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I got my iphone 13 yesterday but i found that its serial number initially with N that based in what information from the internet identifying its replacement unit. I bought it in official apple authorized reseller but is it not a brand new one?
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Don't you worry about this using these steps you can check your warranty.
Find your serial number, IMEI/MEID, or ICCID
Check if your device is covered by an AppleCare plan or Apple's Limited Warranty
You can also go to mysupport.apple.com to find out if your device is covered. Sign in with your Apple ID, then choose your device. Learn what to do if the information is incorrect or you don't see your AppleCare plan.
Why do you believe it is not new? I used to got the new iPhones with M serial number, but this time its with N, and I am questioning this. So far nothing indicates that my iPhone is not new everything works perfectly.
Have you actually checked the serial number using the site posted by TechSolo above? I have and its coverage for 1 year.
Please read my replies above. The starting letter of the serial number is 100% unrelated to the new/used status. It has always been 100% unrelated.
You have one year of coverage, so what does that tell you?
from the first time i use iphone in 2012, i used to get the iPhones with serial numbers initiated by M that i believe as a new brand unit not N (identified as replacement unit) and F (refurbished unit). Nothing wrong with my unit so far, but honestly its quite annoying.
Thank you for the explanation, I got the same on from apple support this morning. But personally I think its still different between warranty coverage and the brand new unit. I believe that even the used one will be coverage. As long as
you have the original one. Hope nothings wrong with my unit then since I paid as much I deserved to get the brand new one.
You are correct about the letter designations, but they have always referred to the model numbers. The first letter of the serial number used to be a part of the code for the factory where the device was manufactured. This is no longer the case, as Apple now uses random numbers for their serial numbers.
For the model numbers:
M = New
N = Replacement
F = Refurbished by Apple
P = personalized.
The starting letter of an iPhone is not an indication of new/used status.
What is the model number at: Settings - General - About - Model - ???
No, that refers to the model numbers, not the serial number.
Hope thats true 😀, thanks its so releasing me!
but how do i know that the unit I am having now is a brand new one instead of checking the support coverage / warranty?
Why do you believe it is not new?
Have you actually checked the serial number using the site posted by TechSolo above?
serial number initially with N, is it not a brand new one?
