Device compatibility

Does the iPhone 14 Pro Max support eSIM?

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is what decides whether a travel eSIM installs, not the Apple name on the box. Storage, radio and market variant all change from one model to the next, so every figure below was checked on this model.

Yes. The iPhone 14 Pro Max stores up to 8 eSIM profiles and can keep 2 active at the same time. Installing a travel eSIM takes about 40 seconds and does not touch your normal SIM.

Worth knowing about this modelUnited States models are eSIM only and have no SIM tray. Models sold elsewhere keep the tray.

Profiles stored

Active at the same time

2022

Released

Seconds to install, median

What the iPhone 14 Pro Max does with a travel eSIM

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is a phone, so the travel profile is a data line and your existing line stays the voice line. Calls and texts to your usual number keep arriving while Orbislo carries the browsing.

Installing writes the profile. Nothing is spent until it attaches to a network at the destination, so an install three weeks early costs exactly the same as one at the gate. Do it at home, on wifi, while you still have a connection to fix anything.

Storage and active lines

The iPhone 14 Pro Max holds 8 profiles, which is enough that most people never reach the limit. It still fills up if a provider issues a fresh disposable eSIM for every trip.

Active is how many lines run at the same time, and on the iPhone 14 Pro Max that is 2. Storage is how many profiles sit on the device waiting, and that is the number that runs out without warning.

Each destination's line installs in one tap from the Orbislo app, and while it is valid every refill lands on that same line. Most of Europe runs on a single line, so a trip through several neighbouring countries takes one slot rather than one per country.

Home line: calls and texts, so bank codes still arrive on your usual number.
Orbislo line: mobile data, with roaming switched on.
Automatic data switching: off, or the phone borrows the expensive line in a tunnel.

5G on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and where it will not appear

The iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 5G radio and the travel profile uses it. Where a partner network runs 5G, you get 5G, on the same profile and at no extra cost.

88 of our 197 destinations are 4G only on the networks we buy from. On those the icon reads LTE whatever the handset can do, and no setting changes it.

Speed belongs to the network rather than to the profile.

What goes wrong on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the fix

Data roaming has to be switched on for this line. Your profile is issued outside the country you are standing in, so the device treats every attachment as roaming. Leave it off and the iPhone 14 Pro Max finds a network and then refuses to use it.

If the profile will not download at all, the order refunds automatically inside 60 seconds, with no ticket. Install again from the same order, because the profile is reissued to your account rather than lost.

On this device the sequence is Settings, Cellular, tap the Orbislo line, turn on Data Roaming. Then Settings, Cellular, Cellular Data, choose Orbislo, and turn off Allow Cellular Data Switching.

No service on the Orbislo line: roaming is off on that line.
Connected but nothing loads: mobile data still points at the home line.
Works, then stops after an hour: automatic data switching moved you back.
Still searching: airplane mode on for 20 seconds, off, then restart.

Your SIM tray, and tethering

Tethering is included on every Orbislo plan at no extra charge. The iPhone 14 Pro Max can share the travel data with a laptop, a tablet or a watch, and nothing behind the hotspot needs a profile of its own.

What an Orbislo plan does once it is installed

Data never expires. A gigabyte you do not use in Lisbon is still there in Bangkok next year, metered plans have no throttle, and every customer gets 100 MB of free rescue data once a month on the line in use when the balance runs out. Unlimited runs full speed to 2 GB a day and then 1 Mbps.

One balance pays in all 197 destinations, and most of Europe runs on a single line, so a rail trip through three neighbouring countries is one install and one balance rather than three of each. Refills arrive on the line you already have, with no new plan or expiry date. Where a destination has more than one partner network, the line can move between them without you touching a setting.

How to install a travel eSIM on the iPhone 14 Pro Max

Open the Orbislo app and tap Install
Confirm in the Add Cellular Plan sheet iOS shows you
Leave the label as Orbislo
Turn on Data Roaming for the Orbislo line

Data roaming sounds like it will cost you money. On the Orbislo line it cannot, because it is how that line reaches partner networks abroad and there is no charge beyond the data you already bought.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max at a glance

Specification	iPhone 14 Pro Max
Takes an eSIM	Yes
Profiles stored	8
Active at the same time	2
5G on partner networks	Yes, where the network runs it
Physical SIM tray	Yes, and it keeps working
Voice on the travel line	Data only
Tethering	Included, no extra charge

Stored is how many profiles the device keeps. Active is how many run at the same time. Checked on this model rather than assumed from the brand.

iPhone 14 Pro Max eSIM questions

Does the iPhone 14 Pro Max support eSIM?

Yes. It stores 8 profiles and runs 2 at the same time. Installing an Orbislo profile takes about 40 seconds and does not touch the SIM you already have.

How many eSIMs can the iPhone 14 Pro Max hold?

8 stored, 2 active at once. Storage is the number that runs out, because a provider that issues a new profile for every trip fills it in a few holidays.

Will I lose my own number?

No. Keep the home line as the voice line and point mobile data at Orbislo. Calls and texts keep arriving on your usual number, as long as your home carrier delivers them abroad.

Do I have to turn roaming on?

Yes, on the Orbislo line only, and it cannot cost you anything. The profile is issued outside the country you are in, so every attachment counts as roaming.

Can I install before I fly?

Yes, and you should. The plan starts counting when the profile first attaches to a network abroad, so an install three weeks early costs the same as one at the gate.

Does tethering work on the iPhone 14 Pro Max?

Yes, on every plan and at no extra charge. Share the travel data from the hotspot with a laptop, a tablet or a watch. Nothing behind it needs a profile of its own.

Pick the destination, then install its line in one tap

Take the metered wallet for maps and messaging, because the balance never expires. Take unlimited if you tether a laptop or stream, and read the 2 GB a day figure before you do.

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The iPhone 14 Pro Max by market

United States and Puerto Rico (A2651): The iPhone 14 Pro Max for the United States and Puerto Rico is model A2651, and it has no SIM tray. Any extra line, including a travel eSIM, is added as an eSIM, because a physical SIM card has nowhere to go.
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands (A2893): Model A2893 is the iPhone 14 Pro Max sold in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It keeps a nano-SIM tray on the left side, so a home SIM card can stay in while a travel eSIM is used for data.
Other countries and regions, including the United Kingdom and Europe (A2894): The UK iPhone 14 Pro Max is model A2894, with Dual SIM using a nano-SIM and an eSIM and support for Dual eSIM. A travel eSIM can join either a SIM card or an eSIM that holds your home number.
China mainland, Hong Kong and Macao (A2896): On Apple's Hong Kong site the iPhone 14 Pro Max is model A2896, fitted with two nano-SIM slots and no eSIM. This version cannot take a travel eSIM, so its owners need a physical SIM card abroad.
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia (A2895): Apple lists model A2895 as the iPhone 14 Pro Max for Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Apple says iPhone 14 Pro Max models outside the United States have a nano-SIM tray on the left side.

Networks on the iPhone 14 Pro Max

The US iPhone 14 Pro Max, model A2651, adds mmWave 5G on bands n258, n260 and n261 to sub-6 GHz 5G. Its sub-6 GHz list includes n14, n29, n53 and n71 but not n75 or n76.
Model A2894, the UK iPhone 14 Pro Max, runs sub-6 GHz 5G on bands including n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n77 and n78. It lists neither n75 nor n76, and it leaves out n14, n29 and n71.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max model A2893 on Apple's Japanese site lists LTE bands 11 and 21 and 5G bands n14, n29 and n71, along with n77, n78 and n79. It has sub-6 GHz 5G and no mmWave.
The Hong Kong iPhone 14 Pro Max, model A2896, omits 5G band n53 and TD-LTE band 53 as well as n14, n29 and n71, and it covers n1, n3, n28, n41, n77 and n78 on sub-6 GHz 5G.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max supports VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling and can run two eSIMs at the same time while storing eight or more. Apple notes that 5G, VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling are available only in select markets and through select carriers.
Emergency SOS via satellite on the iPhone 14 Pro Max texts emergency responders when you have no mobile or Wi-Fi signal. It works in countries on Apple's supported list, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Satellite features are not available on an iPhone 14 Pro Max bought in China mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan or Russia, so the versions sold in those markets have no satellite connection.
On the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the Dynamic Island shows dots for satellite signal strength and arrows telling you which way to turn. Messages via satellite, for iMessage and SMS off the grid, works in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan.
In the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the iPhone 14 Pro Max can request roadside help by satellite when there is no coverage. In the UK it connects to Green Flag and needs iOS 17 or later.

Worth knowing about the iPhone 14 Pro Max

A travel eSIM from a different provider needs an unlocked iPhone 14 Pro Max. Look under Settings, General, About: No SIM Restrictions beside Carrier Lock means the phone is unlocked. Otherwise ask the carrier that sold it, since Apple cannot unlock it.
The US iPhone 14 Pro Max activates with an eSIM, and Apple warns that a carrier plan may restrict roaming or switching providers even once the contract has ended.
Crash Detection on the iPhone 14 Pro Max can call emergency services after a severe car crash, but Apple states it needs a cellular connection or Wi-Fi calling to place that call.
If you are unresponsive after a severe crash outside mobile and Wi-Fi coverage, the iPhone 14 Pro Max can send the Crash Detection alert to emergency services through Emergency SOS via satellite.
With iOS 26 or later, an iPhone 14 Pro Max that already holds a travel eSIM can show a Turn On Travel eSIM notice on arrival, letting you use the travel eSIM alone or alongside your current line.
eSIM Quick Transfer can move a number between an iPhone 14 Pro Max and another iPhone without calling the carrier, as long as both run iOS 18.4 or later and the carrier supports it.
Apple's list of eSIM models includes the iPhone 14 Pro Max, with the exception of units sold in Hong Kong, Macao and China mainland.
Apple's iOS 27 compatibility list includes the iPhone 14 Pro Max, so it can still install the latest major iOS release.

What the iPhone 14 Pro Max holds

eSIM profiles it can store: 8
Active at the same time: 2
Released: 2022
Form factor: Phone
Network generation: 5G capable where the network carries it
Physical SIM tray: Has a tray as well as eSIM

How the iPhone 14 Pro Max compares with other Apple models

iPhone 15 Pro Max: iPhone 15 Pro Max, 2023, stores 8, 2 active
iPhone 15 Pro: iPhone 15 Pro, 2023, stores 8, 2 active
iPhone 15: iPhone 15, 2023, stores 8, 2 active
iPhone 14: iPhone 14, 2022, stores 8, 2 active
iPhone 13 Pro: iPhone 13 Pro, 2021, stores 8, 2 active
iPhone 13: iPhone 13, 2021, stores 8, 2 active