How old is your mobile phone? Using these methods, you can easily find out the age of your Android smartphone.
It can be useful to know how long your mobile phone was manufactured. Unfortunately, in most cases, this information is not easy to find because device manufacturers do not make it available to buyers.
However, there are ways to find out the age of a mobile phone. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the most effective ways to check it, regardless of the brand of your device.
Check the device box
In some specific cases, checking the age of a mobile phone is as simple as looking at its box. Device boxes usually include labels with information relevant to the device, including the date it was manufactured. This is undoubtedly one of the fastest and most effective ways to check age.
For example, in the case of Xiaomi phones, the date of manufacture appears in the lower right corner of the label in MONTH-YEAR format.
Several Android phones have been launched in recent years / Photo: Christian Collado
Use apps to find out mobile information
There are dozens of applications that allow you to know the technical information of a mobile phone, in particular its components. Some of them also provide interesting data such as the date of manufacture of the mobile phone.
Although the device itself does not provide this data, this type of application usually gets information from the system and from there the manufacture date is calculated.
Some of the most popular applications of this type that can be used are Device Info, AIDA64, or DevCheck.
There are also specific applications for mobile phones from certain manufacturers. For example, Phone INFO + allows you to check the date of manufacture of Samsung mobile phones.
Check settings
Although not very common, some cell phones allow you to check your manufacture date directly from the system settings. In most cases, this information can be found in the Device Information or Device Status section.
However, it is possible that the date of manufacture is “hidden” behind headings called “Hardware Release” or “Hardware Manufacture Date”.
Through the settings, it is also possible to check the serial number of the device. Thanks to this figure, the year of manufacture can be calculated.
On most older models, the third digit of the serial number represents the year of manufacture. If we are talking about a modern device, then the third digit of the serial number is 1, it is very likely that it was manufactured in 2021. On the other hand, if the number is 9, then it is likely that it was created in 2019.
In some mobile phones, you can check the manufacturing date from the settings.
Use Secret Codes
Almost all Android devices have a list of secret codes that allow access to hidden menus, with which it is possible to run tests or view information about the system.
Unfortunately, there is no universal passcode for all Android phones. On some models, the codes “*#197328640#*”, “*#*#197328640#*#*” or “*#0000#” allow access to menus containing information related to the device.
To use these types of codes, simply enter them into the phone app. If they are compatible, a menu will appear with different options, including one that provides access to the device version information.
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