IDENTIFYING IPHONE MODELS

LEARN WHY IDENTIFYING IPHONE MODELS CAN HELP INSTALL IOS FIRMWARE

You can tell what model iPhone you have by the model number on the back of the iPhone. This is important when choosing what firmware to use when doing a restore on your iPhone. This identifying iPhone models page should be the first point of call when deciding which iPhone firmware to install on your iPhone.

You can find all the iPhone Apple direct firmware downloads here.
You can find all the iPad Apple direct firmware downloads here.
You can find all the iPod Apple direct firmware downloads here.

iPhone 6
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 6
Year produced: 2014
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Gold, Silver and Space Grey.

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 6 are:
* Model A1549 (GSM model)
* Model A1549 (CDMA model)
* Model A1586

iPhone 6 Plus
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 6 Plus
Year produced: 2014
Capacity: 16, 64, and 128 GB
Colors: Gold, Silver and Space Grey.

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 6 are:
* Model A1522 (GSM model)
* Model A1522 (CDMA model)
* Model A1524

iPhone 5s
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 5s
Year produced: 2013
Capacity: 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colours: Gold, Silver and Space Grey.

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 5s are:
* A1533 or A1457: iPhone 5s (GSM model)
* A1533 or A1453: iPhone 5s (CDMA model)
* A1518 or A1528: iPhone 5s (GSM model China)
* A1530: iPhone 5s

iPhone 5c
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 5c

Year introduced: 2013
Capacity: 16 and 32 GB
Colors: Yellow, White, Green and Pink.

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 5c are:
* A1532 or A1507: iPhone 5c (GSM model)
* A1532 or A1456: iPhone 5c (CDMA model)
* A1516 or A1526: iPhone 5c (GSM model China)
* A1529: iPhone 5c

iPhone 5
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 5
Year produced: 2012
Capacity: 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colors: Black & White

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 5 are:
* A1428: iPhone 5 (GSM model)
* A1429: iPhone 5 (GSM and CDMA model)
* A1442: iPhone 5 (CDMA model, China)

iPhone 4s
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 4s
Year produced: 2011
Capacity: 8, 16, 32, and 64 GB
Colors: Black & White

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 4s are:
* A1431: iPhone 4s (GSM model China)
* A1387: iPhone 4s (CDMA model)
* A1387: iPhone 4s (GSM model)

iPhone 4
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 4
Year produced: 2010 (GSM), 2011 (CDMA)
Capacity: 8, 16, and 32 GB
Colors: Black & White

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 4 are:
* A1349: iPhone 4 (CDMA model)
* A1332: iPhone 4 (GSM model)

iPhone 3GS
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 3gs
Year produced: 2009
Capacity: 8, 16 and 32 GB
Colors: Black & White

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 3GS are:
* A1325 on the iPhone 3GS (China)
* A1303 on the iPhone 3GS
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iPhone 3G
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone 3G
Year produced: 2008, 2009 (China)
Capacity: 8 and 16 GB

Model numbers that you should find on the back of the iPhone 3G are:
* A1324 on the iPhone 3G (China)
* A1241 on the iPhone 3G

iPhone
Identifying iPhone Models - iPhone
Year produced: 2007
Capacity: 4, 8, and 16 GB
The model number on the back case is A1203.
The back housing is made of anodized aluminium.
There’s a SIM tray on the top side that holds a “second form factor” (2FF) mini-SIM.
The serial number is etched in the back case.

You can find all the iPhone Apple direct firmware downloads here.
You can find all the iPad Apple direct firmware downloads here.
You can find all the iPod Apple direct firmware downloads here.

Looking for more info you can try the official Apple webpage here.

23 thoughts on “IDENTIFYING IPHONE MODELS

  1. Hi sir,

    which firmware do i download for my iPhone 5s A1530?
    I am trying to downgrade from iOS8 Beta to iOS7 latest version coz iOS 8 is highly unstable.

    thanks in advance.

  2. Hi admin.
    I have a iPhone 5 global, then I restore it to iOS 9 using iTunes when restore is completed , I setup my iphone then my problem’ ACTIVATE IPHONE, this iPhone is linked to an apple ID and password that were used to set up this iPhone. (r•••••@y•••••.com), but I forgot my apple I’d and password long time ago how can I fix it please help me.
    Thanks in advanced.

  3. hi sir

    iphone 3g does not turn on . when i connect to pc then show apple logo then after turn off. how to restore? plz sir help me

  4. Hello, i have Smartphone A1586 MG492CH/A(iPhone clone).My phone don’t work with iTune installed on my pc. I can’t install anything on my phone (The phone storage does not have enough space…)My pc show only 17MB of phone storage…When i check Phone storage space,there is 63 GB a free space?I don’t understand…
    Is there any way to fix my problem?Please help

    • Hi Sany
      Can you check on your phone where the space is gone? There should be some setting there which tells you where the space is being used. Which phone do you have?
      General > usage > manage storage if you are on an iPhone.
      Cheers
      Matt

      • Thank you Matt.I checked , Total space (Phone internal storage)64GB,Available 32GB,Apps 32GB.
        But when i try to install some Apps on my phone or when i make a picture/video with cam,I get a warning ”The phone storage does not have enough space”.So i can’t do anything except to make or receive calls.My phone is iPhone Model A1586.
        Cheers
        Sany

          • Hi Matt, i can’t do backup or restore(no access…) . I made reset but nothing happens…Always the same ”The phone storage does not have enough space”….My pc (windows7) doesn’t recognize capacity of my phone storage….

          • Hello Matt,
            there is no passcode.When i connect my phone(as USB storage) with pc,i have 2 removable disc with 0 bytes.If i try to open it i got message ”insert a disk into Removable Disc”.
            When i connect my phone as Media device(MTP) i have only portable media player (benrui71_e_lca) with 17Mb phone storage.
            I realized that my phone is China Android phone,not clone of iPhone…
            Cheers Sany

  5. Hello Matt,
    there is no passcode.When i connect my phone(as USB storage) with pc,i have 2 removable disc with 0 bytes.If i try to open it i got message ”insert a disk into Removable Disc”.
    When i connect my phone as Media device(MTP) i have only portable media player (benrui71_e_lca) with 17Mb phone storage.
    I realized that my phone is China Android phone,not clone of iPhone…
    Cheers Sany

  6. Hi 123 my it
    Thanks in advance
    i’m still helpless with my iphone 5s A1457 .encountering error 50 while halfway of restoring on DFU mode.is this something to do with my internet connection ? because i have very slow connection.

    • Yes can be, so when installing the hone does a check with apple servers that it is allowed to install the firmware. Try a different computer try a different internet connection. Also make sure you have nothing blocking the connection like firewall or antivirus or pin code etc.

  7. Hello sir I can bought 2nd hand iPhone 5 modal A1453
    It say to open I cloud password I have not password give me a link to download iPhone 5 A1453 Filmware to open this phone waiting for your reply…….

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