Apple’s production date before 2021 and after 2021 explained

You should be aware that all Apple products released in 2021, the new generation, have a random serial number. The serial number is random in all respects and contains no additional information. This applies to the following Apple products

  • iPhone13
  • iphone13 pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 13 SE
  • MacBook Air M2 chip
  • MacBook Pro M2 chip
  • iPad 9
  • iPad mini 6
  • iPad Air 5
  • iPad Pro 5 / 12.9″
  • iPad Pro 3 / 11″

As well as all future generations of Apple devices. However, you can find out the production date of your iPhone, iPad, Mac not only from the serial number. There is an indirect way to determine the production date, and in this article I will tell you how you can find out the production date of Apple devices even after 2021.

How to check iphone manufacturing date

Do you have a question about when was my iphone made or when was my ipad made? You can check it yourself and quite easily, now I will tell you how to do it. The serial number on an Apple product before 2021 contains information about the date of manufacture. For an iPhone phone, iPad, or any other device, the following general order is used, the date of manufacture of the device is two characters. The date of manufacture changes once a week, so the date of manufacture is detailed to 7 days. Read more about how to decipher the serial number in the article

Decoding iPhone Serial Number 2010-2022.

Additional information: As I mentioned earlier, Apple has changed the serial number format for new devices in 2021. The serial numbers do not contain information about the production date. They are assigned randomly. In 2021, new devices (generations) will have random numbers. If it is a line of phones, iPhone 13, you will no longer be able to determine the production date from the serial number. If you are interested in a device developed before 2021, you can use the table below to determine the production date of an iphone, ipad, or any other Apple device.

Where is the production date in the serial number of an Apple device until 2021

DNPCJ3X073N (iPhone11 Model)

Finding the date of manufacture in the serial number of an Iphone or iPad is easy. The date of manufacture of an Apple device is the 4th and 5th characters of the serial number. CJ – The first character is always a letter, the second character can be a number or a letter. You should know that the date of manufacture can be found out to the nearest week.

Apple serial number manufacture date until 2021

Since the production date consists of two digits, the following order has been adopted to indicate the assembly date of the iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch since 2010. The first digit is a year, but not just a year, but a half-year, the first 6 months of the year from January to June, and the second half-year from July to December.
The second number is the week in the year. There can be 53 weeks in a year, but only 27 characters are used to represent them. Replacing the first character makes the production date number unique.

Apple Product Date Cycle

Apple is a high-tech company that produces electronics. In today’s world, one model of electronic device is not produced for more than 2 years. The original plan was to use a serial number structure with a cycle of 10 years. For example, in our example, CJ means: production date April 2010, April 2020, April 2030.
But we understand that 2030 is not yet here, so it’s not 2030. That leaves 2010 or 2020, but since this is the serial number of the iPhone 11, which began production in 2019, this is the phone model released in 2020. Because of the change in serial number structure, this rule only applies to products developed before 2021.

Apple product manufacturing date 2010 to 2021, table

For convenience, the table below lists the production dates of Apple electronic products (iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch). All you have to do is find the characters in the serial number that define the date of manufacture. Using the table, you can easily determine the date of manufacture of your device. Only for devices designed before 2021.

monthweek codeweek of the year2010 20202011 20212012 20222013 20232014 20152016201720182019
C/DF/GH/JK/LM/NP/QR/ST/VW/XY/Z
January11C1F1H1K1M1P1R1T1W1Y1
January22C2F2H2K2M2P2R2T2W2Y2
January33C3F3H3K3M3P3R3T3W3Y3
January44C4F4H4K4M4P4R4T4W4Y4
February55C5F5H5K5M5P5R5T5W5Y5
February66C6F6H6K6M6P6R6T6W6Y6
February77C7F7H7K7M7P7R7T7W7Y7
February88C8F8H8K8M8P8R8T8W8Y8
March99C9F9H9K9M9P9R9T9W9Y9
MarchC10CCFCHCKCMCPCRCTCWCYC
MarchD11CDFDHDKDMDPDRDTDWDYD
MarchF12CFFFHFKFMFPFRFTFWFYF
MarchG13CGFGHGKGMGPGRGTGWGYG
AprilH14CHFHHHKHMHPHRHTHWHYH
AprilJ15CJFJHJKJMJPJRJTJWJYJ
AprilK16CKFKHKKKMKPKRKTKWKYK
AprilM17CMFMHMKMMMPMRMTMWMYM
MayN18CNFNHNKNMNPNRNTNWNYN
MayL19CLFLHLKLMLPLRLTLWLYL
MayP20CPFPHPKPMPPPRPTPWPYP
MayQ21CQFQHQKQMQPQRQTQWQYQ
MayR22CRFRHRKRMRPRRRTRWRYR
JuneT23CTFTHTKTMTPTRTTTWTYT
JuneV24CVFVHVKVMVPVRVTVWVYV
JuneW25CWFWHWKWMWPWRWTWWWYW
JuneX26CXFXHXKXMXPXRXTXWXYX
JuneY27CYFYHYKYMYPYRYTYWYYY
July128D1G1J1L1N1Q1S1V1X1Z1
July229D2G2J2L2N2Q2S2V2X2Z2
July330D3G3J3L3N3Q3S3V3X3Z3
July431D4G4J4L4N4Q4S4V4X4Z4
August532D5G5J5L5N5Q5S5V5X5Z5
August633D6G6J6L6N6Q6S6V6X6Z6
August734D7G7J7L7N7Q7S7V7X7Z7
August835D8G8J8L8N8Q8S8V8X8Z8
September936D9G9J9L9N9Q9S9V9X9Z9
SeptemberC37DCGCJCLCNCQCSCVCXCZC
SeptemberD38DDGDJDLDNDQDSDVDXDZD
SeptemberF39DFGFJFLFNFQFSFVFXFZF
SeptemberG40DGGGJGLGNGQGSGVGXGZG
OctoberH41DHGHJHLHNHQHSHVHXHZH
OctoberJ42DJGJJJLJNJQJSJVJXJZJ
OctoberK43DKGKJKLKNKQKSKVKXKZK
OctoberM44DMGMJMLMNMQMSMVMXMZM
OctoberN45DNGNJNLNNNQNSNVNXNZN
NovemberL46DLGLJLLLNLQLSLVLXLZL
NovemberP47DPGPJPLPNPQPSPVPXPZP
NovemberQ48DQGQJQLQNQQQSQVQXQZQ
NovemberR49DRGRJRLRNRQRSRVRXRZR
DecemberT50DTGTJTLTNTQTSTVTXTZT
DecemberV51DVGVJVLVNVQVSVVVXVZV
DecemberW52DWGWJWLWNWQWSWVWXWZW
DecemberX53DXGXJXLXNXQXSXVXXXZX

How to find out when the iPhone, iPad was manufactured after 2021

Aplpe phones and tablets after 2021 have random serial numbers. This means that a certain batch of phones has its own serial numbers. But there is no single system for creating a serial number. So, for example, if you want to know the production date of the iPhone13, you will have to do it with the help of Apple Product Support. To do this, follow these steps. Find the serial number of your iPhone 13. Go to Apple’s service and support page at Check Coverage Serial Number Apple.
Enter the serial number of your device and get information about it. In addition to the name of your device, you will be given the information:

  • Valid purchase date – the phone was manufactured and shipped to the retailer by Apple.
  • Phone tech support: Expired – Apple provides 90 days of free phone tech support, after 90 days during the warranty period, you can get paid phone tech support.
  • Repair & Service Coverage: Active
  • Your product is covered for eligible hardware repair and service under Apple’s limited warranty.
  • Estimated Expiration Date: October 25, 2022 – this means that your phone was registered with iCloud on 25/10/2021.

From this information, we can conclude that your phone was manufactured around the end of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2021.

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