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iPhone factory date (reveal iPhone manufacturing time) iPhone is Automotive supply chain transparency toolsone of the best-selling smartphones in the world. One of the curious questions is that iPhone's When is the factory date?In this article, we will reveal the manufacturing time of the iPhone and explore the mystery of it. First of all, to know the manufacturing time of the iPhone, we need to find the information hidden in the iPhone serial number. The iPhone serial number contains 26 characters, including the date of manufacture, factory code, model description and other media information. The following is an example of a serial number: F9WP13WPXXXX. In this example, "F" represents the factory code, "9W" represents the manufacturing date, "P" represents the production line, "13" represents the year of production, and "WP" represents the product description. So, what does "9W" mean? In fact, this code indicates the manufacturing week of iPhone, which is specifically divided into 1~52 weeks. And "13" represents the year of manufacture of the iPhone, that is, 2013.In addition, different iPhone models also have different production date rules. Before 2010, every year's iPhone models were named by integers, and in the same year, different iPhone models could have different manufacturing dates. However, since 2010, Apple began to use the letters A, B and C for naming, which are used to distinguish the period of different models. Next, let's take a look at the specific content of the manufacturing dates of different models of iPhone. iPhone 2G Apple's first iPhone model is called iPhone 2G, which was released in June 2007. If you want to find an iPhone 2G made in 2007 or 2008, you need to find the "W7" (representing the 7th week of 2007) or "W8" (representing the 8th week of 2008) code in the serial number. iPhone 3G/3GS iPhone 3G was released in July 2008, while iPhone 3GS was released in June 2009. For these two mobile phones, the date of manufacture can be found through the code "W28" (representing the 28th week of 2008) or "W24" (representing the 24th week of 2009) in the serial number. iPhone 4/4S iPhone 4 was released in June 2010, while the iPhone 4S was released in October 2011. The manufacturing date of these two mobile phones can be passed through the "D25" in the serial number (representing 201Week 25 of 0) or "D43" (representing week 43 of 2011) code to search. iPhone 5/5C/5S iPhone 5 was released in September 2012, while iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S were released in September 2013. The serial number of these mobile phones contains the character "R", which is used to distinguish different manufacturing locations. For example, "RN" represents the production plant in the United States, while "RM" represents the production factory in mainland China. iPhone 6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released in September 2014, while iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus were released in September 2015.The serial number of these mobile phones contains the character "Q", which is used to distinguish different manufacturing sites. For example, "QL" represents production plants in mainland China, while "QW" represents production factories in the United States. iPhone 7/7 Plus iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were released in September 2016. The serial number of these mobile phones contains the character "M", which is used to distinguish different manufacturing sites. For example, "MN" represents the production plant in Shanghai, while "MM" represents the production factory in Shenzhen. iPhone 8/8 Plus/X iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus were released in September 2017, while iPhone X was released in November of the same year. TheseThe serial number of the mobile phone contains the characters "8" and "X" to distinguish different models. For example, "MQ" represents production factories in mainland China. In addition to the above information, the serial number of the iPhone also contains different media information, such as hardware configuration, color, storage, etc. This information can be found through Apple's website or a third-party serial number query website. In a word, knowing the factory date and manufacturing time of the iPhone can help us better understand our mobile phone, maintain it well, and extend its service life. At the same time, in addition, this information also helps us make a wise decision when buying an iPhone, choose the latest model and make sure that it does not expire.

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