Transfer Android contacts to iPhone through the SIM Card

This is one of the simplest forms of transferring contacts to another device. In this case, we’re doing it from an Android device to a brand new iPhone.

The very first thing you want to do is backup all your contacts to the current SIM card and move the card to your new iPhone. You could even cut it to a compatible size with the iPhone if necessary, but this is outside the scope of our article.

On your Android device:

Launch the Contacts app

Click on the menu icon (three dots on the top right hand corner)

Choose Import/export

Select Import from SIM card

Remove your Android SIM card and insert it to the iPhone. Once the SIM card is inserted:

Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars

Choose Import SIM Contacts

Wait a few minutes, depending on how large your contacts are. It usually takes less than a few seconds to do so. After this, go to the stock Phone app and hover to the Contacts tab to see the result.