Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US
Key takeaways
- But Motorola is now making it even more hassle-free by building a native travel e SIM experience into its smartphones.
- The capability is initially available as an app customers will have to download from the Google Play Store, called Global Connect, but the app will be preinstalled on new Motorola devices in the future.
- Travel eSIMs give travelers an easy way to instantly access a data-only eSIM that works in their destination—even before hopping on a flight.
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Courtesy of Motorola Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story There’s been an explosion in popularity in recent years for travel e SIMs. This is thanks to how easy e SIMs have become to set up on a phone, and how much more inexpensive their data plans can be when compared to what you’ll pay in international roaming fees.
But Motorola is now making it even more hassle-free by building a native travel e SIM experience into its smartphones.
The capability is initially available as an app customers will have to download from the Google Play Store, called Global Connect, but the app will be preinstalled on new Motorola devices in the future. It's available for any Motorola phone with eSIM capabilities—including smartphones as cheap as the $180 2026 Moto G Play—though it's currently only available for use in a handful of Latin American markets: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Motorola says support for use in Germany, the UK, and Europe is coming in the next several weeks. The company didn't have anything to share about US availability just yet.