commercial |
DIM Industrial |
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Form Factor
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2FF/3FF/4FF |
2FF /3FF/4FF and MFF2 |
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Operating Temperature Range
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-25°C +85°C |
-40°C +105°C |
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Supply Voltage Range
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1.8V, 3V and 5V |
1.8V, 3V and 5V |
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Data Retention
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Up to 10 years |
Up to 15 years at 85°C |
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Erase/Write Cycles per Page
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Up to 500,000 Cycles |
Up to 1,000,000 Cycles |
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Memory
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128 kB |
128 kB |
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Usage recommended for |
Suitable for indoor applications/ consumer devices e.g. modems |
o designed for extreme conditions o Extended lifespan o Suitable for outdoor/industrial M2M application |
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Example Segments |
o Home alarms o Consumer electronics o Camera alert o Mobile medical |
o Vehicle tracking o Energy metering o Vending machine o Remote control o Payment terminal |
Information regarding the barcodes printed on the new SIM cards
EMnify has launched a new SIM version, born out of a conscious effort to reduce plastic production. Any pluggable SIM shipped from July 2021 on (production date 09.06.2021 or newer) will come in the smaller frame format, cutting plastic production by 50 percent.
Please consider that The Barcode-128 for ICCID is smaller on the new SIM frame - 35mm x 4mm.
- It is printed vertically on the left-hand side of the frame.
- The barcode no longer embeds the six-digit PIN code, which is now printed below the EAN-13 BAR code.
If you still have older SIM versions in stock (Credit card size), please consider that they embed the PIN code when using an industrial reader (ICCID+PIN)
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