How To Know iPhone 3G or 3GS by Just Looking at the Model Number

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Till date iPhone has launched iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, but so many users are not able to identify the difference between model of iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. So many times its happened that you want to Jailbreak or Unlock iPhone but you don’t know whether its iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS. So how to know iPhone 3G or 3GS by just looking at the model number from back side of the iPhone.

- Read below instructions and identify your iPhone model easily. no need to look inside, no need to use firmware, no need to see version, just look at the model no.

Distinguishing iPhone 2G 3G and 3GS in Easy Way!

How to identify the iPhone 2G

- Silver back casting
- Metal back cover = 2G
- Memory capacity 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB
- iPhone 2G: A1203 (look for this number in the back side of your iPhone)

How to identify the iPhone 3G

- Hard plastic back casing with avail colors ( black and white )
- Memory capacity 8 GB and 16 GB only
- iPhone 3G: A1241 (look for this number in the back side of your iPhone)
- Grey writing (on back) = 3G

How to identify the iPhone 3GS

- Hard plastic back casing with available colors ( black only )
- Memory capacity 32 GB
- Already comes with 3.0 version
- iPhone 3GS: A1303 (look for this number in the back side of your iPhone)
- Silver writing (on back) = 3GS

- Also 3GS has a standard video feature and 3G hasn’t. Hope above information will become helpful to you while solving the iPhone model number mystery. If you require all model information then refer below given table.