Back up contacts to your SIM and your phone

You can copy contacts from your SIM to the phone memory. This way, you won't lose your contacts if you change your SIM.

Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A3
  • 1
    Find "Import/export contacts"
    • Press Contacts.
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Contacts.
    • Press Import/export contacts.
  • 2
    Select option
    • Select one of the following options:
    • Back up contacts to your phone, go to 2a.
    • Back up contacts to your SIM, go to 2b.
  • 3
    2a - Back up contacts to your phone
    • Press Import from SIM card.
    • Press Device.
    • Press the field above "Search".
    • Press Select all.
    • Press Done.
  • 4
    2b - Back up contacts to your SIM
    • Press Export to SIM card.
    • Press the field above "Search".
    • Press Select all.
    • Press Done.
    • Press OK to confirm.
  • 5
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.