Update: iPhone 14 is not compatible on Telekom or Digi Romania.
Digi Romania has introduced support for eSIM, and with regard to iPhone 14 devices, Apple has removed the physical SIM only for those sold in the US.
If you are an iPhone fan and are a subscriber or have a prepaid card with Telekom or Digi Romania, we have bad news. No iPhone 14 model is compatible on Telekom or Digi Romania. Mobile phone operators Digi and Telekom Romania does not currently offer eSIM support.
During the launch event of the new iPhone 14 range, Apple exhibited the new technologies present on the top models iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. From the official technical specifications, the new models that will be launched soon on the market, do not offer support for physical SIM, but only Dual eSIM. Both on top models and iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
This means that subscribers or those who have Telekom or Digi Romania prepaid cards will not be able to buy iPhone 14 to use in these networks.
"iPhone 14. iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are not compatible with physical SIM cards."
Why iPhone 14 is not compatible on Telekom or Digi Romania
The first operator to introduce eSIM in Romania was Orange, followed by Vodafone. Both operators promoted the new digital SIM technology for a while, but it failed to gain popularity in Romania. Most customers not understanding the advantages of an eSIM instead of a physical SIM.
Both Apple and rivals from Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers introduced eSIM support a few years ago. They still left the physical SIM slot, especially for countries where there is no support for eSIM technology yet.
Apparently, on the official release date of the new iPhone 14, both Telekom and Digi Romania do not offer support for eSIM. Which means that the new iPhone 14 model is not compatible on Telekom or Digi Romania.
Vodafone and Orange Romania customers who plan to buy one of the new iPhone 14 models can be happy about this news. The operators offer support for eSIM and in addition they can hope that they will find the new models in the stock of retailers faster.
You should update this. Digi romania now offers esim for any phone. While they only have a small list of supported phones and they state that no other phone works, it works on any phone with esim. I tested it with an unsupported phone and it works really well.