What is platform string for iPhone 6 & 6 Plus?

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What is the platform string for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus?

FYI: platform string is important because it helps identifying HW model for programming purpose.

Below is my guess:

iPhone 6 (GSM): iPhone7,1
iPhone 6 (Global): iPhone7,2
iPhone 6 Plus (GSM): iPhone7,3
iPhone 6 Plus (Global): iPhone7,4

This actually might be a helpful question: The hardware model can - in certain cases - be used to determine the computing power of the device I'm running on. That can be helpful to decide whether to use - for example - high-quality rendering or low quality rendering in a game so that it looks and performs best, based on the device. — Johannes Fahrenkrug, Sep 11 '14 at 17:48
At least one iPhone 6 has been identified as "iPhone7,2": http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/iphone-6-ran-through-geekbench-once-again-suggests-1-gb-ram-dual-core-a8/ — ThomasW, Sep 12 '14 at 06:17
@ThomasW Thanks for posting the article. It's very helpful. At least, we know they all have "iPhone7" prefix just as I predicted. However, we still don't know what variant it is. — Trung, Sep 12 '14 at 16:09
iPhone9,1 = iPhone 7 CDMA; iPhone9,3 = iPhone 7 GSM; iPhone9,2 = iPhone 7+ CDMA; iPhone9,4 = iPhone 7+ GSM — Trung, Oct 23 '16 at 08:30

Mike Akers · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19T16:56:34.980

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Update: My company now has a verizon iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, here's what I've found

iPhone7,1 = iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone7,2 = iPhone 6

Old answer below for posterity.

So I've done a little digging around in the IPSW files for iOS 8. There are 2 files for the 2 iPhone 6 models; iPhone7,1 and iPhone7,2. The iPhone7,2 IPSW file contains a file named kernelcache.release.n61 and N61 is known to be the internal name for iPhone 6. Similarly, the IPSW file for iPhone7,1 contains a kernelcache.release.n56 file, and N56 is iPhone 6 Plus. Also, the iPhone7,1 firmware contains @3x image assets, and the iPhone7,2 one contains @2x assets.

Therefore:

iPhone7,1 = N56 = iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone7,2 = N61 = iPhone 6

There don't appear to be any variants of the 2 devices.

edited Sep 19 '14 at 16:56

answered Sep 17 '14 at 19:20

Mike Akers

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What are the strings for GSM phones? – progrmr Sep 19 '14 at 22:10
I just got my iPhone 6 Plus (T-Mobile / GSM) and the string is the same as your Verizon phone: `iPhone7,1` – progrmr Sep 22 '14 at 20:44
I wonder why the iPhone7,1 is the 6 Plus, and not the other way around. Maybe the development of iPhone 6 Plus was started/completed before the smaller iPhone 6? – Ricardo Sanchez-Saez Sep 23 '14 at 17:43
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It is interesting. The internal codename (N56) and model (A1522) is lower too. The project that became the iPhone 6 Plus starting first makes sense, but we probably won't find out what the real inside story was for years. – Mike Akers Sep 23 '14 at 20:11

Cosmin · Answer 2 · 2016-04-13T12:42:36.717

Platform strings for the new iPhone 6, 6s, 6 Plus, and 6s Plus:

iPhone7,1: iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone7,2: iPhone 6
iPhone8,1: iPhone 6s
iPhone8,2: iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone8,4: iPhone SE

Also, here is the snippet with all platform strings since the beginning of time:

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5c (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5c (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5s (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5s (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return @"iPhone 6s";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return @"iPhone 6s Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,4"])    return @"iPhone SE";

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch (1 Gen)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch (2 Gen)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch (3 Gen)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch (4 Gen)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch (5 Gen)";

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,2"])      return @"iPad 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad Mini 3";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad Mini 3";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad Mini 3";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2";

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

you are wrong, it should be iPhone8,1: iPhone 6s AND iPhone8,2: iPhone 6s Plus — nsinvocation, Sep 25 '15 at 14:17
Confirmed that my iPhone 6S calls itself iPhone8,1 (inconsistent, though it is!) — Peter Johnson, Oct 24 '15 at 16:28
@PeterJohnson Thanks for confirming this inconsistent ids scheme. I've updated my post. — Cosmin, Oct 26 '15 at 07:48

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '14 at 02:56

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If you look inside the device profiles within /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/DeviceTypes (Using Xcode 6) you will see:

iPhone 6 Plus: iPhone7,1

iPhone 6: iPhone7,2

answered Sep 15 '14 at 02:56

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Great find. However, it does not tell the variants. iPhone 5S has 2 variants, but the profile.plist only shows 1. – Trung Sep 15 '14 at 04:11
The full file path: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/DeviceTypes/iPhone 6.simdevicetype/Contents/Resources/profile.plist Look for modelIdentifier. – Trung Sep 15 '14 at 04:17
That is the path for just one device, there are others. – quellish Sep 15 '14 at 04:24
Yes I know. Just want to make clear to others. iPhone 6 Plus path: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/De‌veloper/Library/CoreSimulator/Profiles/DeviceTypes/iPhone 6 Plus.simdevicetype/Contents/Resources/profile.plist – Trung Sep 15 '14 at 16:31

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 18:06

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The URLs of these pages on Apple's website (for "RF Exposure") seem to confirm:

iPhone 6 Plus: 7,1

https://www.apple.com/legal/rfexposure/iphone7,1/en/

iPhone 6: 7,2

https://www.apple.com/legal/rfexposure/iphone7,2/en/

answered Sep 19 '14 at 18:06

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 11:15

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http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/IPhone

iPhone 6 Plus: iPhone7,1

iPhone 6: iPhone7,2

answered Sep 19 '14 at 11:15

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I saw that too, but we don't know what their source is for this information. – Mike Akers Sep 19 '14 at 15:19
Actually they say: References The Keynotes themselves Apple.com But I'm not sure this is a verified info – A.S. Sep 19 '14 at 16:14

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 09 '17 at 00:43

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This seems to be kept up to date with the most current models.

UIDeviceHardware

answered Feb 09 '17 at 00:43

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