iPhone 7 SIM Card Replacement

Written By: Scott Havard

Comments: 3

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

25 seconds - 4 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to remove or replace the SIM card in an iPhone 7.

Tools

SIM Card Eject Tool

Parts

Step 1

Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray.
Press to eject the tray.
This may require a significant amount of force. However, ensure the eject tool is properly aligned beforehand as to not damage the eject mechanism inside the phone.
Remove the SIM card tray assembly from the iPhone.
When reinserting the SIM card, ensure that it is in the proper orientation relative to the tray.

Received a sim card tray from IFIXIT for my iphone 7. I can’t seem to get it to close flush no matter how hard I try. Any suggestions?

AJ Dereume - 24/06/19

Why would it require a significant amount of force? Is it because the iPhone 7 is water resistant? When I removed my tray it was like it was stuck in goop inside the phone and the tray had a glue like sticky substance on it? It did not ‘click’ back in smoothly like my other iPhones, I had to push it against the ‘goop’. Is this normal for iPhone 7??

Rebecca Diakun - 24/07/20

I used the tip of the super pointy tweezers, and it worked well.

Cynthia Lamb - 01/03/21