Type Allocation Code

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The Type Allocation Code (TAC) is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI and 16-digit IMEISV codes used to uniquely identify wireless devices.

The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model (and often revision) of wireless telephone for use on a GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G NR, iDEN, Iridium or other IMEI-employing wireless network.

The first two digits of the TAC are the Reporting Body Identifier. This indicates the GSMA-approved group that allocated the TAC.

Prior to January 1, 2003, the global standard for the IMEI started with a six-digit Type Approval Code followed by a two-digit Final Assembly Code (FAC).

The Type Approval Code (also known as TAC) indicated that the particular device was approved by a national GSM approval body and the FAC identified the company that had built and assembled the device (which is not always the same as the brand name stamped on the device).

Effective on that date, many GSM member nations and entities (mainly Europe) moved away from requiring that devices be approved by national bodies, and towards a system where device manufacturers self-regulate the device market. As a result, a manufacturer now simply requests an eight-digit Type Allocation Code for a new phone model from the international GSM standards body, instead of submitting a device for approval to a national review body.

Both the old and new TAC uniquely identify a model of phone, although some models may have more than one code, depending on revision, manufacturing location, and other factors.

Public TAC databases

The authoritative database maintained by GSMA is named [https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/industry-services/device-services/gsma-device-registry GSMA Device Database] and is only made available to partners. However, there are many public alternatives, though they will not be fully up to date.

The Osmocom project maintains a [http://tacdb.osmocom.org/ crowdsourced TAC database], which is CC-BY-SA v3.0 licensed and fully downloadable.

Some OEMs publish TAC data for their products:

Sony: https://app.swup.update.sony.net/ess-distribution/public/api/product/v2

TAC examples

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! TAC

! Manufacturer

! Model

! Internal Model Number

01124500

|Apple

01130000

01136400

|Apple

01154600

|Apple

|iPhone

|MB384LL

01161200

|Apple

|iPhone 3G

01174400

|Apple

|iPhone 3G

|MB496RS

01180800

|Apple

|iPhone 3G

|MB704LL

01181200

|Apple

|iPhone 3G

|MB496B

01193400

|Apple

|iPhone 3G

01194800

|Apple

|iPhone 3GS

01215800

|Apple

|iPhone 3GS

01215900

|Apple

|iPhone 3GS

|MC131B

01216100

|Apple

|iPhone 3GS

01226800

|Apple

|iPhone 3GS

01233600

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MC608LL

01233700

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MC603B

01233800

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MC610LL

01241700

|Apple

|iPhone 4

01242000

|Apple

|iPhone 4

01243000

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MC603KS

01253600

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MC610LL/A

01254200

|Apple

|iPhone 4

01300600

|Apple

|iPhone 4S

|MD260C

01326300

|Apple

|iPhone 4

|MD198HN/A

01332700

|Apple

|iPhone 5

|MD642C

01388300

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|ME297C/A

35875105

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35875205

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35875305

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35875405

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35875505

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35875605

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35875705

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35875805

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35875905

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35876005

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35880005

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1507

35880105

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1507

35880205

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1507

35880305

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1507

35880405

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1507

35880505

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35880605

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35880705

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35951406

|Samsung

|Galaxy Tab E

|SM-T5613474

35880805

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35880905

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1453

35881005

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35881105

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35881205

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35881305

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35881405

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1533

35881505

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1456

35881605

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1456

35881705

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1456

35881805

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1456

35881905

|Apple

|iPhone 5C

|A1456

35201906

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1457

35925406

|Apple

|iPhone 6

|A1549

35438506

|Apple

|iPhone 6+

|A1522

35325807

|Apple

|iPhone A86s

|A1633

35299209

|Apple

|iPhone 8

|A1905

3530340

|Apple

|iPad 6th gen

|A1954

35103627

|Apple

|iPad 9th gen

|A2603

35676211

|Apple

|iPad Air 4th gen

|A2324

3576677

|Apple

|iPad Air 5th gen

|A2589

350151..

|Nokia

|3330

35705623

|Nokia

|FastMile 5G Gateway 3.2

|5G15-12W

35089080

|Nokia

|3410

|NHM-2NX

35099480

|Nokia

|3410

|NHM-2NX

35148420

|Nokia

|3410

|NHM-2NX

35148820

|Nokia

|6310i

|NPL-1

35151304

|Nokia

|E72-1

|RM-530

35154900

|Nokia

|6310i

|NPL-1

35171005

|Sony Ericsson

|Xperia S

35174605

|Google

|Galaxy Nexus

|Samsung GT-I9250, Samsung GT-I9250TSGGEN

35191405

|Motorola

|Defy Mini

35226005

|Samsung

|Galaxy SIII

35044670

|Siemens

|A50

35238402

|Sony Ericsson

|K770i

35274901

|Nokia

|6233

35291402

|Nokia

|6210 Navigator

35316004

|ZTE

|Blade

35316605

|Samsung

|Galaxy S III

|GT-I9300

35332705

|Samsung

|Galaxy S II

|GT-I9100

35328504

|Samsung

|Galaxy S

|GT-I9000

32930400

|Samsung

|Galaxy S7

35351200

|Motorola

|V300

35357800

|Samsung

|SGH-A800

35376800

|Nokia

|6230

35391805

|Google

|Nexus 4

|LG E960

35405600

|Wavecom

|M1306B

35421803

|Nokia

|5310

|RM-303

35433004

|Nokia

|C5-00

|RM-645

35450502

|GlobeTrotter

|HSDPA Modem

35511405

|Sony Ericsson

|Xperia U

35524803

|Nokia

|2330C-2

|RM-512

35566600

|Nokia

|6230

35569500

|Nokia

|1100

35679404

|Samsung

|Galaxy Mini

|GT-S5570

35685702

|Nokia

|6300

35693803

|Nokia

|N900

35694603

|Nokia

|2700

35699601

|Nokia

|N95

35700804

|Nokia

|C1

35714904

|Huawei

|E398U-15 LTE Stick

35733104

|Samsung

|Galaxy Gio

35739804

|Nokia

|N8

35744105

|Samsung

|Galaxy S4

|GT-I9505

35765206

|Sony

|Xperia Z3 Compact

|D5803

35788104

|Nokia

|N950

35803106

|HTC

|HTC One M8s

35824005

|Google

|Nexus 5

|LG D820/D821

35828103

|Nokia

|6303C

35836800

|Nokia

|6230i

35837501

|XDA

|Orbit 2

35837800

|Nokia

|N6030

|RM-74

35838706

|LG

|G Stylo

|LG-H631

35850000

|Nokia

|Lumia 720

35851004

|Sony Ericsson

|Xperia Active

35853704

|Samsung

|Galaxy SII

35869205

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|MF353TA/A

35876105

|Apple

|iPhone 5S

|A1457

35896704

|HTC

|Desire S

35902803

|HTC

|Wildfire

35903908

|Samsung

|Galaxy S8

|SM-G950F

35909205

|Samsung

|Galaxy Note 3

|SM-N9000, SM-N9005, SM-N900

35918804

|HTC

|One X

35920605

|Nokia

|Lumia 625

35447909

|Nokia

|Nokia 1

|TA-1079

35604008

|Nokia

|Nokia 2

|TA-1023

35602508

|Nokia

|Nokia 5

|TA-1027

35929005

|Motorola

|Moto G

|XT1039

35933005

|OROD

|6468

35935003

|Nokia

|2720A-2

|RM-519

35972100

|Lobster

|544

35974101

|GlobeTrotter

|HSDPA Modem

35979504

|Samsung

|Galaxy Note

449337..

|Nokia

|6210

86107402

|Quectel

|Queclink GV200

86217001

|Quectel

|Queclink GV200

86723902

|ZTE Corporation

|Rook from EE, Orange Dive 30, Blade A410

86813001

|Jiayu

|G3S

|JY-G3

00000000

|N/A