New serial numbers vs replacement ones

[Infiniti7]

for those who have had their 5s replaced for whatever reason i was just wondering if you could list the first couple letters of the first 5s serial numbers you had vs the replacements serial numbers

my new replacement starts with DNP what are yours? just want to see if the replacements have the same letters to start

 

[Fausty82]

AT&T 32gb Space Gray iPhone 5S
Original: C3
Replacement: F1

 

[DarkBlade_95]

Well, I don't think that Apple has patterns like those to differentiate between off the shelf and replacement phones. I had my iPhone 5 replaced three times (don't ask) and none of them had any repeating 'code' of any sort.


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[anon(4698833)]

This used to be a way to find out if your replacement was a refurb vs. new (like before the 4S)...but that is no longer the case.

 

[MacintoshDan]

The model numbers should be different. When I got a replacement 5 the model number began with an N instead of M.


2012 21" iMac
2012 11" MacBook Air
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPhone 5s
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPad Air

 

[anon(4698833)]

The model numbers should be different. When I got a replacement 5 the model number began with an N instead of M.


2012 21" iMac
2012 11" MacBook Air
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPhone 5s
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPad Air

There is no relevance between the serial # and the identity of a refurbished or new device. Your serial numbers were simply different, nothing more.

 

[MacintoshDan]

My iPhone 5's original part number was MD634LL/A. The replacement part number was NE486LL/A. The NE means either refurbished or replacement from the research I've done.


2012 21" iMac
2012 11" MacBook Air
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPhone 5s
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPad Air

 

[John Yester]

Doesn't mean anything....

I have had multiple iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 and 5s. All were different. Nothing meant new or refurb.

 

[anon(4698833)]

My iPhone 5's original part number was MD634LL/A. The replacement part number was NE486LL/A. The NE means either refurbished or replacement from the research I've done.


2012 21" iMac
2012 11" MacBook Air
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPhone 5s
16 GB Space Gray AT&T iPad Air

Your research was misguided and the results you came to were inaccurate.

 

[bxnextel86]

Go here. http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

If the serial number say clean up from another serial number then it might Remanufacture.

 

[anon(4698833)]

Go here. Klantenservice: Serienummers

If the serial number say clean up from another serial number then it might Remanufacture.

No, it doesn't. There are no "tells" when it comes to this. It's been proven that many brand new iPhone's on release day contain serial numbers that follow some of these websites "indicators", and that many refurbs show as new.

 

[pkcable]

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YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW HOW TO USE THE INTERNET TO POST YOUR MINDLESS DRIBBLE

SO USE IT TO EDUCATE YOURSELF SO YOU DONT CONTINUE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF WITH YOUR STUPIDITY