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Sony Xperia: Identifying Model (M2 Similar) - Tips for Recognizing Your Smartphone

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  • #1 17348132
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    I got a Sony Xperia smartphone from a friend, but I don't know exactly what model it is - how can you read it from it? It is similar to M2.
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  • #2 17348142
    sSmall
    Level 21  
    Hello, connect to a computer with eg WIN 7 and it will detect the model itself.
    The second thing should be written somewhere on the side, the inscription is rather difficult to erase.
  • #3 17348259
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    There is no inscription - only "SONY". "XPERIA" is displayed after power-up, during system startup. Information that the computer gets: idVendor = 0x0fce (Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB), idProduct = 0xe1aa. According to https://www.the-sz.com/products/usbid/index.php?v=0x0FCE this is D2303.

    At https://support.sonymobile.com/pl/ they don't mention anything like that, but after entering D2303 into the search engine directed me to the page https://support.sonymobile.com/pl/xperiam2/ - it looks like is Xperia M2, however something in the "User Manual" does not match - page 7 says that the camera lens is 14, and it really is 13.
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  • #5 17348589
    KRY5PIN
    Level 37  
    Each xperia originally with a sim slot or memory card should have a slide-out sticky note, plastic plate, so-called rated on which you have everything about your phone. If it's not, i.e. that it was already undressed, it is worth going to mgsm.pl and looking for the camera there after the pictures.
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  • #6 17348618
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    The easiest way to check is after the IMEI number

    How do I read it?

    Each xperia originally with a sim slot or memory card should have a slide-out sticky note, plastic plate

    There is a serial number on it, and some even more mysterious numbers, like SI: xxxx-xxxx 14W25.

    Can you enter the serial number somewhere on the Sony website and get information about what equipment it is?
  • #7 17348630
    sm233
    Level 38  
    Upload a photo of this card and we'll tell you what model it is.
  • #8 17348650
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    Maybe write which number is needed for this - there is S / N (10 characters), SI (4 digits-4 digits), 14W25, and some number 8 digits-6 digits-1 digits. That's all.
  • #9 17348666
    sm233
    Level 38  
    The letter and 4 digits, that is the model code e.g. D2303
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  • #10 17348671
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group
    _jta_ wrote:
    Maybe write which number is needed for this


    Or maybe you write everything you have on this page and we will not have fun guessing guess!
  • #12 17348805
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    The letter and 4 digits, that is the model code e.g. D2303

    There is nothing (even similar) on this "note". Or maybe there is another one?

    Is the method of decoding this information described and made available on the Internet? I would like a link.

    Is the D2303 one of the M2 versions? Because when I downloaded the manual to M2, it says that it is for D2303, D2305 and D2306 (with Android 5.1). How should these types be coded on this "card"?

    They write in the instructions that there should be an IMEI number there; and that you can read it through Settings> About phone> Status> IMEI information.

    KRY5PIN - why distinguish Z2 from M2?
  • #13 17348820
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group
    I asked for specific information and you continued yours, you did not even write whether this phone is starting or working.
    Please write it, otherwise this topic doesn't make sense and there is writing for writing!
  • #14 17348911
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    It starts up as much as possible. Apparently he is functional, I do not know him enough yet to be able to assess it - I can only say that I did not detect that something was inoperable (and that I do not know what and how it should work, it is another matter). But I left him at home, and I don't have access to him until I get back there.

    I can set one of two modes of communication via USB: "disk" mode in which the phone gives access to the micro-SD card (there is no), and "media" mode for which I do not know what program to use on the computer (I have Linux on it; the smartphone wants Windows 8, but I don't have it).
  • #15 17348921
    tino2003
    Admin of GSM Group
    _jta_ wrote:
    It starts up as much as possible.


    Since it starts, why in the options you do not check the model or IMEI via * # 06 # and then on the imei info page you have the model on the tray.
  • #16 17349046
    _jta_
    Electronics specialist
    why in the options you do not check the model or IMEI via * # 06 # and then on the imei info page you have the model on the tray.

    Because you had to know how to do it. And I found information on how to read IMEI later.

    I bet that to XPERIA Z2

    In the photo on https://support.sonymobile.com/pl/xperiaz2/ Z2 has a lens in the corner, and mine has in the middle.

    My appearance agrees with M2, but I am not sure if any other is similar enough that I did not notice the difference. M2 Aqua, E4 are similar ... for a few more photos are not legible enough that I can't tell if any elements of appearance are different from mine or not.

    It could use a key to mark Sony smartphones - just like there are keys to mark plants after the features of their construction (e.g. leaves, needles ...) - here you could have a "lens in the corner", "lens in the middle" ...; I don't know if it can be recognized by the USB identifier - is it unique for the hardware (and e.g. the same for all Android versions) or for software (and e.g. the same for all hardware with the same Android version).

    Oh, I don't have (yet) a SIM card in this smartphone - will * # 06 # work? But it's probably irrelevant - apparently you can read the IMEI from the menu (only I need to have the equipment in hand).

    And what does the SI number mean, does anyone know? I have the impression that I saw on the network a photo of a smartphone with the same SI number: 1286-0971 - only the further characters were different. Unfortunately, Uncle Google is not willing to advise on this matter (maybe he could advise me if I talked to him for a longer time, but at first he made little sense).

    However, he sensibly answered the question about USB "0fce: e1aa" - answering that it was D2303 (I wrote about it in # 3) - this is only one source of information in which a large part (maybe even most) of Xperia models are not, so no I can rule out that several other models use the same USB identifier, only among those who provided the data, no one came across one of these other.

    Added after 5 [hours] 10 [minutes]:

    It was enough to select from the main menu Settings , scroll to the bottom of the list (one quick move up the screen), click Phone information , and read Model Number - is D2303. By the way, I saw that I have Android 5.1.1 with a 3.4.0 kernel, built on August 10, 2015. And next Phone information they give me a list from which I can choose Information about IMEI - these are the numbers that were in the last line on the "note", only here with no minuses (and it turned out that I typed one number wrong - small, it is difficult to see even under the magnifying glass).

    Added after 11 [hours] 23 [minutes]:

    From what I read in the instructions, this smartphone can be remotely blocked, and display a message on it, if you know its IMEI number (this is to be used in the event of its loss or theft, to inform the finder whom to give away, and not allow the thief to use ) - so you probably should not make it public. And I do not understand why someone here pushed me so hard that I would give this number here - after all, dishonest someone could use it to act to my detriment.

    I also do not know why none of my colleagues gave me the easiest way to read information, what model it is - unfortunately I did not understand that this menu can be scrolled and that at the end it is possible to display information about the device, including the model name - only after reading the manual I know that.
  • #17 17351079
    nutergsm
    Moderator of GSM
    _jta_ wrote:
    I also don't know why none of my colleagues gave me the easiest way to read the information

    It was given.
    tino2003 wrote:
    If it starts, why don't you check the model in the options

Topic summary

To identify the model of a Sony Xperia smartphone, users can connect the device to a computer, which may automatically detect the model. If the model number is not visible on the device, it can often be found on a slide-out sticky note or plastic plate that contains the serial number and other identifiers. The IMEI number can also be checked by dialing *#06# or through the phone's settings under "About phone." The specific model number, such as D2303, can be cross-referenced with online resources to confirm if it corresponds to the Xperia M2 or other similar models. Users noted that the camera specifications may vary, which can help in distinguishing between models.
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