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Examining the Origin of an iPhone is a procedure that garners significant attention. This is true for those who want to verify the authenticity of iPhone models like X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 5s, 5, and 4s. However, it's essential to note that the method provided by Mytour.vn earlier is not the only way to accurately verify if your iPhone is genuine.
Guide to Authenticating Your iPhone
* To carry out the verification of your iPhone's authenticity,
Perform a check on the IMEI and Model type of your iPhone device
How to Verify and Check iPhone's IMEI and Serial Number
Step 1 : Access the Settings app from your device's home screen. Then, select General from the settings menu as shown below.
Step 2 : Next, choose About to search and check your device's model type and iPhone's IMEI.
Afterward, you can easily look up these two device details.
* How to Verify Genuine iPhones
1. Identifying and Authenticating iPhones by Model Type
In the model type section, you will find a character string: MxxxYY/A which includes:
Xxx : represents a unique code
YY : indicates the market origin of the device
- Genuine iPhones with origins in the Vietnamese market will have the YY information as VN/A as shown in the image.
- For model types with codes other than VN/A, such as J/A, LL/A, ZP/A, etc., these are all imported unofficially.
2. Checking the Activation Date of Your iPhone
Understanding how long you've been using your iPhone is crucial to assessing whether it is genuinely Apple-made and if the advertised information about the iPhone you want to buy or have used is accurate. To do this, you can follow the steps outlined in this article:
- Also, check out how to verify the activation date of your iPhone.
3. Verifying Genuine iPhones, Refurbished iPhones, and iPhones Out of Warranty
To distinguish between these iPhone devices, pay attention to the M character in the MxxxYY/A serial number, as mentioned above, which provides the following information:
MxxxYY/A - M character indicates a brand-new commercial product (genuine).
NxxxYY/A - N character indicates an Apple warranty replacement.
FxxxYY/A - The F character signifies a Refurbished device, also known as CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) by Apple.
3xxxYY/A - If the first character is a Number (3), it denotes a device displayed in Apple Stores.
Example : In the provided image, the iPhone model of Mytour.vn is MF354VN/A, indicating a genuine (M) Apple device in the Vietnamese market (VN/A).
Hence, we now understand how to identify and verify iPhones in Vietnam, whether they are locally made or imported, unofficially imported, or warranty replacement devices.
4. Checking the Origin of an iPhone with IMEI Code
With the IMEI code obtained from the steps above, we can easily verify the origin of our iPhone once again. Checking the iPhone's origin via IMEI has also been introduced and explained by Mytour.vn in the article Check iPhone Origin via IMEI.
https://Mytour.vn/cach-kiem-tra-iphone-chinh-hang-18785n.aspx
This article compiles the most accurate methods to verify genuine iPhones, as gathered by Mytour.vn. We hope you've swiftly conducted the iPhone check and achieved the desired results. Stay tuned for more handy tips and tricks related to iPhone devices in upcoming articles from Mytour.vn. Don't miss out, folks!
