Type Allocation Code
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 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 April 1, 2004, 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.
See also
TAC examples
TAC | Manufacturer | Model | Internal Model Number |
---|---|---|---|
01124500 | Apple | iPhone | |
01130000 | Apple | iPhone | MA712LL |
01136400 | Apple | iPhone | |
01154600 | Apple | iPhone | MB384LL |
01161200 | Apple | iPhone 3G | |
01193400 | Apple | iPhone 3G | |
01180800 | Apple | iPhone 3G | MB704LL |
01181200 | Apple | iPhone 3G | MB496B |
01174400 | Apple | iPhone 3G | MB496RS |
01194800 | Apple | iPhone 3GS | |
01215800 | Apple | iPhone 3GS | |
01216100 | Apple | iPhone 3GS | |
01226800 | Apple | iPhone 3GS | |
01215900 | Apple | iPhone 3GS | MC131B |
01241700 | Apple | iPhone 4 | |
01233800 | Apple | iPhone 4 | MC610LL |
01253600 | Apple | iPhone 4 | MC610LL/A |
01233700 | Apple | iPhone 4 | MC603B |
01233600 | Apple | iPhone 4 | MC608LL |
01243000 | Apple | iPhone 4 model MC603KS | |
01254200 | Apple | iPhone 4 | |
01326300 | Apple | iPhone 4 MD198HN/A | |
01300600 | Apple | iPhone 4S model MD260C | |
01332700 | Apple | iPhone 5 model MD642C | |
01388300 | Apple | iPhone 5S model ME297C/A | |
35876105 | Apple | iPhone 5S model A1457 | |
35869205 | Apple | iPhone 5S model MF353TA/A | |
35450502 35974101 |
GlobeTrotter | HSDPA Modem | |
35896704 | HTC | Desire S | |
35902803 | HTC | Wildfire | |
35918804 | HTC | One X | |
35929005 | Motorola | Moto G | XT1039 |
35714904 | Huawei | e398u-15 lte stick | |
35191405 | Motorola | Defy Mini | |
35351200 | Motorola | V300 | |
35569500 | Nokia | 1100 | |
350151.. | Nokia | 3330 | |
35089080 35099480 35148420 |
Nokia | 3410 (NHM-2NX) | |
35148820 35154900 |
Nokia | 6310i (NPL-1) | |
35151304 | Nokia | E72-1 (RM-530) | |
35274901 | Nokia | 6233 | |
35291402 | Nokia | 6210 Navigator | |
35376800 35566600 |
Nokia | 6230 | |
35421803 | Nokia | 5310 (RM-303) | |
35433004 | Nokia | C5-00 (RM-645) | |
35524803 | Nokia | 2330c-2 (RM-512) | |
35685702 | Nokia | 6300 | |
35828103 | Nokia | 6303C | |
35693803 | Nokia | N900 | |
35694603 | Nokia | 2700 | |
35699601 | Nokia | N95 | |
35700804 | Nokia | C1 | |
35739804 | Nokia | N8 | |
35788104 | Nokia | N950 | |
35836800 | Nokia | 6230i | |
35837800 | Nokia | N6030 (RM-74) | |
35935003 | Nokia | 2720a-2 (RM-519) | |
35920605 | Nokia | Lumia 625 | |
35850000 | Nokia | Lumia 720 | |
449337.. | Nokia | 6210 | |
35316605 | Samsung | Galaxy S3 | GT-I9300 |
35357800 | Samsung | SGH-A800 | |
35679404 | Samsung | Galaxy Mini | GT-S5570 |
35733104 | Samsung | Galaxy Gio | |
35853704 | Samsung | Galaxy SII | |
35226005 | Samsung | Galaxy SIII | |
35979504 | Samsung | Galaxy Note | |
35909205 | Samsung | Galaxy Note III | SM-N9000, SM-N9005, SM-N900 |
35171005 | Sony Ericsson | Xperia S | |
35238402 | Sony Ericsson | K770i | |
35511405 | Sony Ericsson | Xperia U | |
35851004 | Sony Ericsson | Xperia Active | |
35405600 | Wavecom | M1306B | |
35837501 | XDA | Orbit 2 | |
35316004 | ZTE | Blade | |
35972100 | Lobster | 544 | |
35933005 | OROD | 6468 | |
35174605 | Galaxy Nexus (Samsung GT-i9250, Samsung GT-I9250TSGGEN) | ||
35391805 | Nexus 4 (LG E960) | ||
35824005 | Nexus 5 | LG D820/D821 | |
86107402 | Quectel | Queclink GV200 | |
86217001 | Quectel | Queclink GV200 | |
86813001 | Jiayu | G3S (JY-G3) | |
00000000 01234567 12345678 13579024 88888888 |
N/A | typical fake TAC codes, used in hacked IMEIs | |
External links
- 3GPP Change Request re Type Allocation Code
- Identify phone and manufacturer by TAC
- Public TAC Database - can download the entire database
- Nokia TAC Database - mobile identification
- Nokia Certified Products with TAC list
- Identify phone model and manufacturer by IMEI or TAC - mobile identification
- IMEI application for mobile: Freeware for Java supported mobile phones to find phone model and manufacturer for entered IMEI number.
- Check your phone model and manufacturer by TAC