Does the phone has sim card slot or only e.sim, the reason i am asking because i will be using this phone out side USA, where i need to use the local sim card for this country. null

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Accepted Answer

Yes. There is a SIM tray.  Also has eSIM capability

Google Team · Answer

Hi there,

The Pixel 8a has both a physical Nano SIM slot and eSIM capability.

If your carrier supports eSIM, you can activate it with them. To see the full list of tech specs, please visit: g.co/pixel/specs.

Josh · Answer

Per GSMarena.com the phone will have a Nano SIM slot.

Alan · Answer

If your carrier is Spectrum, they dont support esim on this phone yet.

helparius · Answer

BOTH.

It has e-SIM AND a physical sim slot.

Specs:

https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_8a-12937.php

Be aware that there are different versions of the device, some of which do not have all of the frequencies/bands supported.  I think that an American version would work everywhere but not the other way around, but am not 100% sure.  In the link above click on "Network" on "Technology" in order to see the bands each model supports.   I believe that if you order in the USA to be shipped to USA then you would get the American version.

Network 	Technology 	
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands 	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands 	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
  	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G8HHN (USA), GKV4X (NA)
5G bands 	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
  	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GKV4X (NA)
  	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
Speed 	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

All these models should be fully unlocked though, because Google's requirement is that all of its phones be made to be fully unlocked for any carrier.  However, some of these models lack certain frequencies/bands.  Check with your operator of where you are planning to travel to as to what is their main  band that they require the phone to support, then check with the seller directly as to what model you would be getting, then look at the specs to see if the model that you would be getting would have the support for the band that the cell operator would require you to have once you are overseas, then go from there.  Phone is good, has good pic capability (though pro model  and non-"a" model have better cameras and zoom.)  Also, Pixel 9 is just around the corner--to be announced in about a month.  Pixel 9 would have  support for satellite texting SOS like on Apple phones.  If you can wait and can spend extra money, then that would be a better choice.  That is why Pixel 8a is starting to get on sale--because the next generation (at least for the non-"a" models) is just month away.  If you plan on switching your cell provider, sometimes just joining GoogleFi would land you a "phone on us" deal, where you get all the money you pay for the phone back to you in the form of monthly statement credits in the course of 24 months.  If you plan on keeping the phone for a long time and don't plan on changing a provider, then that is a great path to take.

I love the 600MHz band 71 that GoogleFi (uses T-Mobile) supports (and owns)--it gives good long range lower throughput connectivity power.  mmWave is basically Verizon specialty for short range high throughput connection.

“Does the phone has sim card slot or only e.sim, the reason i am asking because i will be using this phone out side USA, where i need to use the local sim card for this country.”

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