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Apple · 2020 Compatible
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Install your Portugal eSIM on iPhone 12.

Yes — iPhone 12 supports eSIM in Portugal. Dual SIM with eSIM + nano-SIM. First iPhones with 5G. travel.to routes you to MEO, NOS, Vodafone Portugal automatically — you don't pick the carrier, your phone does.

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Compatibility check

What checks out before payment.

eSIM supported

iPhone 12 (2020) ships with eSIM hardware.

Carrier coverage

3 partner carriers in Portugal · auto-handoff between them.

Speed band

120 – 200 Mbps urban · 42 ms RTT.

Install · IOS

6 steps from QR to online.

  1. 01

    Open Settings on your iPhone

    Tap the Settings app (gray gear icon) from your home screen or App Library.

  2. 02

    Go to Cellular (or Mobile Data)

    Scroll to Cellular. On some regions iOS labels this Mobile Data instead.

  3. 03

    Tap Add eSIM

    Choose Add eSIM (older iOS calls this Add Cellular Plan).

  4. 04

    Choose Use QR Code

    Tap Use QR Code, then open the eSIM email from travel.to on another device and scan the QR.

  5. 05

    Label the line travel.to

    When iOS asks for a label, pick travel.to so you can tell it apart from your home SIM.

  6. 06

    Confirm and finish

    Confirm the default line settings. Your phone will activate the eSIM on landing — you don't need to do anything else until you reach your destination.

Once installed, the eSIM is dormant until iPhone 12 reaches a partner carrier's network in Portugal — typically the moment you land. No manual switch, no carrier app.

Portugal network

What to expect on iPhone 12 in Portugal.

Carriers
MEO · NOS · Vodafone Portugal
Network
120 – 200 Mbps urban · 42 ms RTT
Time zone
UTC · UTC+1 summer
Roaming alt cost
$10 – 16/GB on default home-carrier roaming — travel.to is an order of magnitude cheaper.
Plans for Portugal

Pick a plan and we'll email your QR.

All Portugal details  →
Plan · 01
5 GB
for 7 days
$19 USD

For the conference, the wedding, the long weekend.

Buy  ·  $19
Plan · 03
Unlimited
for 28 days · fair use 50 GB
$59 USD

For when the trip becomes the month, and the month becomes the work.

Buy  ·  $59
Apple
iPhone 12 install guide

The general install guide for iPhone 12 across any country.

Open device guide
PT PT
Portugal eSIM page

All plans for Portugal, dispatch facts, country FAQ.

Open country page
iPhone 12 in Portugal

Common questions.

Yes. iPhone 12 ships with eSIM hardware and travel.to routes you to a local partner carrier in Portugal. Under-2-minute install, full refund if anything fails.
Yes. travel.to runs as a second line on iPhone 12. Your home number stays on its primary SIM/eSIM and keeps receiving SMS (including 2FA codes from banks).
Full refund if the eSIM fails to activate. Half refund if it activates but underperforms (used <500 MB → full anyway). One click from your dashboard, no email thread.
Yes. Top-ups reuse the same eSIM profile on iPhone 12 — no new QR scan needed. Same line, fresh data.