nxtl-esim/esim-compatible-devices

eSIM Compatible Devices

A practical device-and-model-code dataset for checking whether a phone, tablet, laptop or hotspot supports eSIM. Built for developers, travel apps and AI agents that need a lookup table rather than a marketing page.

What's in it

Two tables:

Config	Rows	Description
devices	407	One row per device (brand, model, category, eSIM status, notes, region caveats, sources)
model_codes	1,104	One row per hardware / Build.MODEL / Apple A-number code, linked back to the device

eSIM status values (from the upstream compatibility list): supported, config_check, regional_check, cellular_required, adapter_required, unsupported.

Regional no-eSIM variants (for example some China-mainland Apple models) are flagged only when a cited source confirms it. Model codes for Android come from Google Play's public supported_devices.csv; Apple A-numbers from Apple support pages.

Reviewed on the compatibility page as of 2026-09-09; model codes cross-checked 2026-10-26.

Example uses

• Travel / eSIM app: let a user paste a model code (SM-S928B, A2848, Pixel 8) and return eSIM status plus any regional caveat.
• AI agent: ground answers about "does this phone support eSIM?" in a cited row instead of guessing.
• Retail / RMA tooling: map Build.MODEL from a device inventory to a human model name.

Quick load

from datasets import load_dataset

devices = load_dataset("nxtl-esim/esim-compatible-devices", "devices", split="train")
codes = load_dataset("nxtl-esim/esim-compatible-devices", "model_codes", split="train")

hit = codes.filter(lambda r: r["model_code"] == "SM-S928B")
print(hit[0] if len(hit) else "not found")

import pandas as pd
codes = pd.read_csv("model_codes.csv")
print(codes.query("model_code == 'A2848'")[["brand", "model", "esim_status", "is_no_esim_variant"]])

Methodology

1. Start from the public NXTL compatible-devices list (https://nxtlsim.com/esim-compatible-devices/).
2. Attach Android model codes from Google Play's supported-devices CSV and Apple A-numbers from Apple support.
3. Record region labels and no-eSIM exclusions only when a source page states them.
4. Keep per-row source URLs so every status can be re-checked.

Limitations

• Compatibility depends on the exact SKU and purchase region; a "supported" family can still include a no-eSIM variant.
• Carrier locks, OS version and local regulations can block eSIM setup even when the hardware supports it.
• This is a snapshot. Re-check the live pages linked in sources before making a purchase or support decision.
• Fifteen upstream devices have no model codes attached (some HUAWEI models and similar); they still appear in devices with an empty code list.

Licence and credit

Released under CC BY 4.0. Please attribute "NXTL eSIM compatible devices dataset".

Live checker: esim-compatibility-check · source list: nxtlsim.com/esim-compatible-devices · more free tools: awesome-esim

Citation

@misc{nxtl_esim_compatible_devices_2026,
  title        = {eSIM Compatible Devices},
  author       = {NXTL},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Hugging Face dataset},
  note         = {Devices reviewed 2026-09-09; model codes checked 2026-10-26}
}