Inserting the SIM card into your Meizu M8 is essential if you want to use your mobile phone. Indeed, the SIM card allows your Meizu M8 to be able to connect to the mobile network and therefore to make phone calls. However, in case you just bought your Meizu M8, it is actually not always simple to find out how you can set the SIM card. That’s why we decided to write this article. We will first of all discover what to do before inserting the SIM card in the Meizu M8. We will discover how you can insert the SIM card. Finally, we will observe what the diverse types of SIM card.
What to do before putting the SIM into your Meizu M8
Before you start inserting the SIM card into your Meizu M8, it is actually important to test two or 3 things. First of all, we advise you to switch off the Meizu M8 before you set the SIM card. We also advise you to test if the sort of SIM card you have corresponds to the model of your mobile phone. Indeed, there are a lot of types of SIM cards and every telephone is compatible with a certain type. Refer to the last part of this article for more info. At last, if perhaps the tracking of the SIM card of your Meizu M8 is on the side, we highly recommend that you have a pin or a thin and sharp object to open the slot for SIM. If you need to change the PIN code of the SIM card, please refer to our guide to change the PIN code on Meizu M8.
How you can insert the SIM card into the Meizu M8
According to the model of your Meizu M8, there are two possible solutions for inserting the SIM card. The right procedure should therefore be one of the following.
Method 1: Insert the SIM card by the side of your Meizu M8
To insert the SIM card into your Meizu M8, first of all find the slot that is normally on the side of the mobile phone. It is really simple to spot it because there is often a small hole next to it. When you have found it, you will have to insert a pointed object into the small hole next to the slot. For example, you can utilize a paper clip to do so. By pushing into the hole, the SIM card rack should come out. You have to then remove the rack from the slot. Simply insert the SIM card into this rack and re-insert it into your Meizu M8. That’s it!
Method 2: Insert the SIM card from the back of the Meizu M8
If your Meizu M8 doesn’t have a slot on the side, this means that the SIM slot is on the back of the mobile phone. The first of all step are going to be to turn off the cache on the back of the Meizu M8. To do this, you just simply have to unfasten it with your fingertips. Once carried out, you should observe the location of the SIM card. At times the tracking is under the battery. In this case, you need to turn off the battery. All you have to do is insert the SIM card into your Meizu M8. Be careful to put it in the best direction, the gold side of the card must be down. Reassemble everything and it’s good!
The different types of SIM cards
There are 3 diverse types of SIM cards. Indeed, these 3 types differ according to their size. We so find:
- The SIM card: which is of regular size.
- The Micro SIM card: that is more compact than the standard size.
- The Nano SIM card: which is really incredibly small. The chip covers almost the entire surface.
In case you do not have the best SIM card for your Meizu M8, you may ask your operator for a different one. There are as well adapters that may resolve compatibility issues. At last, when you have a standard SIM card, it might be cut to make it into Micro SIM or Nano SIM. At your peril.
