All Apple devices have a model number that looks similar to MC605LL/A. The MC605 is an iPhone 4, black, 32GB. You can find these numbers on the Models page. The two letters following it, LL in this case, specify the region code. The following list gives an overview of all these region codes.
Region codes are used to separate the same device by its regional differences, such as a different power adapter or packaging language. The region code may also be used to determine eligibility for software features, such that certain functionality of the device differs based on where it was purchased. This is typically for legal compliance reasons. Some examples include:
- China:
- Several features and services offered in the rest of the world are modified or disabled.
- Japan:
- Middle East and Egypt:
- United States:
- Due to a patent dispute, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 devices sold after 18 January 2024 lack Blood Oxygen functionality.[4]
It is not possible to determine the carrier a device is locked to, or whether it is officially unlocked, simply from the model number, but it gives you an idea of the market the device was intended to be sold in.
| Code | Region[5][6] |
|---|---|
| A | Canada |
| AB | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| AE | Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| AH | Bahrain, Kuwait |
| AM | United States (Assembled in Vietnam) |
| B | Ireland, UK, also used for some replacement units |
| BR | Brazil (Assembled in Brazil) |
| BZ | Brazil (Assembled in China) |
| C | Canada |
| CH | China |
| CL | Canada |
| CN | Slovakia |
| CZ | Czech Republic |
| D | Germany |
| DN | Austria, Germany, Netherlands |
| E | Mexico |
| EE | Estonia |
| F | France |
| FB | France, Luxembourg |
| FD | Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
| FS | Finland |
| GR | Greece |
| HB | Israel |
| HN | India |
| HU | Ukraine |
| IP | Italy |
| J | Japan |
| KH | China, South Korea |
| KN | Denmark, Norway |
| KS | Finland, Sweden |
| LA | Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru |
| LE | Argentina |
| LL | USA, Canada, also used for some replacement units |
| LP | Poland |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LV | Latvia |
| LW | USA (Apple Watches sold after January 18th, 2024 without Blood Oxygen functionality[4]) |
| LZ | Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| MG | Hungary |
| MO | Macau, Hong Kong(?) |
| MY | Malaysia |
| NF | Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
| PK | Finland, Poland |
| PL | Poland |
| PM | Poland |
| PO | Portugal |
| PP | Philippines |
| QL | Italy, Spain, Portugal |
| QN | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland |
| RK | Kazakhstan |
| RM | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| RO | Romania |
| RP | Russia |
| RR | Russia |
| RS | Russia |
| RU | Russia |
| SA | Vietnam (used mostly on iPad and Mac) |
| SE | Serbia |
| SL | Slovakia |
| SO | South Africa |
| SU | Ukraine |
| T | Italy |
| TA | Taiwan |
| TH | Thailand |
| TU | Turkey |
| TY | Italy |
| UA | Ukraine |
| VC | Canada |
| VN | Vietnam |
| X | Australia, New Zealand |
| Y | Spain |
| ZA | Singapore |
| ZD | Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, France, Switzerland, Monaco |
| ZP | Hong Kong, Macau |
See Also
References
- ^ https://support.apple.com/HT207154
- ^ https://support.apple.com/118609
- ^ https://support.apple.com/109518
- ^ a b https://support.apple.com/HT204507
- ^ http://www.edepot.com/iphone.html [Archived 2012-12-08 at archive.today]
- ^ https://www.vintersections.com/2023/01/how-to-know-country-of-origin-of-your.html