Getting an Iphone is a dream for many, due to its value in the market, classiness and many other reasons. But many users actually doesn't know the condition or which region does the unit they buy belongs to. So let's talk about iphones today.
The model number speaks about the basic information one should know about that particular unit such as whether it's new, refurbished, replacement or which region it belongs to.
You can view the model numer of any iphone by going into Settings > General >About.
Iphone Makes
The very first letter in the model number tells you about the make or the condition of that iphone. Basically there are 4 types of makes.
- M — It means your device is a brand new unit purchased from a apple stores online or from Apple store.
- F- Refurbished unit. These are the pre owned or used units that are returned by a customer and restored to fully working condition by Apple
- N- This is a Replacement unit. The unit which a customer receive when they hand over their unit to claim the warrenty to Apple due to some defect. Most of the time the replacement unit is a refurbished one.
- P- Personalized unit. This has a personalized engraving in it.
when you look at the above example, it start with M. That is its a brand new unit.
Iphone Regions
Knowing the iphone region is helpful for several reasons such as there are customs feature provided for some regions and network frequency bandwidths defers from region to region.
Basically the region code means that, where that particular unit was intended to be sold.
As an example,
- The region number for units available in Japan is J. In that model, the user is unable to turn off the shutter sound when taking photos. This is due to the restrictions of the government in order to basically prevent tech crimes.
- The AE model is for United Arab Emirates. This particular model doesn't have facetime in it.
You can get this number
You can view this letter by looking at the last 2 letters of the model numer before the ‘/’.
Here is a complete list of region codes.
In this case its LL, which is made for UK.
Know before you buy !
That’s all for today. Hope you learned something. Thank you for reading.