Checking the production date of the phone through documents and the box, markings under the battery and service code.

Sometimes users need to know the release date mobile device. For example, this situation arises when you plan to buy a phone second-hand. There are a few simple methods to check the manufacturing date of the smartphone.

How to find out the production date of a smartphone?

Verification of documents. Each device has a warranty card and user manual. Typically these documents indicate the date of manufacture. You can also see the year of manufacture of the phone on the box. The only drawback of this method is the lack of relevant documents from some sellers - they may be lost during operation.

Captions under back cover . Manufacturers often indicate the manufacturing date of the phone under the back cover. To do this, you need to remove it, pull out the battery and find the corresponding sticker. Many modern smartphones already have a monolithic body, and the method under consideration is not suitable for them.

Entering the code. You can find out the release date after entering the service code (). For example, the character combination *#*#4636#*#* is suitable for many smartphones, but it varies depending on the manufacturer. As a result, a dialog box will appear on the screen with information and, possibly, the year of manufacture of the device. In some situations, the data is not entirely reliable - sometimes the time the phone went on sale is displayed.

What influences the year the phone was made?

Technological equipment. Of course, outdated phones have slow processors, low-quality cameras, and other shortcomings. Instead of modern liquid crystal IPS matrices An outdated version of TFT may be installed. A potential user may encounter a small amount random access memory, which does not allow you to run demanding applications. Desire to save and buy old phone often results in various problems.

Updates. Phone manufacturers provide support for a mobile device for a certain period of time after manufacture. Typically, smartphones receive regular updates for up to 3 years (read “1 year”). After the specified time, support is suspended. To use updated versions operating system you will have to install custom firmware versions, which is difficult for most users.

Operating system version. Old smartphones have outdated version Android. It imposes restrictions on the use of some applications. Many programs cannot be installed on an old phone due to software limitations. Therefore, if you buy an old phone, be prepared for limited functions.

Price. Newly released phones have inflated prices, which gradually begin to decrease after a few months. Smartphones produced 3-5 years ago usually cost several times less than their original price. If you have a strong desire to save money, purchasing an outdated model makes sense, but it is better to refrain.

Results

The release date of a smartphone is a decisive factor on which the decision to purchase a used phone depends. Most buyers prefer to use new gadgets with modern operating systems, technical characteristics and design, but there are people who want (are forced) to save. In the second case, you need to be able to identify an outdated smartphone and clearly know its shortcomings. We also recommend checking used smartphones before purchasing.

The majority of users own recently released mobile devices. But sometimes you need to find out the exact production date of a particular phone. The reasons for this can be very different. Now we will tell you how to find out the release date of your device.

Remember that in any difficult question regarding the repair of your smartphone, you can always get reliable and complete advice from Samsung service center specialists.

Ways to determine the release date of a Samsung phone

The first way is to find the information under the battery

The easiest way to find out when your phone was released is to look under its battery. There is a panel with a serial number there. In addition, there is an inscription that consists of letters and numbers. These signs indicate the month and year the phone was manufactured.

You can determine what these or other signs mean using the decoding table in the figure below.

If your smartphone is quite old and the information on the panel has been erased, then you can try other methods. Also, the first method is not suitable for devices with a unibody body, in which there is no access to the battery, and, naturally, the panel under it.

The second way is to enter a combination of numbers

Some models of Sansung mobile phones and smartphones have the ability to display information about the production date using certain button combinations. Enter “*#8999*8378#” or “*#0206*8378#” and after that it should open in front of you hidden menu, with phone information. There, select “manufactured” and get information about the production date. Some models require different combinations. Information about the combination for your specific model can be found in the instructions for the device, or on the manufacturer’s website.

The third method is from the documentation

Also, information about the release date of the phone can be found in the device documents that are provided with it. As a rule, this information is located on the factory stamp, which is placed immediately after the last stage of assembly and packaging of the phone. The stamp is a mark in the format YY.MM.DD. Sometimes it happens that this information in a document is written by hand.

The fourth method is using the utility

In addition to these methods, you can find out the production date using a utility that determines complete information about your device. As a rule, it comes with the phone. If you don't have it, download it from the official website. This program should have a section with factory information about the device, which should include the production date.

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In some cases, you need to know how to check the release date on your phone. This information is especially necessary when purchasing a used gadget.

You can find out such data in several ways: in documents or using a special code.

Simple ways to check

• Manufacturers usually indicate the release date of the phone in the documents, most often they put a stamp with a mark in the form YY.MM.DD, less often they put the date manually.
• However, you cannot always trust this information: sometimes sellers can change the dates to newer ones or remove the coupon from the box. In this case, you need to look at the warranty card - the date must be stamped on its front side;
• In the phone, under the battery, there is a combination of numbers and letters that can be used to determine when this gadget was released. The month and year of issue are indicated by the sixth and seventh digits from the end, respectively.
• In Sony-Ericsson phones there is a sticker under the battery that you can use to find out information. Approximately it should look like 09W47, that is, 09 is a year, 47 is a week. According to the calendar, you can look at the 47th week of 2009, this will be the production date of the phone.

Verification with code

• for Nokia these are the codes: *#0000# or *#92772689#. After entering one of them, a window will appear with information about the operating system number, installation date, phone model;
• for Samsung you need to dial *#0206*8378# or *#8999*8378#, after which a menu will appear where you should select “Produced” from the list and the necessary information will appear;
• for Sony-Ericsson, after pressing the code *#7377466#, you can get information about the firmware date and release date;
• Only by entering a code for phone models that have already been discontinued can you find out their release date: for example, for Motorola *#300# @ - data about the OS, the code *#403# displays it on the panel serial number. On Siemens phones dial *#06#.

To do this, you need to indicate the serial number located under the phone battery. They will check it against their database and provide the necessary information within a few days.

Our tips:

1.You can find out the release date of a particular phone using secret code. This code may be different and depends on the manufacturer. For Nokia devices, press the key combination *#0000#, this will allow you to find out not only the manufacturing date, but also the software version and the code name of the phone model. To access the same information, try using the code *#92772689#(*#WARRANTY#).

2.For some models Samsung phones you can view the release date using the key combinations *#8999*8378# or *#0206*8378#. After you press these keys, a menu will appear in front of you, where you select “Produced” from the proposed list and see the release date of the device.

3.Look at the release date of the phone under the battery, there is a combination of letters and numbers, the sixth and seventh characters from the end will be the month and, accordingly, the year of release of your phone.

4.For phones Sony Ericsson Look for information about the release date on the sticker located under the battery. Among the letters and numbers, find an inscription that will look something like this: 08W45, which means the year 08, the 45th week of production, now look at the calendar and find the 45th week of 2008, that’s the release date of your phone. Of course, without knowing how to decipher this kind of information, it will not be easy to guess.

5. Responsible manufacturers indicate the production date in the accompanying documents to the device; as a rule, a factory typesetting stamp is affixed in the format YY.MM.DD; the date is rarely put by hand. But you should not blindly trust this information about the product; sellers, wanting to extend the life of the device, change the dates to more recent ones, or even completely remove the coupon from the phone box. In this case, study the warranty card; in a correctly executed document, the issue date must be placed on the front side of the card.

6.Go to the official website of the manufacturer of your mobile phone. Find in the right section exactly your model and view information regarding the year of its manufacture. Official website of Samsung - http://www.samsung.com/ru/, Nokia - http://www.nokia.com/ru-ru/, Sony Ericsson - http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/home ?cc=ru&lc=ru, Siemens - http://www.siemens.com/entry/ru/ru, LG - http://www.lg.com/ru/. You can also get information about your phone model on special thematic sites and forums.

7.Enter the service code *#0000# in the standby mode of your phone and wait until the information you are interested in is displayed on the screen. Please note that sometimes there is completely different information written there regarding the software and in no way related to the release date of the phone; here everything depends on the manufacturer.

8.Enter the combination into your phone to receive a fifteen-digit IMEI identification code - *#06#. Open the following web page in your browser: http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr. Enter the code displayed on the screen into the appropriate input form on the website, get results regarding your phone and view the year of manufacture. Other information that you may find useful is also available here, for example, the country in which your mobile device was assembled, the full name of the model, and so on. If your phone ID was not found, most likely your phone is fake.

9.Connect your phone to your computer and install software, which comes with it. It is possible that the utility menu also includes information about the year of manufacture of your mobile device.

If you buy a used mobile phone, then you can determine the year of manufacture of the phone and how long it was used using the service code. You need to type it on your phone keypad.
For Nokia this is an asterisk, a hash of the numbers 92 70 26 89 and then a hash again.
Service codes phones Nokia.
These codes work with most Nokia phones.
*#0000# combination displays information about the firmware. The first line is the firmware version, the 2nd line is the date of its release, the 3rd type of phone.
*#92702689# general information about the phone (1- serial number, 2- production date, 3- date of first use, 4- date of repair, if any) Attention! After entering this code, you can exit the service menu only by rebooting.
*#7780# Reset the phone to its original settings (all user data remains).
*#7370# full reset settings with clearing all memory (contacts, calendar and downloads will be deleted).
*#7370925538# deleting all data from the wallet.

Phone service codes Samsung.
*#9999# firmware version.
*#0523# allows you to change display parameters.
*#9998*228# shows the battery status.
*#9998*289# code changes the ringing frequency.
*#9998*523# change the display contrast.
*#9998*636# Displays the amount of free and used memory.
*#9998*842# vibration motor test.
*#9998*523# allows you to change the brightness of the display (only for version G60RL01W).
*#9998*JAVA#access WAP settings and GPRS.
*#9998*VERNAME#most full information about the firmware, the hardware used and others technical parameters.
*#8999*8378# allows you to enter the system menu.
*2767*2878# full reset with clearing all memory.
*#8999*377# shows error log entries.
*#8999*3825523# in clamshells allows you to configure the external display settings.

Phone service codes Siemens.
*#0606# and the left soft key code will allow you to turn on the device without a SIM card.
*#9999#@ reset all settings and return to original settings.

Phone service codes Sony-Ericsson.
*>*<<*<* (где < отклонение джойстика влево, >right) combination allows you to find out the firmware version.
*#3262255*8378# service menu.
#8377466# detailed information about the phone.

Phone service codes Motorola
Motorola C650.
*#0000# @ return to original settings.
*#300# @ information about the firmware.
*#301# @ testing the performance of all parts of the phone (display, keyboard, speaker, vibration motor)
*#302# @ sound menu
*#305# @message menu
*#307# @- service menu
*#403# OK manufacturer's serial number.

Motorola E398, C350, C650 and E1.
The following code increases the capacity of the incoming and outgoing call log from 10 to 60, but does not work on all phone models.
1) Press the menu key then dial 048263* the phone will display the Opcode tab.
2) Next, substitute the following values:
Opcode 47 -OK
Field 1 80 OK
Field 2 1 OK
Field 3 143 OK
Field 4 1 OK Field 5 (D) 060 OK
F1: 0 reboot phone
You will receive 60 incoming journal entries.
3) Press menu again, then 048263*
Opcode 47 OK
Field 1 80 OK
Field 2 1 OK
Field 3 147 OK
Field 4 1 OK
Field 5 (D) 060 OK
F1: 0 reboot phone
Add another 60 outgoing calls.

Motorola E365.
#02# information about the firmware and hardware components of the phone.
#09# device test.
#08# expert menu.
#03# signal level from the base station.
#04# battery parameters.
**0101# SIM card test.
102# full reset with clearing all memory.

Phone service codes LG.
2 9 4 5 # * # engineering menu.
SW VERSION Firmware version inside this menu.
FACTORY RESET returns to factory settings and resets all settings.