The serial number of Apple’s smartphones is assigned to the phone according to a special algorithm. It contains information about the manufacturer, the date of manufacture of the phone with details up to a week, the model number of the phone and technical specifications.

What does iPhone serial number meaning

Since 2010, the iPhone serial number consists of 12 characters.

IPhone 11 Pro Max 512Gb Model A2161 S / N G6TZL899N70M serial number decryption example

• G6T is the identifier of the factory on which the iPhone is assembled. The main assembly place for the iPhone is China, but the phones are assembled in many factories. The average user does not particularly need this information, it is more in demand by Apple to identify the place of assembly of the phone. In more detail:
  • G6 – a factory in China, located in Shenzhen, the factory is owned by OEM assembler Foxconn.
  • T – identifier of the assembly line number on which the telephone is collected; information is needed by Apple to control the quality of manufactured devices.

How to find out when my iPhone is made

• ZL – G6TZL899N70M phone production date. Apple indicates the phone’s production date in the serial number. Z (this is the fourth character of the serial number indicates the year the phone was manufactured. Apple indicates the year in two different letters, the first half of the year and the second. For more details, see the table. The fifth character indicates the week of the year.
  • ZL – means that the phone was made in 2019, 46 weeks. November 2019 In more detail, the phone was collected between November 11, 2019 – November 17, 2019.

IPHONE ASSEMBLY DATE (DATE CODES IN SERIAL NUMBER) 2010-2029

month	week code	week of the year	2010 2020	2011 2021	2012 2022	2013 2023	2014 2024	2015 2025	2016 2026	2017 2027	2018 2028	2019 2029
			C/D	F/G	H/J	K/L	M/N	P/Q	R/S	T/V	W/X	Y/Z
January	1	1	С1	F1	H1	K1	M1	P1	R1	T1	W1	Y1
January	2	2	С2	F2	H2	K2	M2	P2	R2	T2	W2	Y2
January	3	3	С3	F3	H3	K3	M3	P3	R3	T3	W3	Y3
January	4	4	С4	F4	H4	K4	M4	P4	R4	T4	W4	Y4
February	5	5	С5	F5	H5	K5	M5	P5	R5	T5	W5	Y5
February	6	6	С6	F6	H6	K6	M6	P6	R6	T6	W6	Y6
February	7	7	С7	F7	H7	K7	M7	P7	R7	T7	W7	Y7
February	8	8	С8	F8	H8	K8	M8	P8	R8	T8	W8	Y8
March	9	9	С9	F9	H9	K9	M9	P9	R9	T9	W9	Y9
March	C	10	CC	FC	HC	KC	MC	PC	RC	TC	WC	YC
March	D	11	CD	FD	HD	KD	MD	PD	RD	TD	WD	YD
March	F	12	CF	FF	HF	KF	MF	PF	RF	TF	WF	YF
March	G	13	CG	FG	HG	KG	MG	PG	RG	TG	WG	YG
April	H	14	CH	FH	HH	KH	MH	PH	RH	TH	WH	YH
April	J	15	CJ	FJ	HJ	KJ	MJ	PJ	RJ	TJ	WJ	YJ
April	K	16	CK	FK	HK	KK	MK	PK	RK	TK	WK	YK
April	M	17	CM	FM	HM	KM	MM	PM	RM	TM	WM	YM
May	N	18	CN	FN	HN	KN	MN	PN	RN	TN	WN	YN
May	L	19	CL	FL	HL	KL	ML	PL	RL	TL	WL	YL
May	P	20	CP	FP	HP	KP	MP	PP	RP	TP	WP	YP
May	Q	21	CQ	FQ	HQ	KQ	MQ	PQ	RQ	TQ	WQ	YQ
May	R	22	CR	FR	HR	KR	MR	PR	RR	TR	WR	YR
June	T	23	CT	FT	HT	KT	MT	PT	RT	TT	WT	YT
June	V	24	CV	FV	HV	KV	MV	PV	RV	TV	WV	YV
June	W	25	CW	FW	HW	KW	MW	PW	RW	TW	WW	YW
June	X	26	CX	FX	HX	KX	MX	PX	RX	TX	WX	YX
June	Y	27	CY	FY	HY	KY	MY	PY	RY	TY	WY	YY
July	1	28	D1	G1	J1	L1	N1	Q1	S1	V1	X1	Z1
July	2	29	D2	G2	J2	L2	N2	Q2	S2	V2	X2	Z2
July	3	30	D3	G3	J3	L3	N3	Q3	S3	V3	X3	Z3
July	4	31	D4	G4	J4	L4	N4	Q4	S4	V4	X4	Z4
August	5	32	D5	G5	J5	L5	N5	Q5	S5	V5	X5	Z5
August	6	33	D6	G6	J6	L6	N6	Q6	S6	V6	X6	Z6
August	7	34	D7	G7	J7	L7	N7	Q7	S7	V7	X7	Z7
August	8	35	D8	G8	J8	L8	N8	Q8	S8	V8	X8	Z8
September	9	36	D9	G9	J9	L9	N9	Q9	S9	V9	X9	Z9
September	C	37	DC	GC	JC	LC	NC	QC	SC	VC	XC	ZC
September	D	38	DD	GD	JD	LD	ND	QD	SD	VD	XD	ZD
September	F	39	DF	GF	JF	LF	NF	QF	SF	VF	XF	ZF
September	G	40	DG	GG	JG	LG	NG	QG	SG	VG	XG	ZG
October	H	41	DH	GH	JH	LH	NH	QH	SH	VH	XH	ZH
October	J	42	DJ	GJ	JJ	LJ	NJ	QJ	SJ	VJ	XJ	ZJ
October	K	43	DK	GK	JK	LK	NK	QK	SK	VK	XK	ZK
October	M	44	DM	GM	JM	LM	NM	QM	SM	VM	XM	ZM
October	N	45	DN	GN	JN	LN	NN	QN	SN	VN	XN	ZN
November	L	46	DL	GL	JL	LL	NL	QL	SL	VL	XL	ZL
November	P	47	DP	GP	JP	LP	NP	QP	SP	VP	XP	ZP
November	Q	48	DQ	GQ	JQ	LQ	NQ	QQ	SQ	VQ	XQ	ZQ
November	R	49	DR	GR	JR	LR	NR	QR	SR	VR	XR	ZR
December	T	50	DT	GT	JT	LT	NT	QT	ST	VT	XT	ZT
December	V	51	DV	GV	JV	LV	NV	QV	SV	VV	XV	ZV
December	W	52	DW	GW	JW	LW	NW	QW	SW	VW	XW	ZW
December	X	53	DX	GX	JX	LX	NX	QX	SX	VX	XX	ZX

How to find out the phone model by serial number

• 899N70 – a unique code in which the technical parameters of the phone are encrypted. Moreover, N70 is the phone model code in this case, it is the Pro Max model
  • N70 – iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • N72 – iPhone 11
  • N73 – iPhone 11
  • N6X – iPhone 11 Pro
  • KPF – iPhone XS
  • KPH – iPhone XS MAX
  • KXK – iPhone XR
  • JCL – iPhone X
  • JC6 – iPhone 8
  • JCL – iPhone 8 plus
• M is the color identifier of the phone. But Apple does not have a single standard for encoding the color of the phone. The color palette is standardized for a specific phone series. For example, for iPhone 11, one set of letters is used, for other phone models, the same letters mean completely different colors.

IPhone 11 Pro Max Phone Color Code Example

• K, P, F, V – Gold
• W, G, L, Q – Midnight Green
• D, J, N, T, Z – Silver
• M, H, X – Space Gray