The iPhone has been around for about 11 years and has gone through many changes, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to tell one iPhone from another. There has been 18 different iPhone models that have debuted since 2007.
Each iPhone has its own “A” model number, and this number is often printed on the back of the phone itself in teeny tiny print which can be difficult to see even for people who don’t have any vision loss. In the case with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, you can find it in the Settings app.
Once you’ve found the “A” model number to your iPhone, you can easily identify which one you own using this guide. Those of you looking to purchase second-hand iPhones, or who have been given an old iPhone, will find this guide useful, as it can help you determine the age of the phone, its value, and whether you want the phone.
How to identify your iPhone by its model number.
You’ll find your iPhone’s “A” model number stamped on the back of your device. Flip it over, and then look for the “Model AXXXX” identifier. It’ll be in fine print below the “iPhone” label, you can try using another phone with an OCR app or just ask for, “dare I say it” assistance. An iPhone 5C, for instance, may carry an “A” number of “Model A1532.” Now, with the iPhone X and iPhone 8, Apple decided to stop stamping the “A” number on the back. But you can still find that information, it’s in the Settings app.
Of course, many people reading this article most likely have some sort of vision loss, so if you can’t read the text on the back of an iPhone, you can just launch the Settings app and then navigate to General > About > Model. From there, select Model to reveal the phone’s model number. Additionally, you can find the rough size of your iPhone’s storage capacity ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, or if you are a high roller 256GB. Simply open the Settings app in iOS and navigating to General > About > Capacity.
Matching the “A” model number to your iPhone
If you have your iPhone’s “A” model number, match it to the corresponding iPhone model on this list.
- Model A1865 – iPhone X
- Model A1901 – iPhone X
- Model A1864 – iPhone 8 Plus
- Model A1897 – iPhone 8 Plus
- Model A1863 – iPhone 8
- Model A1905 – iPhone 8
- Model A1661 – iPhone 7 Plus
- Model A1784 – iPhone 7 Plus
- Model A1785 – iPhone 7 Plus
- Model A1786 – iPhone 7 Plus
- Model A1660 – iPhone 7
- Model A1778 – iPhone 7
- Model A1779 – iPhone 7
- Model A1780 – iPhone 7
- Model A1662 – iPhone SE
- Model A1723 – iPhone SE
- Model A1724 – iPhone SE
- Model A1634 – iPhone 6S Plus
- Model A1687 – iPhone 6S Plus
- Model A1690 – iPhone 6S Plus
- Model A1699 – iPhone 6S Plus
- Model A1633 – iPhone 6S
- Model A1688 – iPhone 6S
- Model A1691 – iPhone 6S
- Model A1700 – iPhone 6S
- Model A1522 – iPhone 6 Plus
- Model A1524 – iPhone 6 Plus
- Model A1593 – iPhone 6 Plus
- Model A1549 – iPhone 6
- Model A1586 – iPhone 6
- Model A1589 – iPhone 6
- Model A1453 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1457 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1518 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1528 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1530 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1533 – iPhone 5S
- Model A1456 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1507 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1516 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1526 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1529 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1532 – iPhone 5C
- Model A1428 – iPhone 5
- Model A1429 – iPhone 5
- Model A1442 – iPhone 5
- Model A1387 – iPhone 4S
- Model A1431 – iPhone 4S
- Model A1332 – iPhone 4
- Model A1349 – iPhone 4
- Model A1303 – iPhone 3GS
- Model A1325 – iPhone 3GS
- Model A1241 – iPhone 3G
- Model A1324 – iPhone 3G
- Model A1203 – iPhone
Identifying your iPhone model by other details
For you geeks out there, you can use this Apple page, which lists every iPhone model, its specs, the colours it was available in, and the year it was introduced.
