Will I Break My Phone?

[Isaiah Peterson]

I am switching the SIM card between my S7 Edge and Note 4. I am afraid to put the sim tray back in the S7 Edge without the SIM after reading about empty SIM adaptors getting stuck and destroying phones. Has anyone put the SIM tray into the phone without the SIM card? Will there be a problem if I do this? I don't like leaving it out of the phone while I'm using the Note and having the possibility of dust getting in.

 

[Almeuit]

It will be fine.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I have 2 phones sitting around with empty SIM trays, and neither is broken.

 

[Javier P]

If you keep that phone without a SIM card I'd recommend you to switch aeroplane mode on and toggle Wi-Fi on when you need it. The battery will appreciate it.

 

[tinybfk]

When I bought my S7E on Craigslist the Sim tray was empty. Opened up no problem. I opened it and closed it a few times before I put a Sim card in and it seemed fine every time.

Posted via Carrier Pigeon.

 

[chanchan05]

Well, did you put a sim adaptor in the tray? No? Then there's nothing to get stuck.

 

[Isaiah Peterson]

Well, did you put a sim adaptor in the tray? No? Then there's nothing to get stuck.

We'll if one hollow rectangle can catch the pins, there seemed to be a reasonable possibility that another hollow rectangle could do the same. I thought it best to verify there wouldn't be a problem rather than risk breaking a very expensive piece of equipment.

 

[Isaiah Peterson]

When I bought my S7E on Craigslist the Sim tray was empty. Opened up no problem. I opened it and closed it a few times before I put a Sim card in and it seemed fine every time.

Posted via Carrier Pigeon.

Thank you. This is helpful.

 

[J Dubbs]

We'll if one hollow rectangle can catch the pins, there seemed to be a reasonable possibility that another hollow rectangle could do the same. I thought it best to verify there wouldn't be a problem rather than risk breaking a very expensive piece of equipment.

They come new with empty trays and no probs?

 

[chanchan05]

We'll if one hollow rectangle can catch the pins, there seemed to be a reasonable possibility that another hollow rectangle could do the same. I thought it best to verify there wouldn't be a problem rather than risk breaking a very expensive piece of equipment.

SIM adapters get stuck and break the pins because the pins extend down to touch the surface of the SIM, which in the case of adapters, is an empty hole. The hole on the sim tray sits below the level that these pins extend to.

Plus if your phone's SIM pins get stuck on the tray (you won't be able to pull it out), it is a manufacturing defect hence you should get a replacement.

 

[Isaiah Peterson]

They come new with empty trays and no probs?

I wasn't paying attention when it was put in and missed that. Makes sense though if I'd have thought through that.

 

[Rukbat]

We'll if one hollow rectangle can catch the pins, there seemed to be a reasonable possibility that another hollow rectangle could do the same.

The SIM isn't a hollow rectangle, it's a rectangle with a raised surface. (Maybe only a fraction of a mil raised, but raised.)

 

[dpham00]

They come new with empty trays and no probs?

The Verizon one came with the sim pre installed

 

[anon(79257)]

The Verizon one came with the sim pre installed

And the international versions sold at Best Buy (states), and those sold in other countries? What about those?

 

[Almeuit]

And the international versions sold at Best Buy (states), and those sold in other countries? What about those?

Not sure if it matters to be honest. In relation to the question from the OP -- you can have a SIM in there or have one without and the phone will be fine.

 

[Seremedy]

I switch sims between my 6P and S7E everyday since the S7E cane out. Zero problems

Posted via Nexus 6P

 

[MartinMPL]

It will be fine with your empty SIM tray. It's the plastic SIM adapters that the problem refers to.

I made that mistake with a Galaxy Nexus once.

 

[coolkenny13]

it will be fine. keep ejecting and putting it back as many times as you want

 

[anon(79257)]

Not sure if it matters to be honest. In relation to the question from the OP -- you can have a SIM in there or have one without and the phone will be fine.

That was kinda my point. I'm sure there were plenty of devices that shipped without a SIM installed. Mult-quote was not my friend. Fixed.