Thinking of buying iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max or iPhone 13 Mini?
Just because you are holding your hands on iPhone 13, doesn’t mean it’s the correct iPhone 13 intended to be used for your country of residence! Ensure you are buying the correct model of iPhone intended for your country of residence. Because if you fail to do so, e.g.: buying iPhone intended for other country, you may not have the full range of 5G bands intended for your country of residence. The worst impact is that, you can’t use the 5G connectivity or have intermittent 5G connectivity and / or instead forced to use 4G LTE connectivity. So watch out when you are buying iPhone 13, especially if you are not buying on the official channel (e.g.: From Apple Store or Apple Authorized Reseller).
- This article shares all available Model Number for all iPhone 13 families and their differences.
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Some notable differences among iPhone models across countries
Some other reasons why you want to get the correct model number for your country of residence are these.
Hardware differences:
- US iPhone supports the most 5G bands, including the 5G mmWave. US iPhone has some plastic portion on the right side of the phone, below the Power (Side) button.
- China, Hong Kong and Macau iPhone contains physical dual SIM, but doesn’t support as many 5G bands as what US iPhone has.
Software differences:
- US iPhone comes with all Apple built-in apps, such as Apple TV and Apple News.
- China iPhone does not have Apple TV nor Apple News.
- Russia model comes with Apple TV but not Apple News.
Unlike hardware differences, software differences are (typically) depending on your Apple ID account country of registration, so if – for example, you want to have Apple News and Apple TV on your iPhone, ensure you are logged (or registered) in US Apple ID.
Here’s how to find the Model number
There are a few ways you can find the Model Number for your iPhone 13 series: 1) If you can turn on the iPhone and 2) If you can’t turn on the iPhone yet.
If you can turn on the iPhone:
1) Go to Settings > General > About.
2) Under Model Name, you should be able to see Model Number. Tap on Model Number to reveal the Model Number which starts with “AXXXX” where “XXXX” is the numerical sequence Apple uniquely gives to each iPhone model (E.g.: iPhone 13 Model Number will have different model number than iPhone 13 Pro).
If you can’t turn on the iPhone yet, because the seller doesn’t allow you to do so:
1) Remove the SIM tray from the iPhone.
2) Peek inside the upper side of SIM tray slot, you should be able to see the Model Number is on the upper side.
Here are the list of iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max Model Number across the world
iPhone 13
| Model Number | Country Availability |
|---|---|
| A2482 | United States |
| A2631 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| A2634 | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau |
| A2635 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| A2633 | The rest of the world |
iPhone 13 Mini
| Model Number | Country Availability |
|---|---|
| A2481 | United States |
| A2626 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| A2629 | China mainland |
| A2630 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| A2628 | Hong Kong, Macau, The rest of the world |
iPhone 13 Pro
| Model Number | Country Availability |
|---|---|
| A2483 | United States |
| A2636 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| A2639 | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau |
| A2640 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| A2638 | The rest of the world |
iPhone 13 Pro Max
| Model Number | Country Availability |
|---|---|
| A2484 | United States |
| A2641 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| A2644 | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau |
| A2645 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| A2643 | The rest of the world |
iPhone 13 Series 5G Bands Availability across different Model Number
This is the one of reasons why you should get iPhone Model Number intended for your country of residence. Using the category table below, where I have classified iPhone 13 series into few categories based on country availability, go and see the available 5G bands across iPhone 13 models on the subsequent table.
iPhone 13 in different categories
| Category | Country Availability |
|---|---|
| iPhone Category 1 | United States |
| iPhone Category 2 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| iPhone Category 3 | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau |
| iPhone Category 4 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| iPhone Category 5 | The rest of the world |
iPhone 13 Series and their 5G Bands availability
| # | 5G Band | Duplex Mode | Frequency | Available on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | n1 | FDD | 2100 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 2 | n2 | FDD | 1900 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 3 | n3 | FDD | 1800 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 4 | n5 | FDD | 850 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 5 | n7 | FDD | 2600 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 6 | n8 | FDD | 900 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 7 | n12 | FDD | 700 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 8 | n20 | FDD | 800 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 9 | n25 | FDD | 1900 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 10 | n28 | FDD | 700 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 11 | n29 | FDD | 700d MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2 |
| 12 | n30 | FDD | 2300 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 13 | n38 | TDD | 2600 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 14 | n40 | TDD | 2300 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 15 | n41 | TDD | 2500 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 16 | n48 | TDD | 3600 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 17 | n66 | FDD | 1700, 2100 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 18 | n71 | FDD | 600 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 5 |
| 19 | n77 | TDD | 3700 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 20 | n78 | TDD | 3500 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 5 |
| 21 | n79 | TDD | 4700 MHz | iPhone Category 1, 2, 5 |
| 22 | n258 | – | 26 GHz | iPhone Category 1 |
| 23 | n260 | – | 39 GHz | iPhone Category 1 |
| 24 | n261 | – | 28 GHz | iPhone Category 1 |
More on 5G bands here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G_NR_frequency_bands.
Bring it all together
So now you have learned although physically iPhone 13 looks the same, but inside, they are slightly different. Different countries have different Model Number which resulting different 5G Bands and hardware features.
My recommendation is to always buy iPhone 13 series from the official channel, especially if you are buying brand new. If you are buying second hand, then you have to take note on the Model Number as stated above to ensure you are getting the correct iPhone 13 model.
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