How To Check How Old Is My iPhone

Many users never bother with their phone’s age, however, if you are planning on selling your existing iPhone or buying a used one or refurbished one, you want to know the age of it. Thus, we decided to present you with all existing methods that will guide you on how to check how old is your iPhone.

There are several different ways to discover the iPhone’s age and we will present them all below. It is up to you to decide, which of the methods you prefer.

Are you ready to dig in? Let’s do this, shall we?

How To Check How Old Is My iPhone Via Apple

Apple has a special website called ‘Check Coverage’ set in place. This website prompts you for your iPhones serial number and returns the age of your phone. It also informs you, whether or not your iPhone is still under warranty.

‘How to check how old is my iPhone via Apple’ exact steps:

1. In order to successfully check hot old is your iPhone via Apple, you need to obtain your phone’s serial number. You have to navigate to the Settings app on your phone. Here is the path to get to the serial number: Settings > General > Info/About (varies from model to model). Scroll down if needed until you see your iPhones serial number. You can write it down or keep your phone on this screen.
2. Visit Apple’s ‘Check Coverage’ website (URL: “checkcoverage.apple.com/us/en/”).
3. Once on the page, enter your iPhone’s serial number in the box under the ‘Enter your serial number’ text.
4. After entering the serial number, you also need to enter the code (that confirms you are not a bot). To continue, click the ‘Continue’ button.
5. View the results: If all of the above steps were properly done, you will now see which model your iPhone is and when the warranty expires. From this you can determine the date on which the iPhone was first activated, knowing that Apple offers service coverages for 1 year (standard iPhone warranty length).

Note: If you are using your phone for more than a year, the expiration date most likely won’t appear. In that case, you need to use one of the methods presented below.

How To Check How Old Is My iPhone With Software

Another option to check the age of an iPhone is by using the software. CoconutBattery is a Mac app that enables you to also view your iPhone and iPad details. So, in order to use this app, you need to install it on your Mac or MacBook. As such, this option is only suitable for iPhone users that also have a Mac or MacBook. Here are the exact steps:

1. Install the Mac app ‘CoconutBattery’ from the website of the developer. Keep in mind that it is a Mac app, so you cannot install it on your iPhone.
2. Launch the app. The Mac tab shows the statistics of your Mac.
3. Connect your iPhone with a cable. The app will now also show you statistics from your iDevice.
4. Click the “Device details …” to view all your iPhone’s details, including model, manufacture date, age, serial, processor, and charger.

If you are a Mac or MacBook user, this option is highly practical. It lets you see at a glance how old the iPhone is and other potentially useful pieces of information.

How To Check How Old Is My iPhone With Chipmunk

Chipmunk is a popular website that you may use to check your iPhone’s details, include how old is your phone. As with the Apple method presented at the top, you also need your iPhone’s serial number, which is the reason why the first step is the same. The steps to take are as follows:

1. In order to successfully check hot old is your iPhone via Apple, you need to obtain your phone’s serial number. You have to navigate to the Settings app on your phone. Here is the path to get to the serial number: Settings > General > Info/About (varies from model to model). Scroll down if needed until you see your iPhones serial number. You can write it down or keep your phone on this screen.
2. Use your browser and visit Chipmunk website (URL: www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel)
3. Once on the site, enter your iPhone’s serial number in the designated box.
4. Then click the ‘Show the information’ button.
5. As the results are shown, make sure to scroll down to where the iPhone’s information is displayed. Look for ‘Production year’ and ‘Production week’. These two pieces of information will give you all you need to determine your phone’s age.

How To Check How Old Is My iPhone With SNDeep.info

This method is very similar to the one presented above (Chipmunk). It also uses a third party’s website to determine your iPhone’s age.

Here are the exact steps:

1. In order to successfully check hot old is your iPhone via Apple, you need to obtain your phone’s serial number or IMEI number. You have to navigate to the Settings app on your phone. Here is the path to get to the serial number: Settings > General > Info/About (varies from model to model). Scroll down if needed until you see your iPhones serial number or IMEI number. You can write it down or keep your phone on this screen.
2. Use your browser and visit SNDeep.info website (URL: “sndeep.info/en”)
3. Once on the website, make sure the ‘Apple’ tab is selected (it is the first on the left).
4. Enter your iPhone’s serial number or IMEI in the designated box.
5. Then click the ‘Show info’ button below the prompt box.
6. As the results are shown, look for ‘Year’, ‘Week’, and ‘Age’. These three pieces of information let you know how old your iPhone is.

Chipmunk and SNDeep.info alternatives

As you can guess, Chipmonk and SNDeep.info are not the only two websites where you can check your iPhone’s age. There are actually many websites that can provide you with that information, however, there are also many scams related to that, so you need to be cautious.

Here two other trustworthy websites you can use to check how old your iPhone is:

• AppleSerialNumberInfo
• IMEI24: “imei24.com/check/apple_sn”

How To Check How Old Is My iPhone Based On Serial Number’s 4th Character

All of the methods above are relatively simple, however, they all require the use of the internet or software, which may not be always available to you. Luckily, there is a simplified method that you may use. It involves the use of the iPhone serial’s number 4th character to determine the iPhone’s age with a 6-month accuracy. Here are the steps to take:

1. In order to successfully check hot old is your iPhone via Apple, you need to obtain your phone’s serial number. You have to navigate to the Settings app on your phone. Here is the path to get to the serial number: Settings > General > Info/About (varies from model to model). Scroll down if needed until you see your iPhones serial number. You can write it down or keep your phone on this screen.
2. The serial number is nothing but a combination of numbers and letters, typically containing 12 characters altogether. Determine which is the 4th character (from left to right) of your iPhone’s serial number and used the coding below to determine when it was manufactured.

Coding for iPhone production year (based on 4th character of the serial number):

• K – 2013 (First Half)
• L – 2013 (Second Half)
• M – 2014 (First Half)
• N – 2014 (Second Half)
• P- 2015 (First Half)
• Q- 2015 (Second Half)
• R- 2016 (First Half)
• S- 2016 (Second Half)
• T- 2017 (First Half)
• V- 2017 (Second Half)
• W- 2018 (First Half)
• X- 2018 (Second Half)
• Y- 2019 (First Half)

Using the above method, you determine the age of your iPhone only with the serial number. Of course, you need to either memorize the coding presented above or save it somewhere, where you can access it without the internet.

Final Thoughts

We have presented you with several legit ways to determine how old an iPhone is. To do so, you now know you will need either your iPhone’s serial number or IMEI.

Once you have determined your iPhone’s age, you will be able to sell it or trade it in with confidence. Moreover, you can now check the age of an iPhone if you decide to buy a used or refurbished model.

Best of luck!