Mobile Devices Model Mapping Data

Unofficial mapping from mobile device model/machine ID to model name, for iOS and Android devices.

Examples

• Android + SM-G965W = Samsung Galaxy S9+
• iOS + iPhone9,3 = iPhone 7

How to get the model identifier

• iOS: This is done through a sysctlbyname call, as explained here:

+(NSString *) getDeviceModel {
    size_t size;
    sysctlbyname("hw.machine", NULL, &size, NULL, 0);
    char *model = malloc(size);
    sysctlbyname("hw.machine", model, &size, NULL, 0);
    NSString *deviceModel = [NSString stringWithCString:model encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
    free(model);
    return deviceModel;
}

• Android: see Build.MODEL
• Cordova: see cordova-plugin-device and device.model

File Formats

• CSV: Comma Separated Values, with header row
• SQL: MySQL format with CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS and INSERT IGNORE
• PList: Apple PList file in XML format (as opposed to binary)
• Properties: Java properties file format; the manufacturer and model names are separated by a pipe character (ie. Samsung|Galaxy S9+)

Note: All files are UTF-8 encoded

Credits

This project is independent and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple or Google or any other individual or company.

Data Sources

• iOS: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/*.platform/usr/standalone/device_traits.db
• Android: https://storage.googleapis.com/play_public/supported_devices.html