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iPhone Serial Number

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rosemarycane

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Just got a replacement iPhone yesterday, and the serial number is:
5k801xxxxxx. If I look at the fourth and fifth digit, they would be a 01. Does that mean that I have a production week 1 iPhone?

Any insight would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Sean
 
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It means week 1 of 2008.
 
rosemarycane said:
Just got a replacement iPhone yesterday, and the serial number is:
5k801xxxxxx. If I look at the fourth and fifth digit, they would be a 01. Does that mean that I have a production week 1 iPhone?
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I just got a replacement iPhone yesterday (2/1/08). My serial number starts weith 5K804.... supposedly indication week 4 of 08. Seems a bit far-fetched given that week 4 of 08 ended just recently.

The other thing is, I had the 4GB version and the one they replaced with is also 4GB. How could it be made in week 4 of 08 if they don't even make the 4GB version anymore?
 
elvineet said:
I just got a replacement iPhone yesterday (2/1/08). My serial number starts weith 5K804.... supposedly indication week 4 of 08. Seems a bit far-fetched given that week 4 of 08 ended just recently.

The other thing is, I had the 4GB version and the one they replaced with is also 4GB. How could it be made in week 4 of 08 if they don't even make the 4GB version anymore?
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They make the 4GB version still...they just don't sell it. Why would Apple give you an 8GB iPhone if you bought the 4GB..


And that iPhone could have been made on Sunday.

I don't under stand why you would think it's far-fetched...It's not like Apple throws random numbers on the serial number.
 
I bought a week 50 iphone on the Saturday of week 50. So it must have been in the store just a day or 2. after manufacture. If Apple is selling 20k of these a month, they go through inventory very quickly.
 
just got a replacement for mine XX7041 - if i look at the 4th and 5th digit, it means i have a week 04 from 07. maybe i should be looking at the 5th and 6th which says week 41 from 07?

this cant be right??
 
martinmartin said:
just got a replacement for mine XX7041 - if i look at the 4th and 5th digit, it means i have a week 04 from 07. maybe i should be looking at the 5th and 6th which says week 41 from 07?

this cant be right??
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Week 41 of 2007 is correct. I got a replacement a few weeks ago that was 5k801 week 1 of 08.
 
I think there is an error to be honest, or something we don't know. It CLEARLY is the 4th and 5th number.

They wouldn't give you an iPhone that you got replaced that is that old. It would make more sense if you got it week 4 of 2008.


Wierd..
 
nickspohn said:
I think there is an error to be honest, or something we don't know. It CLEARLY is the 4th and 5th number.

They wouldn't give you an iPhone that you got replaced that is that old. It would make more sense if you got it week 4 of 2008.


Wierd..
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It is entirely possible that they are giving out phones that are week 41. It could easily be a refurb. Apple clearly states that in it's warranty, that replacements may be refurbs or new.
 
note: refurb serials all start with 5. Non refurbs all start with 8.
 
Lka said:
note: refurb serials all start with 5. Non refurbs all start with 8.
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c'mon dude, look at the date of the thread. it is 2 years old. someone decided to reply to it and brought it back to life, then it was at the bottom of the pile about to slip back into oblivion and you chime in with 5's are refurbs.

the original thread starter has either figured it out by now, or does not care anymore. LET IT DIE!!!!!!!!


R.I.P thread, R.I.P
 
Gosh!

jfyrfytr25 said:
c'mon dude, look at the date of the thread. it is 2 years old. someone decided to reply to it and brought it back to life, then it was at the bottom of the pile about to slip back into oblivion and you chime in with 5's are refurbs.

the original thread starter has either figured it out by now, or does not care anymore. LET IT DIE!!!!!!!!


R.I.P thread, R.I.P
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To be honest, I didn't know this and it's a good thing they did repeat the dead discussion. I'm sure this site gets lots of new subscribers, some novices and some not so why not repeat it. I personally appreciate it.
 
Lka said:
note: refurb serials all start with 5. Non refurbs all start with 8.
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Good to know, thx :)

Sometimes activating an old thread is quite usefull.

He did right: he used search to find answers to his question and did not blindly start a new thread. Which would have been commented by someone because of opening the n-th fred with the same question... :cool:

Be cool!
 
Again about Serial Number.

What does it mean if iPhone 3Gs Serial Number begins with 32? Not with 8 or 5.
Thanks.
 
mr.asker said:
Thanks for response. But I only met Serial Numbers started with 8 or 5. So, first two digits are just factory code and they don't always start with 8 or 5, right?
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That's correct: there are also serials starting with 79, 7U, 7S, etc.
 
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