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My iPhone4 died recently; I now have an iPhone6s. Can the old SIM card be used to retrieve photos and/or contacts for the new phone? Thanks.

iPhone SE, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 8:55 AM

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Phil0124

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Posted on Jul 2, 2019 8:58 AM

No. Sim cards do not hold any type of data outside of your phone number and carrier settings.

It may hold contacts if you had a phone that stored contacts on it. iPhones don't do that.

If you made a backup from the old phone you can use that to restore the data onto the new one.

See here: Transfer content from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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