Each phone has a model number. By the model number, you can determine what kind of phone it is and the parameters of the phone. You can also find out for which region or country the telephone is made.

Phone model number and full model number S20 Ultra

Let’s look at the Galaxy s20 Ultra phone model using the example of the US smartphone SM-G988UZAAXAA and tell what all the characters of the phone model number mean.

The abbreviated name of the model number of the Galaxy S20 Ultra

For most buyers, the abbreviated name of the model number of the SM-G988U is enough. Again, for the buyer, this does not say much. But understands the following

• SM – smartphone product
• G988 is a phone model, in this case G988 means that it is a smartphone with the commercial name Galaxy S20 Ultra.
• U – we can say that this is a region. But actually it is the identifier of the main board. And in the case of the S20 Ultra, it means that the phone has a mainboard that is designed for the US. It has a significant feature, developed for the Snapdragon 865 processor. And also in the USA it is customary to sell smartphones made for a particular operator, it can also matter. Not all communication standards can be supported by the phone. Although this feature is not reflected in the abbreviated model number of the phone. For example, the SM-G988B means that the phone has a mainboard layout designed for the Exynos 990 processor

Full Galaxy S20 Ultra model number explanation of meaning

SM-G988UZAAXAA, we know what SM-G988U means, now let’s talk about the meaning of other characters in the phone model number.

• Z is a continuation of the phone identifier, it may differ when upgrading the phone and starting production of models with some differences.
• A – color of the phone SM-G988UZA
  • A – Cosmic Gray
  • K – Cosmic Black
  • W – Cosmic Wite
• A – the amount of internal memory SM-G988UZAA
  • A – 128Gb – for the Snapdragon 865 processor, USA, Canada
  • E – 512Gb – for the Snapdragon 865 processor, USA, Canada
  • D -128Gb – for Exynos 990 processor, Europe
  • G – 512Gb – for Exynos 990 processor, Europe
  • L – 128Gb – for Exynos 990 processor, Mexico
  • 3 – 128Gb – for Exynos 990 processor, Brazil
  • 5 – 512Gb – for Exynos 990 processor, Brazil
• XAA – In the USA, the last letters in the model number determine which mobile operator the telephone is made for. For other regions, for example Europe, Latin America. The last three letters determine which country the telephone is made for. A list of phone model numbers is given below.

The list of phone models Galaxy S20 Ultra