Marcus Loffredo is the assistant editor at esimdb, Having lived in Japan for three years, he is the website's resident tech geek with a passion for all things mobile internet related!
Recently, news relating to all things eSIM have been cropping up more and more. It may be that you are one of those people who currently has an eSIM-equipped smartphone such as iPhone XS / XR, and is thinking, "that would be awesome to use"... but are still doubtful
In this article we will cover in detail what exactly an eSIM is including how it differs from traditional physical SIMs.
![[Review] MTX Connect eSIM in Japan](/blog/content/images/size/w600/2019/04/mtx-connect-esim-japan-coverimage.png)
I am going to run you through the process of purchasing an eSIM from the MTX Connect website on my eSIM enabled iPhone XR in Japan.