Airtel Uganda has launched E-sims in Uganda. This has come after close to 5 years since the E-sims were introduced in the iPhone series of XS, XS Max, and XR. In order to check whether your phone is eligible; dial *#06#; if your phone has an EID number, it is eligible for the virtual sim card.
However, it is important to note that it is not only iPhones that have the eSIM option. Other brands such as Samsung, Huawei, Google Pixels, Oppo, Sony Xperia, and Rakuten, among other flagship phones.
iPhones are the most popular phones when it comes to eSIMs because they offer a wide range of eSIM options. They can accommodate up to 20 eSIMs while other brands only offer one Sim card option.