Can your iPad take a Korea eSIM? One model number decides it

If your iPad is a Wi-Fi + Cellular model, yes. If it is a Wi-Fi model, no. Apple's "Set up eSIM on iPad" page lists the iPads that support eSIM, and every one of them ends in "Wi-Fi + Cellular" — there is not a single Wi-Fi-only model on the list (checked 19 September 2026). On a cellular iPad, a data-only line with no phone number, which is what a Kedanto Korea eSIM is, matches what the iPad can do anyway. Everything below comes from Apple and Samsung support pages, Kedanto's own terms and guides, and the FAQ of the supplier that issues Kedanto's eSIMs.

How do you tell whether your iPad can take an eSIM?

Open Settings › General › About, tap Model Number once to reveal a number starting with "A", then look that number up on Apple's "Identify your iPad model" page. Apple explains that the field first shows a part number, and only switches to the model number when you tap it. The model page then tells you which variant you hold. For the iPad (A16), for example, A3354 is the Wi-Fi model, A3355 is Wi-Fi + Cellular, and A3356 is Wi-Fi + Cellular for China mainland only (checked 19 September 2026).

These are the iPads Apple lists as eSIM-capable. All of them are Wi-Fi + Cellular models.

The cellular versions of iPad (A16), iPad Pro (M4), iPad Air (M2), iPad mini (A17 Pro) and everything after them have no physical SIM card at all; they connect only through eSIM. If your cellular iPad came from a carrier, check one more thing: Apple's iPad User Guide says the iPad is subject to your provider's policies, which may include restrictions on switching providers and on roaming. Kedanto's device check page covers iPhone, Galaxy, Pixel and other Android phones only, so use Apple's list above for an iPad.

Do you lose anything by putting a no-number eSIM on an iPad?

No. Apple states that Wi-Fi + Cellular iPads support cellular data only, not cellular phone service. The same page says that to make calls on an iPad you use Wi-Fi Calling and an iPhone (checked 19 September 2026). A Kedanto Korea eSIM is data only, with no phone number and no SMS, so the parts it leaves out are parts an iPad cannot use in the first place. The Korea plans come in two kinds: daily plans (1GB a day for 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 or 15 days; 2GB a day for 5, 7 or 10 days), which slow to 1Mbps once the day's allowance is used, and total-data plans (1GB for 7 days; 3, 5, 10, 20 or 50GB for 30 days), which stop when the data runs out. The full list with prices in US dollars is on the Korea eSIM page.

What happens to the plan already on your iPad?

An iPad can store more than one eSIM, but it uses only one at a time. That line comes straight from Apple's iPad User Guide. While the Korea eSIM is in use, your home data plan stays stored but idle; to switch, go to Settings › Cellular Data and tap the plan you want under SIMs (checked 19 September 2026). This is a different arrangement from a dual-SIM phone, where your home number stays on while a travel line runs alongside it. On an iPad, whichever plan is selected is the plan your data comes from, so the first thing to check in Korea is that the Korea eSIM is the selected one.

Where do you add the eSIM on an iPad?

Go to Settings › Cellular Data, tap Other, and either fit the Kedanto QR code inside the frame or enter the details manually. Apple's iPad User Guide splits that screen three ways: for the very first plan you pick a carrier, to add another plan you tap Add a New Plan, and for a QR code from a carrier you tap Other (checked 19 September 2026).

Apple's "Set up eSIM on iPad" page also describes routes that skip the Settings app:

• With the Camera: scan the QR code with the Camera app, tap the Cellular Plan Detected notification, then tap Continue and Add Cellular Plan.
• When the QR code is on the iPad's own screen: on iPadOS 17.4 or later, touch and hold a QR code in an email or on a web page, then tap Add eSIM.
• With a link: on iPadOS 17.4 or later, tap the link, tap Allow when the Activate New eSIM notification appears, then tap Continue.

The Kedanto order page shows the SM-DP+ address and the activation code separately under the QR image, so those are the values to paste if you enter the details manually. The one-tap button on that page is labelled for iPhone, but Apple documents the same tap-a-link install for iPads running iPadOS 17.4 or later.

What do you switch on once you land in Korea?

With the Korea eSIM selected, turn Cellular Data on and turn on Data Roaming under Cellular Data Options. Apple's iPad User Guide places the roaming switch there and tells you to turn it off while travelling to avoid roaming charges. That advice is about using your home carrier's plan abroad. The FAQ of Kedanto's eSIM supplier says the opposite for a travel eSIM: turn data roaming on for the eSIM and off for your home SIM, and it calls roaming on the travel eSIM a requirement (checked 19 September 2026). Because an iPad runs one plan at a time, if you ever need to switch back to your home plan while in Korea, turn Data Roaming off before you switch.

Can one QR code go on both your phone and your iPad?

No. A Kedanto QR code installs once, and an eSIM that has gone onto one device cannot be moved to another. Kedanto's install guide says the QR code installs only once, and the supplier's FAQ answers: "each QR code can be scanned by a unique device ID once, and not transferred to another device later" (checked 19 September 2026). Korean data on both a phone and an iPad therefore means two orders, and it is worth deciding which QR goes on which device before you scan anything. If one ends up on the wrong device, it counts as installed, and Kedanto's refund policy gives no refund after installation, even if it has not been activated yet.

How is this different from tethering the iPad to your phone?

Tethering needs only one eSIM but keeps the iPad tied to your phone; a separate iPad eSIM costs one more order but works wherever the iPad is. The FAQ of Kedanto's eSIM supplier says: "All of our eSIMs have enabled hotspot data sharing with other devices as enabled by the device maker." In other words, sharing the Korea eSIM on your phone with your iPad is also open to you, within whatever the phone maker allows (checked 19 September 2026).

Prices are Kedanto's Korea plans as of 27 September 2026. How to turn on a phone hotspot is covered in the laptop hotspot guide, and the maths of several people sharing one eSIM is in the group travel guide.

Which Galaxy Tab models support eSIM?

Samsung's Singapore support page lists the Galaxy Tab S11 and S11 Ultra, Tab S10+ and S10 Ultra, Tab S9, S9+ and S9 Ultra, Tab S10 FE and S10 FE+, Tab S9 FE and S9 FE+, and Tab Active5 Pro and Active5, and adds that "Wi-Fi only tablet models do not support eSIM functionality." The same page warns that, depending on the country of origin, a listed device may still not support eSIM, and the lists do differ: Samsung Japan's page names just one tablet, the Tab S9 FE+ 5G (checked 19 September 2026). The route is the same as on a Galaxy phone: Settings › Connections › SIM manager › Add eSIM › Scan QR code, with Enter activation code in the same place if you are typing the code instead.

One caveat. The device list published by Kedanto's eSIM supplier (updated September 2025) includes iPads, with the condition "only iPads with 4G connectivity", but it has no Galaxy Tab entry. So Kedanto has no basis yet to confirm that a Galaxy Tab will connect. What the terms do say is this: if your device turns out not to be supported, you get a full refund as long as the eSIM has not been installed.

What should you check on the iPad before you pack it?

Before the iPad goes into your bag, open Settings › General › About and tap Model Number once. If the "A" number shows up on Apple's list as Wi-Fi + Cellular, the only question left is whether to buy a second Korea eSIM or lean on your phone's hotspot. If it shows up as a Wi-Fi model, the decision is made for you, and in Korea the iPad will get online through your phone's hotspot and your hotel Wi-Fi. If you did place a second order, open the QR email on the iPad itself, touch and hold the QR code to install it there, and leave the other QR for the phone.