Difference between Chinese and Taiwanese sim opening pin

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Difference between Chinese and Taiwanese sim opening pin

Hi,

Okay. I don't know whether anyone has noticed this or not.
I've two factory unlocked iPhone SEs. One of it's sim card has opening pin has China written on it and another has Taiwan. I don't know what's the difference between these two. But the thought what's bothering me is that if anyone of it is counterfeit.

Although both of the boxes that contains the phone has everything identical. I tried really hard to find any dissimilarities but I couldn't find any. Everything looks and feels same.
Even I've checked the serial numbers of both the phones on the apple warranty checking website and both appears to be legit.

Still I want to know the difference as it bothers me to much. Also my 6s has a Taiwan pin.

Comment if any one has come across with it or has any information about this matter.

Regards.

iPhone SE, iOS 10.3.2

Posted on Jul 12, 2017 8:47 AM

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Jul 12, 2017 10:47 AM in response to Aditya.Moitra

While most Apple iphones are manufactured by FoxConn in China, at times beginning (I think) with the iPhone 4, FoxConn also has used 3 of its factories in Taiwan as well to meet demand. Apple has also at times contracted with another company, Pegatron which (again, I think) only has plants in China. At the least, the iPhone 4, 4s and 6s have had some units assembled in Taiwan, not China.

Various iPhone parts however, are literally manufactured by dozens of companies all over the planet - Germany, Japan, the USA, U.K., Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Brazil,...the list of parts suppliers and their facilities is huge.

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