Bought this on eBay it means it’s a refurb right? Sellers disputing this need a quick answer thanks
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iPhone 5 or earlier F in Apple serial number
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Are you talking about the serial number starting with F? or the Model number? If it's the model number F that's refurbished. But a serial number starting with F is a factory, there is F1, F2, FK, those are Foxconn.
This is only true for the model number. An F in the serial means it originates from the Foxconn Zhengzhou factory.
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^This.
And if product is new-ish, there is no factory information in the s/n. 10 character s/n do not have factory info. For example, my iPhone 13 Mini is L9 for first two which does not line-up with any plant codes.
But since this thread is dealing with old gear, should be 12 and can play the decode game that @MacCheetah3 referenced. As mentioned in the link, 2021 Apple started to use random s/n.
And if product is new-ish, there is no factory information in the s/n. 10 character s/n do not have factory info. For example, my iPhone 13 Mini is L9 for first two which does not line-up with any plant codes.
But since this thread is dealing with old gear, should be 12 and can play the decode game that @MacCheetah3 referenced. As mentioned in the link, 2021 Apple started to use random s/n.