Release dates for all iPhones. How to find out what iPhone model. Water and dust protection
Due to the fairly high cost of the iPhone, and most importantly, due to the huge number of fakes, be sure to carefully check the data about the device before purchasing. Especially before purchasing it, it would be useful to find out the date and place of release of this iPhone. This alone will help ensure its originality. Because There have been cases when an old refurbished phone was inserted into the case of a new model, and outwardly it looked quite decent. But the factory serial number and other codes are registered in the device’s memory and cannot be changed.
In light of the fact that with the release of the new iPhone 6S, many owners will sell their used “sixes” in order to buy a more advanced new product, these instructions will probably come in handy.
Looking for the serial number
In this case, it will be very informative to analyze the serial number of the device, which will help initial stage immediately discard dubious gadgets. It can be found on the original packaging of any iPhone, on the reverse side - on a sticker with the main characteristics and barcodes. Therefore, having a branded box is especially important when buying used iPhones. We are interested in the second row of numbers marked - Serial No. It contains encrypted data about the place of production (which specific plant), the production date (six months and weeks), information about the series and technical parameters, the personal code of this device.
However, there are cases where cunning dealers pack a fake or problematic iPhone (locked, broken, restored, stolen, locked, etc.) into the original box. So be sure to check the data on the package and those preinstalled in the phone itself. True, they can only be recognized by turning on the smartphone; if it is new and not configured, ask the seller to help activate it.
After that, go to settings. Select the section - General, and in it - the item “About the device”. If the data matches completely, great!
It is also important to find out the release and activation date of the iPhone to correctly calculate the validity period of the official warranty. Especially if the previous owner activated it immediately, and the required year has already passed. You can check the remaining support period of the manufacturer in a special section on the Apple website.
You can also get information about the serial number from your iPhone purchase receipt. Authorized points write down this data so that the user has confirmation of the start of the warranty period.
Another way to find manufacturer data about an iPhone is to connect it to a computer on which the proprietary iTunes application is installed (always download it latest version, to avoid update conflicts and errors).
After connecting, find your device in the program menu and select it. Click on the first tab in the list of settings – Overview. Information about the capacity, cell phone number and serial number will be displayed.
In older models iPhone serial the number was imprinted on the SIM card slot. Starting with “fives”, only IMEI (MEID) is indicated on the back of the case.
Determining production time
So, we found the serial number. What will he tell us? Until 2012, the old encoding was used - eleven characters. In it, the third, from the left, symbol showed the last digit of the year, and the 4th and 5th - the corresponding week - in the interval from the first to the fifty-third.
Modern iPhone models have a twelve-digit code consisting of a combination of letters and numbers. When checking, please note that Apple never uses the letter O in serial numbers; it will most likely be the number zero. Otherwise, the search will give an error, although in fact everything is fine with the smartphone.
For example, let's see what this serial number of this iPhone tells us.
In the “About device” menu of the smartphone settings we find required code: F17NGDERG5MG. We are interested in the two letters in the middle: the fourth and fifth - F17 NG DERG5MG.
Let's use the special plates below to find out the production date. We look at the letter N in the first table - this is the code for the year of manufacture. It means that the device was manufactured in 2014, in the second half of the year.
- Spelling table (4th character in serial number)
Years of iPhone production:
| Year | First half of the year | Second semester |
| 2010 | WITH | D |
| 2011 | F | G |
| 2012 | H | J |
| 2013 | K | L |
| 2014 | M | N |
| 2015 | P | Q |
| 2016 | R | S |
| 2017 | T | V |
| 2018 | W | X |
| 2019 | Y | Z |
Now we clarify the week of production by punching the letter G in another table (we select the column for the second half of the year, based on the results of the analysis of the previous code). It turns out that our iPhone was released in week 39.
- Identification table by letter (5th character in serial number)
iPhone production weeks:
| Symbol | Production week number | Symbol | Production week number | ||
| 1st half (January-June) | 2nd half (July-December) | 1st half (January-June) | 2nd half (July-December) | ||
| 1 | 1 | 27 | J | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | K | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | L | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | 4 | 30 | M | 18 | 44 |
| 5 | 5 | 31 | N | 19 | 45 |
| 6 | 6 | 32 | P | 20 | 46 |
| 7 | 7 | 33 | Q | 21 | 47 |
| 8 | 8 | 34 | R | 22 | 48 |
| 9 | 9 | 35 | T | 23 | 49 |
| WITH | 10 | 36 | V | 24 | 50 |
| D | 11 | 37 | W | 25 | 51 |
| F | 12 | 38 | X | 26 | 52 |
| G | 13 | 39 | Y | 53 | |
| H | 14 | 40 | |||
In addition, almost all of the listed information about the device, without unnecessary “problems,” can be found using the following service.
The given result completely coincides with ours. This iPhone released in 2014, in week 39, by the Chinese manufacturer Foxconn, which officially produces most of Apple's equipment. You can safely take such a device.
iPhone XS, XS Max
Visually, the iPhone XS is not much different from its predecessor, the iPhone X. The fundamental differences lie inside.
The new product is built on the basis of Apple's advanced, high-performance 6-core processor A12 Bionic, which uses machine learning technologies and is manufactured using a 7-nanometer technological process.
Let us remind you that the iPhone X ran on the previous generation A11 Bionic processor.
Essentially, it opens up new possibilities for creativity.
The latest technologies will make it possible to realize many ideas in the field of games, photography and augmented reality.
The body of the iPhone XS (as well as the iPhone XS Max) is built on the basis of high-strength reinforced glass, the frame of the frame is made of high-grade surgical steel.
Maintains dust and moisture protection in accordance with IEC 60529 standard.
Original iPhone XS image
Apple tested the smartphone in various liquids, including: tea, juices, beer, wine, salt water.
After which it declares that the phone is capable of being under water with a depth of up to two meters for half an hour without any consequences.
Unlike the iPhone X, which did not have a gold version, all 3 colors are now available: Gold, Silver, Space Gray.
As expected, the familiar Home button containing a fingerprint scanner is no longer there. Also, it was not present in the previous iPhone X model.
Advanced recognition technology ensures device security and unlocking Face ID.
The fundamentals of its work are built on the principles of machine learning, which allows recognition with the highest accuracy even if the appearance of the owner of the device changes.
It should be noted that Face technology ID is used not only to unlock a smartphone, it is successfully used for authentication in various applications, is used to protect personal data.
For example, password protection of files, notes and documents.
The followers continued the glorious tradition established by the iPhone 10, in which the principles of phone control were rethought; the Home button is no longer needed in the context of navigation.
International iPhone versions XS (iPhone XS Max) received long-awaited support for two SIM cards(Nano-SIM, eSIM)
The smartphone is equipped with a 5.8-inch Super Retina HD AMOLED display with a matrix resolution of 2436×1125 px and support for HDR and Dolby Vision technologies, which provides unsurpassed color reproduction, high picture clarity, and deep black color.
Dual 12 megapixel camera iPhone phone XS with ƒ/1.8 aperture opens a new era in mobile photography.
The main sensor has a larger physical size of matrix pixels, which are capable of capturing more light. At the same time, the noise level will noticeably decrease.All this will have a positive effect on filming in difficult conditions.
The second camera, with optical zoom, has an ƒ/2.4 aperture, allowing you to zoom in on distant objects and take shots that were previously unavailable in the world of mobile photography.
The artificial intelligence system Neural Engine and Smart HDR technology allow, using new algorithms for processing signals coming from the camera’s photo sensor, to produce more detailed processing of light and dark areas of the frame, creating the “Bokeh” effect on a completely new level.
The new “Depth” function allows you to adjust the depth of field of the frame after shooting. The main camera, thanks to new characteristics that allow shooting in difficult conditions, shoots stunning quality videos in 4K format with a maximum frequency of 60 frames per second.
The front-facing, wide-angle 7-megapixel camera of the device with an ƒ/2.2 aperture and support for TrueDepth technology allows you to take selfies in portrait mode.
This means that the face will be in focus and the background will be blurred. As is the case with the main camera of the smartphone, support is declared new feature"Depth".
Video mode allows you to record videos in Full HD format at a maximum frame rate of 60 frames per second.
Responsible for the autonomy of the gadget accumulator battery with a capacity of 2659 mAh, which is less than its predecessor. Let us remind you that the iPhone X used a battery with a capacity of 2,716 mAh.
As befits a flagship device, the phone has the function wireless charging, which is now manufactured using new technology with the active use of copper.
This allows you to reduce power losses and shorten the charging time of your smartphone.
For more details, please go to the appropriate page.
January 9, 2007 at international conference MacWorld Expo iPhone 1 was introduced to the world. Then no one could even imagine that starting from this date the world would split into two camps: iPhone fans and ardent opponents of Apple technology.
Today's article is about the first generation iPhone. We will tell you how the idea to create a universal smartphone came about, under what conditions the development was carried out and what problems Apple had to face along the way. Then we will look at the characteristics and main iPhone capabilities 1, as well as the shortcomings of Apple's first phone.
The history of the iPhone is directly related to the release of the iPod. Few people know that the first iPhone had two ancestors. The first was codenamed "Purple 1". The second received the far from flattering “failure of the year” award. But Steve Jobs decided that he would definitely create a device that would combine a phone, a computer and a player.
Later, Steve Jobs talked about how the first iPhone appeared. At the beginning of 2005, I was racking my brains over the development of a tablet. He was haunted by the idea that it was possible to rid a laptop of a physical keyboard and type on a virtual one - directly on the glass multi-touch display. The work began to boil and six months later Jobs was shown a prototype of a touch display, the engineers applied inertial scrolling and... the puzzle came together. Steve was already drawing himself a model of the future device - not a tablet, but a phone.
The development of the iPhone 1 was carried out in strict secrecy. Each department was assigned to develop certain details and employees of different departments were not allowed to communicate with each other. In total, more than 200 employees were involved in the development and design phase. Only at the beginning of 2014 did we receive photographs of the office where the development of the first smartphone from Apple was carried out:
Software developers also faced a difficult task - to turn the desktop Mac OS into a portable one - iOS. This task fell on the shoulders of engineer Greg Christie:
Steve came into our office and gave us two weeks to bring him a model of the future OS. Otherwise, the task would have been assigned to another team.
Due to the workload of specialists, the release of the new OS Leopard was delayed for six months, but it was worth it - iOS has become the main operating system for all Apple portable devices. Its flexibility and extensive programming capabilities have provided a true foundation not only for future iPhone generations, but also the iPad line of tablets.
Negotiations with an American operator cellular network Cingular was also classified as “secret” - Apple employees registered under the name of another company. Moreover, they started long before the creation of the first iPhone prototypes - Jobs conducted masterful preparation and kept in touch with partners for several years. The wait was worth it - Cingular was soon renamed AT&T, which still leads the list of carriers tied to the iPhone. The idea of reducing the cost of a smartphone by using the services of a specific network operator also belonged to Steve.
Another difficulty arose with the name of the future branded smartphone from Apple. After the release of the iPod, the company’s marketing department was finally convinced that continuing the line of “i” gadgets was the true path of the Apple corporation. But the name “iPhone” was already registered with Cisco Systems. Steve took a risk and released the smartphone anyway under the name that was intended. Of course, the lawsuit was not long in coming. But already in February 2007, a settlement agreement was signed under which the companies could use the trade name “iPhone” together. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed by the parties and have long been buried in the company archives.
The first iPhone was finally created and Steve kept his promise. A PDA, a telephone and an mp3 player have merged into one device. Sales started on June 29, 2007. The smartphone was released with two memory sizes: 4 and 8 GB. The minimum price was $500, the model with increased memory already cost $600. The excitement created around the new smartphone took root - queues began to form in stores three days before the official start of sales. The company's management, fearing a repeat of the situation with the PlayStation 3, hired free police officers to guard stores at night.
Specifications
What was special about the first generation iPhone? Firstly, voice mail, on the development of which a lot of time and money was spent.
Compared to its competitors, the first iPhone had respectable dimensions: 115.5-61-11.6 mm. But users liked the unusual dimensions - rounded edges and slim body did their job. The first iPhone was designed as a device that “can be tucked into a jeans pocket,” and indeed its dimensions allowed the phone to be hidden in the average pocket. But users preferred to carry the new product in bags, briefcases and backpacks, which generated a wave of demand for protective covers for iPhone.
The back panel was made of matte silver plastic. Below there is a small black rubberized protection.
The iPhone marked the beginning of devices with an exit SIM card tray (previously, most phones hid the SIM card under the battery behind back cover). The second Apple symbol was the “home” button - in the first model it was responsible for exiting applications and putting the smartphone into standby mode.
According to official data, the iPhone battery showed the following data: standby time - 250 hours, 24 hours - listening to music, 8 hours - talk time, 7 hours watching videos and 6 hours of Internet surfing.
The smartphone had 25 ringtones preinstalled, which exceeded the standard 10-12 on other smartphone models. The 2 MP camera was enough to take photos with a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels; the screen orientation was determined automatically thanks to the built-in sensors.
The default iPhone screen had 16 application icons:
- phone (in addition to the call function, here you can find call statistics and phone book for 50 names)
- safari (browser)
- ipod (music player)
- calendar (the calendar has the secondary function of a diary and has 3 display options: list of events, months and days)
- clock (contains 4 tabs: world time, alarm, stopwatch and timer)
- calculator
- photo
- camera
- YouTube
- notes
- stock
- weather
- cards
- settings
The main disadvantages of the first generation iPhone were the lack of support for 3G, MMS and a low level of security. And because of the last factor iPhone smartphones failed to occupy a niche in the corporate segment and lost leadership to BlackBerry.
conclusions
The first generation iPhone ushered in a new era of smartphones and portable communicators. Of course, it had its drawbacks, but the popularity of Apple's first smartphone proved that they were insignificant for users. Steve Jobs did the impossible - he connected everything portable devices, which people had to wear separately. iPhone 1 users could make calls, exchange SMS and by mail, surf the Internet, watch movies, listen to your favorite music, take photos and play mobile games. In general, everything that they are capable of modern smartphones. Surprisingly, despite being tied to a foreign operator, the iPhone quickly found fans in Russia and remains popular to this day.
Where to buy iPhone 1?
The iPhone 1 has long been a rarity, especially in its original, unopened box. Some even consider its purchase as an element of investment - over the years the price will increase. The main trading platform is eBay. Thousands of options are presented, prices vary from several hundred rubles to tens of thousands, depending on the condition of the lot and the expectations of the seller.
Hi all! New iPhone model comes out every year and Apple strictly adheres to this rule. However, “once a year” is too vague a formulation, don’t you think? Therefore, I propose today to find out the exact release date of absolutely all existing iPhone models. To collect, so to speak, all these numbers in one place.
For what? Firstly, it is always interesting to track how much time passes from the moment of presentation to the start of sales in Russia and the world. Secondly, such a cheat sheet can be useful to many (for me, as the author of a blog about Apple, certainly :)). Thirdly, why not? The content, in my opinion, is useful - let it be. Go!
For a clearer understanding, all information is presented in the table. A little explanation:
- Start date of sales in the world - by “world” we mean the countries of the so-called “first wave” (USA, European countries, etc.)
- The start date of sales in Russia is the beginning of sales of certified (PCT) iPhones.
- The iPhone 2G was not “legally” sold in Russia, and the first official iPhone in the Russian Federation was the 3G model (a little more about this).
| Device model | Presentation date | Global sales start date | Sales start date in Russia |
| iPhone 2G | 09.01.2007 | 29.06.2007 | No |
| iPhone 3G | 10.06.2008 | 11.07.2008 | 03.10.2008 |
| iPhone 3GS | 08.06.2009 | 19.06.2009 | 05.03.2010 |
| iPhone 4 | 07.06.2010 | 24.06.2010 | 22.09.2010 |
| iPhone 4S | 04.10.2011 | 14.10.2011 | 16.12.2011 |
| iPhone 5 | 19.09.2012 | 21.09.2012 | 14.12.2012 |
| iPhone 5S, 5C | 10.09.2013 | 20.09.2013 | 25.10.2013 |
| iPhone 6 (Plus) | 09.09.2014 | 19.09.2014 | 26.09.2014 |
| iPhone 6S (Plus) | 09.09.2015 | 25.09.2015 | 09.10.2015 |
| iPhone SE | 21.03.2016 | 31.03.2016 | 05.04.2016 |
| iPhone 7 (Plus) | 07.09.2016 | 16.09.2016 | 23.09.2016 |
| iPhone 8 (Plus) | 12.09.2017 | 22.09.2017 | 29.09.2017 |
| iPhone X | 12.09.2017 | 03.11.2017 | 03.11.2017 |
| iPhone XS (Max) | 12.09.2018 | 21.09.2018 | 28.09.2018 |
| iPhone XR | 12.09.2018 | 26.10.2018 | 26.10.2018 |
| iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max | 10.09.2019 | 20.09.2019 | 20.09.2019 |
As we can see, the increase in Apple’s loyalty to our country is very clearly visible. The timing of the appearance of gadgets in Russia, compared to the global start of sales, decreased every year. And by the time the “six” came out, they reached their apogee. The difference was only a week!
For comparison, the official iPhone 3GS appeared in Russia almost 9 months later! At this time the whole world was already waiting for the “four” :)
And my opinion is that everything was heading towards Russia being included this year in the list of those countries where Apple devices appear first. However, this did not happen and we all know why:
- Dollar instability.
- Great prices.
- Low purchasing activity.
Well, let's wait and see and perhaps, specifically for the iPhone 7 model, a row with two identical numbers in the last two columns will be added to the table at the top :)
Updated! Well, with regards to the iPhone 7, miracles certainly didn’t happen, but Russia still got into the “second wave” of sales. In the Russian Federation, a brand new smartphone from Apple will appear only a week later than in the “first wave” countries. And this is very good! After all, the point is that starting with the iPhone 7S, our country should be among those who will receive it first.
Updated 2! Preliminary data (which are known immediately after the presentation) on the release of iPhone 8 and iPhone X have been added to the table. On this moment Opinions differ only about the G8 - will Russia be among the countries of the “first wave”? Or iPhone sales 8 in the Russian Federation will start a week later than in the rest of the world? Let's wait for more accurate information... We have waited. Still a week late. But Russia was included in the “first wave” of iPhone X sales - this is very cool!
Updated 3! Data about the release date of the iPhone XS and iPhone XR has been added to the table. As for the most advanced iPhone XS, Russia again fell into the “second wave of sales.” The new product will be delivered to the Russian Federation a week later than to the “first wave” countries. It's okay, we'll get through it somehow :) But sales of the iPhone XR in Russia begin at the same time as the rest of the world - October 26, 2018. Normal!
Updated 4! Added release date information for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Well... we can all be congratulated! Now, in order to be among the very first to buy a new iPhone, a Russian apple lover does not necessarily have to go to another country. Official sales of iPhone 11 in the Russian Federation will start simultaneously with the rest of the world. Hurray, comrades! :)
Today it is difficult to imagine the digital industry without Apple products. It has a number of advantages: versatility, compactness, excellent specifications, perfect quality. The most versatile among all Apple devices is the iPhone: in fact, it combines the functions of a phone, a tablet, and a player.
The giants of the digital industry, who have successfully controlled the global market for electronic products for decades, are trying to compete with Apple in this product category. Meanwhile, the story of Apple's rise is very short: iPhone production spans less than ten years.
At the beginning
The very first iPhone appeared in 2007: at the beginning of the year at the MacWorld exhibition, and in the summer – on sale. But the history of the famous Apple smartphone begins earlier. Back in 2002, Steve Jobs first voiced the idea of creating a new universal device, which would combine the functions of a communicator, a mini-computer and a player. The story goes that Jobs originally intended to create a keyboard-free mini-computer that would allow you to type directly on the screen (i.e., a tablet). But after getting acquainted with the functions of the future tablet, which the developers provided, Jobs changed his mind and decided that all this could be made into a smartphone.
The company spent the next few years working on the iPhone. The first version (Motorola ROKR) was unsuccessful. It was a phone with a player that synchronized with iTunes, with an interface similar to an iPod. The know-how had weak functionality and a not very good design; users did not appreciate it.
At first, the history of iPhones did not go very well. The company had problems with its trademark: the name iPhone, which it intended to use, was already owned by another company, Cisco Systems. After the premiere of the Apple iPhone in 2007, Cisco Systems sued Apple. As a result, the two companies agreed on sharing brand.
Before iOS
The 2007 iPhone combined all the main promised functions: a player, a telephone and a pocket PC. But he, too, was still far from perfect. The biggest disadvantage is low-speed Internet access (EDGE). There was no 3G back then. The second drawback was insufficient security, so the corporate user was not interested in Apple's new product.
A year later, the company released the iPhone 3G. In addition to 3G, Apple now offered users GPS and A-GPS (with Google maps). A new operating system (OS 2.0) was installed on the device, and the design was improved. The 3G model was released with two sizes of built-in memory, 8 and 16 GB. Over this year, the geography of sales of the new Apple device has expanded to seventy countries.
The next model, iPhone 3Gs, was announced as high-speed. Indeed, the main differences between 3Gs and its predecessor are power and speed: a stronger processor, battery larger capacity, 32 GB of memory. The device also had new functions: data encryption, digital compass, voice control.
The emergence of iOS
The history of Apple smartphones has entered a new stage with the advent of a new operating system iOS.
The fourth iPhone model did not contain G in its name, because... networks fourth generation it was not supported. The iPhone appeared in 2010, OS 4.0 was renamed iOS 4 at the time of its announcement. The model used an A4 processor, the camera was improved, a gyroscope appeared, and a video communication camera appeared. The disadvantages that users of the four complained about were the fragile body and poor signal reception. The latter problem has been completely resolved in the new version of the operating system, iOS 4.0.1.
Steve Jobs died on October 5, 11, the day after the presentation of the new iPhone model, 4s (“speed”: the prefix s in the names of Apple iPhones appears when the emphasis in the new model is on improving speed qualities compared to its predecessor). Jobs was not present at the presentation; Tim Cook announced the new product. The model was equipped with a dual-core A5 processor ( clock frequency 1 GHz), the camera went from 5-pixel to 8-pixel, the Siri function appeared, and GLONASS support. AND a new version iOS, fifth.
The history of Apple smartphones continued in the fall of 2012: the iPhone 5 (actually the sixth generation) appeared. A6 processor (1.3 GHz), iOS 6 firmware, RAM 1 GB (predecessor 512 MB), support for fourth generation LTE networks, Lightning dock connector. The screen has increased (4 inches versus the former 3.5).
Finally, last fall, the iPhone 5s and iOS 7 firmware appeared. A7 processor (64-bit architecture), M7 coprocessor, know-how: a fingerprint scanner built into the home button. The LTE range has been expanded, the camera capabilities have been expanded, and a multi-shot mode has appeared. 5s has the most elegant design among all Apple smartphones (and perhaps among all smartphones in general). Available in silver-white, silver-black, gold, miniature (weighs only 112 g). New opportunities for protecting personal data have appeared and holes for jailbreaking (hacking software restrictions) have supposedly disappeared. The latter is unreliable.
What is Apple today
Today, Apple smartphones, tablets and players are sold in almost eighty countries around the world. The iPhone has transformed from an affordable device into a device for wealthy people (already in 2011 the price for Russian market reached 30 thousand rubles). Apple iPhones are being counterfeited at every turn; counterfeits have become an independent industry.
Smartphones are imperfect (almost every model has flaws). Users often criticize Apple for being late in keeping up with current trends. However, each new model comes out improved compared to its predecessors.
Apple's additional services also deserve a good word: the company produces millions of software applications for your devices. Most of them are either free or inexpensive. No other manufacturer currently has such a huge platform for downloading content.