Comments on: Learn About an iPhone From the Serial Number

By: Arkansas Bigfoot

Arkansas Bigfoot — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:30:52 +0000

I have a used motherboard and need a new back case for it. I have found a back case but need the GB so it will correspond to the correct GB.

The last four numbers of S/N are M1R4. The 1 could be an I or L.

What GB is it? Looks to be a GS from the LED connection.

By: Samer Sawalhi

Samer Sawalhi — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:41:11 +0000

In Case of stolen i-phone
How can I detect it’s location by google map?

By: koriisfullofit

koriisfullofit — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:44:15 +0000

my iphone 4 absoluty responds as said, kory is full of himself and dont work for apple

By: hammer

hammer — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:37:50 +0000

how can i identify carrier ,without sim in

By: Kory

Kory — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:45:01 +0000

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! I work for Apple and can tell you that in no way shape or form can a user look at the SN and find out the DOP or where it was manufactured. There are SN that are all letters and some that are all numbers. There is no formula or a way to deicioher an iPhone serial number.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:47:18 +0000

I had my 4s replaced after 40 days (so it had to be a replacement unit). I am looking at my serial and it is mostly letters hence the above breakdown does not work for me.

It works perfectly for iPhone 4. Can anyone help with 4s decoding?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:25:50 +0000

The G has something to do with date of manufacture but it is more complicated than the older format.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:53:43 +0000

Is it a CDMA? All the (early) 4S I’ve seen have C39 at the beginning, and then a G (which I would have assumed to be the GSM/CDMA distinction). But I doubt any of this actually applies to the 4S because the 4S has a 12 digit SN, while it seems older devices only have 11.

By: Jairo

Jairo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:20:48 +0000

My iPhone 4S starts with DNPG? And ends with TFH

By: JAMonsterEnergy

JAMonsterEnergy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:24:41 +0000

Yea my i4S also says:
C3-Factory/Machine
9-??Unknown..??
GT-Week
C- Memory (its a 32gb)

By: xplodr

xplodr — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:55:01 +0000

Mine iPhone 4 White 32GB is 87116—E00

By: Kirma

Kirma — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:31:37 +0000

Edit: huh on 4S it’s diffrent
idk

By: Kirma

Kirma — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:52 +0000

GQ means your device is republished

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:48 +0000

I don’t think this is accurate at all. The first 5 (Factory/machine, yr, and week) characters of my 4S are:

C3 – Factory/Machine
9 – 2009???
GQ – Week of Production

While this is an interesting thought, I think that most of it is speculation.

By: Tod

Tod — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:15:08 +0000

Please writers, please learn about the proper use of apostrophes.

It’s is a contraction of thw words it is.

Its is the possessive. We do not write hi’s or her’s so we shouldn’t be writing it’s when we mean its.

A journalist such as you really ought to know better.