IMEI (thing)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO (e.g. 448895601326617)

• AB - Manufacturer Code
  • Alcatel = 33
  • Ericsson = 49, 52
  • LG = 90
  • Mitsubishi = 33
  • Motorola = 00, 40, 44, 50
  • NEC = 50
  • Nokia = 35, 44, 49
  • Samsung = 52
  • Siemens = 44
• CDEF - Type Approval Code, identifies the model number. It is AB code specific, that is country specific, hence the different codes for the same models listed below. (It may be better to combine the two AB and CDEF lists later). Some model numbers:
  • Nokia 3210 = 8890, 9206
  • Nokia 6110 = 0523
  • Nokia 6138 = 5502
  • Nokia 6150 = 3002
  • Nokia 7110 = 8904, 8895
  • Nokia 8810 = 0525
  • Nokia 8210 = 8902
  • Nokia 8850 = 8901
  • Nokia 8890 = 0003
  • Motorola iDEN i1000 = 0100
• GH - Final Assembly Code. Some manufacturing countries used by Nokia:
  • 07, 08 = Germany
  • 10 = Finland
  • 19, 40 = UK
  • 30 = Korea
  • 60 = ?
  • 67 = USA
  • 80 = China
• IJKLMN - a Serial Number
• O - Spare

So that 448895601326617 means:

• 44 - Nokia
• 8895 - Nokia 7110
• 60 - Country ?
• 132661 - Serial number
• 7 - Spare

For Nokia phones enter *#06# into your phone to get the IMEI number.

Update October 8, 2000. Extra CDEF code for Nokia 3210. Thanks alex.tan. Also added that the CDEF code (type approval code) is AB code specific (country specific).
Update February 2, 2002. Saige says 00 for AB and 0100 for the CDEF, for motorola iDEN i1000.

After
http://www.gadgetman.plus.com/7110e/faq.html#IMEI
http://www.cup.co.at/NOKIAtips.html
http://n9k.ats.pl/faqcenter_eng.html#IMEI