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The Pixel 10 series is the latest to join an ever-growing list of eSIM-only handsets.

Joseph Maldonado/ZDNET The Google Pixel 10 series in the US is losing the physical SIM card slot and going eSIM only. Traditional SIM cards -- familiar to most smartphone users -- are physical, removable chips associated with a single carrier and number. Google is now squarely at the forefront of eSIM support on Android, as its adoption on the Pixel 10 series goes to show.

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