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MDM9615M in an iPhone 5

The Qualcomm MDM9615M is the baseband chip used in the iPad (4th generation), iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad Air, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. It is a 28 nm LTE (FDD and TDD), HSPA+, EV-DO Rev B, TD-SCMA modem and allows for multi-spectrums, multi-mode LTE support. It is responsible for transmitting simultaneous voice and data transfer on LTE (provided the carrier has the infrastructure to allow simultaneous voice and data transfer.)

Right next to the Qualcomm MDM9615M is the Qualcomm RTR8600 multi-band/mode RF transceiver. The RTR8600 is paired alongside the MDM9615 to support various bands, including 5 UMTS bands, and over 5 LTE and 4 EDGE bands.

Baseband Firmware

The firmware for the baseband chip comes in either Mav5-X.XX.XX.Release.bbfw files (for the iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini) or Mav7Mav8-X.XX.XX.Release.bbfw files (for iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad Air and iPad mini 2), with X being the version digits. The BBFW file is just a renamed standard ZIP archive and contains a couple of .mbn files which are all digitally signed with a certificate from Qualcomm - similar to the iPhone 4S.

One notable difference to the iPhone 4S baseband, is that since the iPad (3rd generation) and iPhone 5, the main baseband code is entirely running on the Hexagon DSP.

Looking at strings found in the baseband, this is based on the same source code base as used on older Qualcomm chipsets by other manufacturers (like HTC).

Known Firmware Versions

iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini

Baseband Version Build
0.15.02-3 6.0 beta 3 10A5355d
0.15.02-4 10A5355e
0.20.05 6.0 beta 4 10A5376e
1.00.15 6.0 GM 10A403
6.0 10A402
10A403
1.00.16 10A405
1.01.00 6.0.1 10A523
10A525
2.03.09 10A8426
1.01.00 6.0.2 10A551
2.03.09 10A8500
3.04.01 6.1 beta 10B5095f
3.04.06 6.1 beta 2 10B5105c
3.04.12 6.1 beta 3 10B5117b
3.04.17 6.1 beta 4 10B5126b
3.04.24 6.1 GM 10B141
3.04.25 10B143
3.04.24 6.1 10B137
10B141
3.04.25 10B143
6.1.1 beta 10B311
6.1.2 10B146
10B147
6.1.3 beta 2 10B318
10B318a
6.1.3 10B327
10B329
6.1.4 10B350
4.14.01 7.0 beta 11A4372q
4.17.01 7.0 beta 2 11A4400f
4.18.02 7.0 beta 3 11A4414c
11A4414e
4.18.06 7.0 beta 4 11A4435d
5.00.00 7.0 beta 5 11A4449a
7.0 beta 6 11A4449d
5.00.01 7.0 GM 11A465
7.0
7.0.2 11A501
5.02.00 7.0.3 11B508
11B511
7.0.4 11B553
11B554a
7.0.6 11B651
6.00.02 7.1 beta 11D5099e
6.00.03 7.1 beta 2 11D5115d
6.00.05 7.1 beta 3 11D5127c
7.1 beta 4 11D5134c
6.00.07 7.1 beta 5 11D5145e
6.02.00 7.1 GM 11D167
7.1
7.1.1 11D201
7.1.2 11D257
7.02.03 8.0 beta 12A4265u
7.02.06 8.0 beta 2 12A4297e
7.02.10 8.0 beta 3 12A4318c
7.02.12 8.0 beta 4 12A4331d
7.02.13 8.0 beta 5 12A4345d
7.03.00 8.0 GM 12A365
8.0
8.0.1 12A402
8.0.2 12A405
7.02.03 8.1 beta 12B401
7.03.00 8.1 beta 2 12B407
8.1 12B410
12B411
8.1.1 beta 12B432
8.1.1 12B435
8.1.2 12B440
8.1.3 12B466
8.2 beta 12D436
8.2 beta 2 12D445d
8.2 beta 3 12D5452a
8.2 beta 4 12D5461b
8.2 beta 5 12D5480a
8.2 12D508
8.00.01 8.3 beta 12F5027d
8.00.02 8.3 beta 2 12F5037c
8.3 beta 3 12F5047f
8.01.00 8.3 beta 4 12F61
8.3 12F69
12F70
8.00.02 8.4 beta 12H4074d
8.4 beta 2 12H4086d
8.4 beta 3 12H4098c
8.00.03 8.4 beta 4 12H4125a
8.02.00 8.4 12H143
8.4.1 beta 12H304
8.4.1 beta 2 12H318
8.4.1 12H321
9.00.00 9.0 beta 13A4254v
9.00.02 9.0 beta 2 13A4280e
9.00.03 9.0 beta 3 13A4293f
13A4293g
9.00.04 9.0 beta 4 13A4305g
9.0 beta 5 13A4325c
10.00.00 9.0 GM 13A340
9.0 13A344
9.0.1 13A404
9.0.2 13A452
9.00.04 9.1 beta 13B5110e
9.1 beta 2 13B5119e
10.00.00 9.1 beta 3 13B5130b
9.1 beta 4 13B136
9.1 beta 5 13B137
9.1 13B143
9.00.03 9.2 beta 13C5055d
9.2 beta 2 13C5060d
10.00.00 9.2 beta 3 13C71
9.2 beta 4 13C75
9.2
9.2.1 beta 13D11
9.2.1 beta 2 13D14
9.2.1 13D15
10.00.01 9.3 beta 13E5181d
9.3 beta 1.1 13E5181f
9.3 beta 2 13E5191d
9.3 beta 3 13E5200d
9.3 beta 4 13E5214d
10.01.00 9.3 beta 5 13E5225a
9.3 beta 6 13E5231a
9.3 beta 7 13E5233a
9.3 13E233
13E237
9.3.1 13E238
9.3.2 beta 13F51a
9.3.2 beta 2 13F61
9.3.2 beta 3 13F65
9.3.2 beta 4 13F68
9.3.2 13F69
9.3.3 beta 13G12
9.3.3 beta 2 13G21
9.3.3 beta 3 13G29
9.3.3 beta 4 13G33
9.3.3 beta 5 13G34
9.3.3
9.3.4 13G35
9.3.5 13G36
11.80.00 9.3.6 13G37[1]
11.00.01 10.0 beta 14A5261v
11.00.02 10.0 beta 2 14A5297c
10.0 beta 3 14A5309d
10.0 beta 4 14A5322e
11.01.00 10.0 beta 5 14A5335b
10.0 beta 6 14A5341a
10.0 beta 7 14A5345a
10.0 beta 8 14A5346a
10.0.1 GM 14A403
10.0.1
10.0.2 14A456
11.00.02 10.1 beta 14B55c
11.01.00 10.1 beta 2 14B67
10.1 beta 3 14B71
10.1 beta 4 14B72
10.1
10.1.1 14B100
14B150
11.20.00 10.2 beta 14C5062e
10.2 beta 2 14C5069c
11.21.00 10.2 beta 3 14C5077b
10.2 beta 4 14C82
10.2 beta 5 14C89
10.2 beta 6 14C91
10.2 beta 7 14C92
10.2
10.2.1 beta 14D10
10.2.1 beta 2 14D15
10.2.1 beta 3 14D23
10.2.1 beta 4 14D27
10.2.1
11.50.00 10.3 beta 14E5230e
10.3 beta 2 14E5239e
10.3 beta 3 14E5249d
11.51.00 10.3 beta 4 14E5260b
10.3 beta 5 14E5269a
10.3 beta 6 14E5273a
10.3 beta 7 14E5277a
10.3 14E277
10.3.1 14E304
11.50.00 10.3.2 beta 2 14F5075a
11.60.00 10.3.2 beta 3 14F5080a
10.3.2 beta 4 14F5086a
10.3.2 beta 5 14F5089a
10.3.2 14F89
11.70.00 10.3.3 beta 14G5028a
10.3.3 beta 2 14G5037b
10.3.3 beta 3 14G5047a
11.60.00 10.3.3 beta 4 14G5053a
10.3.3 beta 5 14G5057a
10.3.3 beta 6 14G57
10.3.3 14G60
11.80.00 10.3.4 14G61
  1. ^ iPad mini only

iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s

The first iPad Airs and iPad mini 2s were delivered with iOS 7.0.3, so the oldest possible baseband would be 1.02.02 for these devices.

Baseband Version Build
0.23.03-1 7.0 beta 3 11A5414c
0.25.10 7.0 beta 4 11A5435d
11A5435e
1.00.03 7.0 beta 5 11A5449a
1.00.06 7.0 11A466
7.0.1 11A470a
7.0.2 11A501
1.02.02 7.0.3 11B508
11B511
1.03.01 7.0.4 11B553
11B554a
1.03.02 7.0.5 11B601
7.0.6 11B651
2.07.02 7.1 beta 11D5099e
2.11.00 7.1 beta 2 11D5115d
2.13.01 7.1 beta 3 11D5127c
2.14.01 7.1 beta 4 11D5134c
2.16.01 7.1 beta 5 11D5145e
2.18.02 7.1 GM 11D167
7.1
7.1.1 11D201
7.1.2 11D257
3.07.01 8.0 beta 12A4265u
3.08.04-1 8.0 beta 2 12A4297e
3.08.09 8.0 beta 3 12A4318c
3.08.12 8.0 beta 4 12A4331d
3.08.16 8.0 beta 5 12A4345d
3.09.01 8.0 GM 12A365
8.0
8.0.1 12A402
8.0.2 12A405
3.10.04 8.1 beta 12B401
3.11.00 8.1 beta 2 12B407
12B408
8.1 12B410
12B411
8.1.1 beta 12B432
8.1.1 12B435
12B436
8.1.2 12B440
8.1.3 12B466
8.2 beta 12D436
8.2 beta 2 12D445d
8.2 beta 3 12D5452a
8.2 beta 4 12D5461b
8.2 beta 5 12D5480a
8.2 12D508
4.00.09 8.3 beta 12F5027d
4.00.10 8.3 beta 2 12F5037c
8.3 beta 3 12F5047f
4.01.00 8.3 beta 4 12F61
8.3 12F69
12F70
4.02.00 8.4 beta 12H4074d
8.4 beta 2 12H4086d
8.4 beta 3 12H4098c
4.02.01 8.4 beta 4 12H4125a
4.03.00 8.4 12H143
8.4.1 beta 12H304
8.4.1 beta 2 12H318
8.4.1 12H321
5.00.03 9.0 beta 13A4254v
5.00.07 9.0 beta 2 13A4280e
5.00.09 9.0 beta 3 13A4293f
13A4293g
5.00.10 9.0 beta 4 13A4305g
5.00.11 9.0 beta 5 13A4325c
9.0 GM 13A340[1]
6.00.00 13A341[2]
9.0 13A344
9.0.1 13A404
6.01.00 9.0.2 13A452
5.00.11 9.1 beta 13B5110e
9.1 beta 2 13B5119e
6.01.00 9.1 beta 3 13B5130b
9.1 beta 4 13B136
9.1 beta 5 13B137
9.1 13B143
5.00.11 9.2 beta 13C5055d
9.2 beta 2 13C5060d
6.01.00 9.2 beta 3 13C71
9.2 beta 4 13C75
9.2
9.2.1 beta 13D11
9.2.1 beta 2 13D14
9.2.1 13D15
13D20
6.01.03 9.3 beta 13E5181d
9.3 beta 1.1 13E5181f
9.3 beta 2 13E5191d
9.3 beta 3 13E5200d
9.3 beta 4 13E5214d
6.02.00 9.3 beta 5 13E5225a
9.3 beta 6 13E5231a
9.3 beta 7 13E5233a
9.3 13E233
13E237
9.3.1 13E238
9.3.2 beta 13F51a
9.3.2 beta 2 13F61
9.3.2 beta 3 13F65
9.3.2 beta 4 13F68
9.3.2 13F69
9.3.3 beta 13G12
9.3.3 beta 2 13G21
9.3.3 beta 3 13G29
9.3.3 beta 4 13G33
9.3.3 beta 5 13G34
9.3.3
9.3.4 13G35
9.3.5 13G36
7.00.04 10.0 beta 14A5261v
10.0 beta 2 14A5297c
7.00.05 10.0 beta 3 14A5309d
10.0 beta 4 14A5322e
7.01.00 10.0 beta 5 14A5335b
10.0 beta 6 14A5341a
10.0 beta 7 14A5345a
10.0 beta 8 14A5346a
10.0.1 GM 14A403
10.0.1
10.0.2 14A456
7.00.05 10.1 beta 14B55c
7.01.00 10.1 beta 2 14B67
10.1 beta 3 14B71
10.1 beta 4 14B72
10.1
10.1.1 14B100
14B150
7.20.02 10.2 beta 14C5062e
10.2 beta 2 14C5069c
7.21.00 10.2 beta 3 14C5077b
10.2 beta 4 14C82
10.2 beta 5 14C89
10.2 beta 6 14C90
14C91
10.2 beta 7 14C92
10.2
10.2.1 beta 14D10
10.2.1 beta 2 14D15
10.2.1 beta 3 14D23
10.2.1 beta 4 14D27
10.2.1
7.50.01 10.3 beta 14E5230e
10.3 beta 2 14E5239e
10.3 beta 3 14E5249d
7.51.00 10.3 beta 4 14E5260b
10.3 beta 5 14E5269a
10.3 beta 6 14E5273a
10.3 beta 7 14E5277a
10.3 14E277
10.3.1 14E304
7.50.01 10.3.2 beta 14F5065b
10.3.2 beta 2 14F5075a
7.60.00 10.3.2 beta 3 14F5080a
10.3.2 beta 4 14F5086a
10.3.2 beta 5 14F5089a
10.3.2 14F89
7.70.00 10.3.3 beta 14G5028a
10.3.3 beta 2 14G5037b
10.3.3 beta 3 14G5047a
7.60.00 10.3.3 beta 4 14G5053a
10.3.3 beta 5 14G5057a
10.3.3 beta 6 14G57
14G58
10.3.3 14G60
10.3.4 14G61
8.00.03 11.0 beta 15A5278f
8.00.04 11.0 beta 2 15A5304i
15A5304j
11.0 beta 3 15A5318g
11.0 beta 4 15A5327g
11.0 beta 5 15A5341f
8.01.00 11.0 beta 6 15A5354b
11.0 beta 7 15A5362a
11.0 beta 8 15A5368a
11.0 beta 9 15A5370a
11.0 beta 10 15A5372a
11.0 GM 15A372
11.0
11.0.1 15A402
11.0.2 15A421
11.0.3 15A432
8.00.04 11.1 beta 15B5066f
11.1 beta 2 15B5078e
8.01.00 11.1 beta 3 15B5086a
11.1 beta 4 15B92
11.1 beta 5 15B93
11.1
11.1.1 15B150
11.1.2 15B202
8.30.00 11.2 beta 15C5092b
11.2 beta 2 15C5097d
8.30.01 11.2 beta 3 15C5107a
11.2 beta 4 15C5110b
11.2 beta 5 15C5111a
11.2 beta 6 15C114
11.2
11.2.1 15C153
11.2.2 15C202
11.2.5 beta 15D5037e
11.2.5 beta 2 15D5046b
11.2.5 beta 3 15D5049a
11.2.5 beta 4 15D5054a
11.2.5 beta 5 15D5057a
11.2.5 beta 6 15D5059a
11.2.5 beta 7 15D60
11.2.5
11.2.6 15D100
8.52.00 11.3 beta 15E5167f
8.54.00 11.3 beta 2 15E5178f
11.3 beta 3 15E5189f
11.3 beta 4 15E5201e
8.55.00 11.3 beta 5 15E5211a
11.3 beta 6 15E5216a
11.3 15E216
11.3.1 15E302
8.54.00 11.4 beta 15F5037c
8.55.00 11.4 beta 2 15F5049c
11.4 beta 3 15F5061d
11.4 beta 4 15F5071a
11.4 beta 5 15F5077a
11.4 beta 6 15F5079a
11.4 15F79
8.54.00 11.4.1 beta 15G5054c
8.55.00 11.4.1 beta 2 15G5063b
11.4.1 beta 3 15G5072a
11.4.1 beta 4 15G5074a
11.4.1 beta 5 15G5077a
11.4.1 15G77
10.01.00 12.0 beta 16A5288q
10.02.01 12.0 beta 2 16A5308e
12.0 beta 3 16A5318d
12.0 beta 4 16A5327f
12.0 beta 5 16A5339e
10.03.00 12.0 beta 6 16A5345f
10.10.00 12.0 beta 7 16A5354b
12.0 beta 8 16A5357b
12.0 beta 9 16A5362a
12.0 beta 10 16A5364a
12.0 beta 11 16A5365b
12.0 beta 12 16A5366a
12.0 GM 16A366
12.0
12.0.1 16A404
10.03.00 12.1 beta 16B5059d
12.1 beta 2 16B5068i
10.10.00 12.1 beta 3 16B5077c
12.1 beta 4 16B5084a
12.1 beta 5 16B5089b
12.1 16B92
10.30.00 12.1.1 beta 16C5036c
10.31.00 12.1.1 beta 2 16C5043b
12.1.1 beta 3 16C5050a
12.1.1 16C50
10.30.00 12.1.2 beta 16D5024a
10.31.00 12.1.2 16C101
16C104
12.1.3 beta 2 16D5032a
12.1.3 beta 3 16D5037a
12.1.3 beta 4 16D5039a
12.1.3 16D39
12.1.4 16D57
10.50.01 12.2 beta 16E5181f
12.2 beta 2 16E5191d
12.2 beta 3 16E5201e
10.56.00 12.2 beta 4 16E5212f
12.2 beta 5 16E5223a
12.2 beta 6 16E5227a
12.2 16E227
10.55.00 12.3 beta 16F5117h
10.57.00 12.3 beta 2 16F5129d
10.70.01 12.3 beta 3 16F5139e
12.3 beta 4 16F5148a
12.3 beta 5 16F5155a
12.3 beta 6 16F5156a
12.3 16F156
12.3.1 16F203
12.4 beta 16G5027g
12.4 beta 2 16G5027i
12.4 beta 3 16G5038d
10.80.01 12.4 beta 4 16G5046d
12.4 beta 5 16G5056d
12.4 beta 6 16G5069a
10.80.02 12.4 beta 7 16G5077a
12.4 16G77
12.4.1 16G102
12.4.2 16G114
12.4.3 16G130
12.4.4 16G140
12.4.5 16G161
12.4.6 16G183
12.4.7 16G192
12.4.8 16G201
12.4.9 16H5
12.5 16H20
12.5.1 16H22
12.5.2 16H30
12.5.3 16H41
12.5.4 16H50
12.5.5 16H62
12.5.6 16H71
12.5.7 16H81
  1. ^ iPhone 5c only
  2. ^ iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3