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Google Pixel 9 eSIM compatibility in Europe

Band-by-band compatibility of the Google Pixel 9 against local carriers across 44 Europe destinations. 42 rate excellent, 0 partial, 38 support 5G.

42 excellent2 good0 partial38 with 5G

Compatibility by country

European carriers run FDD bands B1/B3/B7/B8/B20 plus 700 MHz (B28) for rural reach, and 5G on n78. Roaming is seamless EU-wide, but a regional eSIM still beats per-country roaming caps.

Country	Best operator	4G	5G	Verdict
Albania	One Albania	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
Andorra	Andorra Telecom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Austria	A1	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Belgium	Proximus	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BH Telecom	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
Bulgaria	A1 Bulgarie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Croatia	Hrvatski Telekom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Cyprus	Cyta	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Czech Republic	O2 Tchéquie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Denmark	TDC NET	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Estonia	Telia Estonie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Finland	Elisa	Full	5G ready	Excellent
France	Orange	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Georgia	Magti	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Germany	Deutsche Telekom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Greece	Cosmote	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Hungary	Magyar Telekom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Iceland	Síminn	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Ireland	Vodafone Irlande	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Italy	TIM	Partial	5G ready	Good
Latvia	LMT	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Liechtenstein	Telecom Liechtenstein	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Lithuania	Telia Lituanie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Luxembourg	POST Luxembourg	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Malta	GO	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Moldova	Orange Moldavie	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
Monaco	Monaco Telecom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Montenegro	Crnogorski Telekom	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
Netherlands	KPN	Full	5G ready	Excellent
North Macedonia	A1 Macédoine	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Norway	Telenor	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Poland	Plus	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Portugal	MEO	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Romania	Orange Roumanie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
San Marino	TIM San Marino	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Serbia	mts (Telekom Srbija)	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
Slovakia	Orange Slovaquie	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Slovenia	Telekom Slovenije	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Spain	Movistar	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Sweden	Telia Suède	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Switzerland	Swisscom	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Turkey	Turkcell	Full	5G ready	Excellent
Ukraine	Kyivstar	Full	No carrier 5G	Excellent
United Kingdom	EE	Partial	5G ready	Good

Full operator-by-operator band detail

Albania: One Albania (7/7 4G), Vodafone Albanie (7/7 4G)

Andorra: Andorra Telecom (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Austria: A1 (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Magenta (T-Mobile) (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Drei (Hutchison) (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Belgium: Proximus (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Orange Belgique (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telenet/Base (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: BH Telecom (7/7 4G), m:tel (7/7 4G), HT Eronet (7/7 4G)

Bulgaria: A1 Bulgarie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Yettel Bulgarie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Vivacom (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G)

Croatia: Hrvatski Telekom (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), A1 Croatie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Telemach (7/7 4G)

Cyprus: Cyta (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Epic (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), PrimeTel (8/8 4G)

Czech Republic: O2 Tchéquie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), T-Mobile Tchéquie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone Tchéquie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G)

Denmark: TDC NET (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telia Danemark (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telenor Danemark (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G)

Estonia: Telia Estonie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Elisa Estonie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Tele2 Estonie (8/8 4G)

Finland: Elisa (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telia Finlande (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), DNA (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G)

France: Orange (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), SFR (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Bouygues Telecom (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Free Mobile (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G)

Georgia: Magti (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Silknet (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Cellfie (Beeline) (7/7 4G)

Germany: Deutsche Telekom (6/6 4G, 3/3 5G), Vodafone DE (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), O2 Telefonica DE (5/5 4G, 2/2 5G)

Greece: Cosmote (5/5 4G, 2/2 5G), Vodafone GR (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), Wind Hellas (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G)

Hungary: Magyar Telekom (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone Hongrie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Yettel (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Iceland: Síminn (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone Islande (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Nova (8/8 4G)

Ireland: Vodafone Irlande (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), eir (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Three Irlande (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Italy: TIM (6/7 4G, 2/2 5G), Vodafone IT (5/5 4G, 2/2 5G), WindTre (6/6 4G, 1/1 5G)

Latvia: LMT (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Tele2 Lettonie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Bité Lettonie (8/8 4G)

Liechtenstein: Telecom Liechtenstein (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Salt Liechtenstein (8/8 4G)

Lithuania: Telia Lituanie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Bité (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Tele2 Lituanie (8/8 4G)

Luxembourg: POST Luxembourg (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Orange Luxembourg (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Tango (8/8 4G)

Malta: GO (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Epic Malte (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Melita (8/8 4G)

Moldova: Orange Moldavie (7/7 4G), Moldcell (7/7 4G)

Monaco: Monaco Telecom (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G)

Montenegro: Crnogorski Telekom (7/7 4G), m:tel Monténégro (7/7 4G), One Monténégro (7/7 4G)

Netherlands: KPN (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), VodafoneZiggo (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Odido (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

North Macedonia: A1 Macédoine (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Makedonski Telekom (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G)

Norway: Telenor (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telia Norvège (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Ice (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Poland: Orange Polska (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Play (P4) (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), T-Mobile Pologne (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Plus (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G)

Portugal: MEO (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone PT (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), NOS (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G)

Romania: Orange Roumanie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone Roumanie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Digi Mobil (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

San Marino: TIM San Marino (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Serbia: mts (Telekom Srbija) (7/7 4G), Yettel Serbie (7/7 4G), A1 Serbie (7/7 4G)

Slovakia: Orange Slovaquie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), Telekom Slovaquie (7/7 4G, 1/1 5G), O2 Slovaquie (7/7 4G)

Slovenia: Telekom Slovenije (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), A1 Slovénie (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G), Telemach Slovénie (7/7 4G)

Spain: Movistar (6/6 4G, 2/2 5G), Vodafone ES (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), Orange ES (5/5 4G, 2/2 5G)

Sweden: Telia Suède (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Telenor Suède (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Tele2 (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Tre (3) (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Switzerland: Swisscom (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Sunrise (8/8 4G, 2/2 5G), Salt (8/8 4G, 1/1 5G)

Turkey: Turkcell (6/6 4G, 1/1 5G), Vodafone TR (5/5 4G, 1/1 5G), Türk Telekom (4/4 4G, 1/1 5G)

Ukraine: Kyivstar (7/7 4G), Vodafone Ukraine (7/7 4G), lifecell (7/7 4G)

United Kingdom: EE (6/7 4G, 2/2 5G), Vodafone UK (5/6 4G, 2/2 5G), O2 (3/3 4G, 1/1 5G), Three (3/3 4G, 2/2 5G)

Google Pixel 9 specifications

Brand: Google
Model: Pixel 9
Year: 2024
eSIM: Yes · up to 8 profiles
VoLTE: Yes
4G bands: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B66, B71, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B46
5G bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79

Frequently asked questions

Does the Google Pixel 9 work with an eSIM in Europe?

Yes. The Google Pixel 9 supports eSIM and is compatible with local networks across 44 Europe destinations, with 42 rated excellent.

Which carriers work best with the Google Pixel 9?

Compatibility is strongest where the device matches local 4G and 5G bands. See the country table above for the best operator in each market.

Does the Google Pixel 9 support 5G in Europe?

The Google Pixel 9 supports 5G on 38 of 44 Europe destinations covered, depending on the local n-band deployment.

Is an eSIM better than a physical SIM for travel?

An eSIM activates instantly via QR code and lets you keep your home number active, which is more convenient than buying a local SIM on arrival.

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