I am confused. My new phone is dual sim itcomes with an e-sim (as shown) and room for a nano sim. Either I am completely missing the obvious.....but where does my pm sim card go?
@darlicious wrote:@computergeek541 @will13am @Anonymous @softech @og2
Thank you for all of the advice, suggestions and explanations especially when it comes all that techno-babble that I can understand about as well as I do greek. And I worked for greeks for 25 years! But to the point I wanted to make sure I could overcome the "verizon variant" issue and the age of the phone.
Seeing as I am still pretty happy with my A320 running Android 8 its biggest issue is paltry by today's standards 16GB storage capacity that cannot be expanded when using the dual sim. Camera wise it can still hold its own when compared to my moto g7+. They both have their advantages and drawbacks.
I much prefer the way the A3 processes colour ( kodak style) with true black and warmer red/yellow tendencies. The A3 has the ability to filter colour by changing the angle of the image taken there is no such ability to do so ( that I have discovered yet) in the moto g7+ and if there is... it takes too long to be able to capture the moment.
The moto g7+ has the cooler blue/green hues of fujifilm and slightly sharper image quality in low light and full light but loses the ability to properly process colour when there is contrast and black most noticeably turns to sepia and colour takes a dull turn. The 8× zoom twice the size of the A3's relies far too much software to fill in the blanks at dusk and dawn that it borders on cartoonish. The details and sharpness of image for nightscapes are a marked improvement over the A3.
Viewing the images captured in this article I personally don't see that much of a difference in the quality of the images (with the exception of the night sky shots) to justify paying more than double for the google pixel 4a over the pixel 3.
https://www.tomsguide.com/face-off/pixel-4-vs-pixel-3-camera-faceoff
The gsm arena camera comparison tool that I just discovered is great for over all image vs specs but its monochromatic palette only tells one story of camera performance. There are marked differences in low light especially with the A3. How the camera captures light is just as in important if not more so in my opinion and that can only real be done with real world testing...... coming soon!
Phone cost: A3 (Dec. 2017) $455 Moto g7+ (Dec. 2020) $180 Pixel 3 (July 2021) $185
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@computergeek541 @will13am @Anonymous @softech @og2
Thank you for all of the advice, suggestions and explanations especially when it comes all that techno-babble that I can understand about as well as I do greek. And I worked for greeks for 25 years! But to the point I wanted to make sure I could overcome the "verizon variant" issue and the age of the phone.
Seeing as I am still pretty happy with my A320 running Android 8 its biggest issue is paltry by today's standards 16GB storage capacity that cannot be expanded when using the dual sim. Camera wise it can still hold its own when compared to my moto g7+. They both have their advantages and drawbacks.
I much prefer the way the A3 processes colour ( kodak style) with true black and warmer red/yellow tendencies. The A3 has the ability to filter colour by changing the angle of the image taken there is no such ability to do so ( that I have discovered yet) in the moto g7+ and if there is... it takes too long to be able to capture the moment.
The moto g7+ has the cooler blue/green hues of fujifilm and slightly sharper image quality in low light and full light but loses the ability to properly process colour when there is contrast and black most noticeably turns to sepia and colour takes a dull turn. The 8× zoom twice the size of the A3's relies far too much software to fill in the blanks at dusk and dawn that it borders on cartoonish. The details and sharpness of image for nightscapes are a marked improvement over the A3.
Viewing the images captured in this article I personally don't see that much of a difference in the quality of the images (with the exception of the night sky shots) to justify paying more than double for the google pixel 4a over the pixel 3.
https://www.tomsguide.com/face-off/pixel-4-vs-pixel-3-camera-faceoff
The gsm arena camera comparison tool that I just discovered is great for over all image vs specs but its monochromatic palette only tells one story of camera performance. There are marked differences in low light especially with the A3. How the camera captures light is just as in important if not more so in my opinion and that can only real be done with real world testing...... coming soon!
Phone cost: A3 (Dec. 2017) $455 Moto g7+ (Dec. 2020) $180 Pixel 3 (July 2021) $185
@darlicious wrote:Lol I had to watch a youtube video to figure it out. That's why there is 2 little holes in back of the tray to push or poke the sim card out. Neither google pixel support or verizon (the provider) could answer the my question of how to remove a preinstalled sim card. It was only obvious once you see it removed.
My reply from earlier does say to do just that, but I do understand that pictures and a video would make it easier to see. I am curious though, why would an unlocked Pixel device have a SIM card pre-installed? I assume that this wasn't purchased from Google, but was rather sourced from a carrier or a store reselling a device originally from a carrier.
Lol I had to watch a youtube video to figure it out. That's why there is 2 little holes in back of the tray to push or poke the sim card out. Neither google pixel support or verizon (the provider) could answer the my question of how to remove a preinstalled sim card. It was only obvious once you see it removed.
@darlicious wrote:The literature says the sim card is preinstalled. Its attached to the sim card tray.
Remove it and replace with the Public Mobile SIM card. I don't know which carrier's SIM card that is already in the tray, but it's not an eSIM. Pop it out by taking advantage of the holes on the oppopsite side.
The literature says the sim card is preinstalled. Its attached to the sim card tray.
@darlicious wrote:I am confused. My new phone is dual sim itcomes with an e-sim (as shown) and room for a nano sim. Either I am completely missing the obvious.....but where does my pm sim card go?
That's not an eSIM in your picture. eSIM cards cannot be removed. Your Public Mobile SIM card goes on the SIM card tray. There appears to be a SIM card from another carrier installed. Remove it by pushing it out with a pin.
