Cutting down a SIM card and turning it into a Micro SIM is a good trick to know because it enables you to use your current SIM inside a new mobile phone without ordering a new SIM card. See how easy it is to convert mini sim into micro as well as micro back to mini size sim card.
Cutting a Mini SIM into a Micro SIM card for your new phone: Convert Micro back to Mini
Sim card cutter is used for cutting mini sim to micro sim and micro sim to nano size sim card. It has two slots, one is for mini to micro size cutting and other is for micro to nano size cutting. Insert your mini sim as direction shown on cutter and press it. Micro sim is ready to use. If you do not have sim card cutter you can also use scissor for cutting sim card as we have described below.
Dimensions of Mini SIM card: 25 X 15 mm and dimensions of Micro SIM Card: 15 x 12 mm Mark dimensions of micro sim card on mini sim card for cutting purpose.
Now carefully cut marked portion of sim using sharp scissor to convert mini to micro size sim card. Here is your micro sim card ready to use.
Accessories required for sim card conversion: Sim cutter, sharp scissor, sim card adapters. Sim card adapters are useful for converting micro size sim to mini, nano size to micro and nano to mini. SIM Adapters are easily available in the market.
If you are using sim card cutter for cutting. You can use waste of mini sim card as adapter to convert micro size sim to mini size as we have shown in above image. Otherwise different types of adapters are easily available in the market. Use micro to mini sim card adapter to convert micro back to mini size sim card.
