Worried that the iPhone you bought is illegal? You can find out by checking the iPhone country code!
Have you ever been worried that the iPhone you bought turned out to be illegal? Is there a way to find out?
There are many ways to find out. one of them is by checking the IMEI of the iPhone, the other way is to find out the country code of the iPhone that we buy.
How to do? Calm down, this time Jaka will love you iPhone country code list and how to find out!
iPhone Country Code
As one of the largest manufacturers of electronic devices in the world, Apple has factories spread all over the world.
Photo source: (via Apple) On all iPhone devices, there is a country code where the device is made. This is also known as a regional code.
The difference in this code is not just letters, you know. Some codes have their own characteristics.
An example is the Japanese version of the iPhone which will definitely make a snapping sound when taking pictures. This is motivated by regulations in Japan that prohibit people from taking photos secretly.
iPhone Country Code Function
Not only to find out where our iPhone was produced, the country code also has several other functions.
One of them is knowing where we can make a claim on the official warranty. This is bad news for iPhone users in Indonesia, considering that there is no Apple factory and service center here.
The closest is our neighbor, Singapore. Luckily, we can make a claim at Authorized Premium Reseller.
They will help us make a claim to the country of origin so it takes quite a long time.
iPhone Country Code List
Every iPhone that is produced is only officially sold in one country. Therefore, the official guarantee is only valid in one country.
So, what is the list of iPhone country codes? You can find out through the table below:
| Code | Country |
|---|---|
| A | Canada |
| AB | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan |
| B | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| BG | Bulgaria |
| BR | Brazil, assembled in Brazil |
| BT | great Britain |
| BZ | Brazil, assembled in China |
| C | Canada |
| CH | China |
| CI | Paraguay |
| CM | Hungary, Croatia |
| CR | Croatia |
| CS | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| CZ | Czech Republic |
| D/DM | German |
| DN | Austrian, Dutch, German |
| E | Mexico |
| EE | Estonia |
| EL | Estonian, Latvia |
| ER | Ireland |
| ET | Estonia |
| F | French |
| FB | Luxembourg, France |
| FD | Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
| FS | Finland |
| GB | Greece |
| GH | Hungary |
| GP | Portugal |
| GR | Greece |
| HB | Israel |
| HC | Bulgarian, Hungarian |
| ID | Indonesia |
| IN | India |
| IP | Italy, Portugal |
| J/JP | Japan |
| K | Sweden |
| KH | China, South Korea |
| KN | Denmark, Norway |
| KS | Finland, Sweden |
| LA | Barbados, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic |
| LE | Argentina |
| LL | United States of America |
| LP | Poland |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LV | Latvia |
| LZ | Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| MG | Hungary |
| MM | Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro |
| MY | Malaysia |
| ND | Dutch |
| NF | Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France |
| PL/PM | Poland |
| PO | Portugal |
| PP | Philippines |
| PY | Spanish |
| QB | Russia |
| QL | Italy, Portugal, Spain |
| QN | Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
| RK | Kazakhstan |
| RM | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| RO | Romania |
| RP/RS/RU | Russia |
| RR | Moldova, Russia |
| SE | Serbia |
| SL | Slovakia |
| SO | south Africa |
| SU | Ukraine |
| T | Italy |
| TA | Taiwan |
| TH | Thailand |
| TU | Turkey |
| TY | Italy |
| VN | Vietnamese |
| X | Australia, New Zealand |
| Y | Spanish |
| ZA | Hong Kong, Macao |
| ZD | Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, France, Switzerland |
| ZG | Denmark |
| ZM | Zambia |
| ZO | great Britain |
| ZP | Singapore |
| ZQ | Jamaica |
| ZW | Zimbabwe |
The country code for iPhone ZD/A is one of the European countries. The country code for iPhone ZP/A is from Singapore.
Another example, the iPhone LL code means that it comes from the United States. The iPhone X/A code is from Australia or New Zealand. More or less.
There are also several other codes that you should know, such as M is the original iPhone code that is still new. There are still other codes such as:
- F: Is the official Refurbished Unit code from Apple
- N: This is the Replacement Unit code for the product claimed through the Apple Store
- Q: This is a Personalized Unit code for custom made products through the Apple Online Store.
By knowing these codes, you can find out if your iPhone is new, refurbished, or other conditions.
Jaka had already mentioned a little about Authorized Premium Reseller. Well, even though there is no manufacturer, you can still buy an official iPhone from Indonesia.
This is indicated by the provider code which is usually listed in the Parts section at the bottom of the iPhone box. If you have it, you can make a warranty claim in Indonesia.
The code list is as follows:
| Code | provide |
|---|---|
| PA/A | XL |
| ID/A | Telkomsel |
| FE/A | Indosat |
How to Check iPhone Country Code
After you know the list of iPhone country codes, you will immediately want to check where your iPhone is from, right? Relax, there are two ways.
First, you can see the code at the bottom of your iPhone's cardboard box. At the bottom, you can see the code.
An example is the image above. We can see that the code there says ZA which means it comes from Hong Kong.
What if the passage is not legible? Don't worry, you can still check it by opening Settings > General > About > Model.
There, you can see the model code of your iPhone. It's easy, isn't it?
That was it iPhone country code list so that you may know where it comes from. If you know the origin, you will be hard to deceive.
Usually, those circulating in Indonesia come from neighboring countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and even Japan.
Any other questions about the iPhone? Write in the comments column, yes!
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