From what I can tell, the ZP/A is currently one of the most popular iPhone models because it is used in several countries around the world. What is the ZP/A iPhone version? That’s a question I get frequently.
In case you’ve ever wanted to know what the heck a “ZP/A iPhone” is or if you’ve ever seen one for sale online and weren’t sure if it was real or just another iPhone model, then you’ve come to the right place because I’m going to clarify your doubts in this post.
What does ZP/A stand for on an iPhone?
ZP/A are the last three letters in the part numbers for iPhone models that Apple supplies to authorized retailers in a certain number of countries, including: Singapore, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines. For example, MU7G3ZP/A is the part number for an iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB Black Titanium.
Which countries use the ZP/A iPhone?
When I Googled the following query: “zp/a iPhone country,” Google’s experimental generative AI gave me the following answer:
“ZP/A is a regional identifier for iPhones that are intended to be sold in certain Asian countries, including Hong Kong and Macau. For example, iPhones with a region code of ZA would have been intended for Singapore.”
The answer above is wrong. How do I know this? Well, I worked as an electronics retail sales agent for a leading electronics retailer in the UAE for seven years. And the majority of the phones they sell are iPhones. So I got to learn a thing or two about their model and part numbers.
Clarifying the ZP/A iPhone country of origin
Singapore was among the first nations worldwide to adopt the ZP/A code for their iPhones. Apple has been using the ZP/A code on Singaporean iPhones prior to 2021. And I am not merely babbling; let me demonstrate.
Techwalls.com is an exceptionally reliable resource for details pertaining to iPhone models. Here’s a blog post they wrote back in 2020 about the differences between iPhone 12 Pro Max models.
As shown in the screen shot above (taken from techwalls.com), you can see that the part numbers for iPhone 12 Pro Max models from Singapore all end in ZP/A. Similarly, this year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max models for Singapore all end in ZP/A.
Singaporean iPhone 15 Pro Max model numbers
- 1TB Black Titanium MU7G3ZP/A
- 1TB Blue Titanium MU7K3ZP/A
- 1TB Natural Titanium MU7J3ZP/A
- 1TB White Titanium MU7H3ZP/A
- 512GB Black Titanium MU7C3ZP/A
- 512GB Blue Titanium MU7F3ZP/A
- 512GB Natural Titanium MU7E3ZP/A
- 512GB White Titanium MU7D3ZP/A
- 256GB Black Titanium MU773ZP/A
- 256GB Blue Titanium MU7A3ZP/A
- 256GB Natural Titanium MU793ZP/A
- 256GB White Titanium MU783ZP/A
If you are wondering how I know all these part numbers, know that it’s not so hard to find out yourself. In the later part of this blog post, I’ll show you an easy way to find the part numbers for iPhones from several countries.
Note that it’s not only Singapore that uses the ZP/A iPhone country code. Over the past few years, Apple has been progressively expanding the number of countries that it ships this model to.
Mercantile, Pakistan’s official Apple product supplier, announced on their Facebook page in November 2021 that Apple has designated the ZP/A version of the iPhone as the official one for Pakistan.
In recent times, Apple has started using the ZP/A code for several other countries, including Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, and even the Philippines.
- The previous iPhone country code for Thailand was TH/A. But with the iPhone 14 and later, it is now also ZP/A as explained by the Thai site thailand.postsen.
- Similarly, the previous code for Taiwan iPhones was TA/A. But with the arrival of the iPhone 15 series, tech sites like iPhonewired.com are announcing that Apple now supplies the ZP/A iPhone to Taiwan.
- Australia and New Zealand previously used the X/A iPhone country code right up to the iPhone 13. But they seemed to now be using the ZP/A iPhone country code for the iPhone 14.
- Other countries that use the ZP/A iPhone model for the iPhone 14 include Malaysia and the Philippines.
List of countries whose iPhones currently use the ZP/A code
Based on my research, I have compiled a list of countries that use the ZP/A iPhone country code. Note that there could be more countries that use ZP/A but these are the ones that I am aware of.
- Singapore
- Pakistan
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Thailand
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Philippines
Clarifying the origin ZA/A iPhones
There’s a lot of confusion between ZP/A and ZA/A iPhones. So for the sake of clarity, let me briefly discuss the ZA/A iPhone models. Later on, I will provide a clear and detailed explanation of the differences between these two models in a different blog post.
Contrary to the misleading statement in the screenshot above, Hong Kong and Macau don’t use the ZP/A code on their iPhone part numbers.
Instead, they have been bearing the ZA/A code for a number of years. Let’s take the iPhone 15 Pro Max series as an example. Below are the part numbers for the Hong Kong and Macau models.
Hong Kong and Macau iPhone 15 Pro max models
- 1TB Black Titanium MU2X3ZA/A
- 1TB Blue Titanium MU613ZA/A
- 1TB Natural Titanium MU603ZA/A
- 1TB White Titanium MU2Y3ZA/A
- 512GB Black Titanium MU2T3ZA/A
- 512GB Blue Titanium MU2W3ZA/A
- 512GB Natural Titanium MU2V3ZA/A
- 512GB White Titanium MU2U3ZA/A
- 256GB Black Titanium MU2N3ZA/A
- 256GB Blue Titanium MU2R3ZA/A
- 256GB Natural Titanium MU2Q3ZA/A
- 256GB White Titanium MU2P3ZA/A
Ever since the iPhone XS, Apple started shipping iPhones that support two Nano SIMs to regions governed by China (i.e., China Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau).
Due to regional policies, the models that Apple ships to Hong Kong and Macau are typically marginally distinct from those that are supplied to the Chinese mainland. That’s why the iPhone 15 Pro Max supplied to China Mainland has different part numbers, as shown below:
- 1TB Black Titanium MU2X3CH/A
- 1TB Blue Titanium MU613CH/A
- 1TB Natural Titanium MU603CH/A
- 1TB White Titanium MU2Y3CH/A
- 512GB Black Titanium MU2T3CH/A
- 512GB Blue Titanium MU2W3CH/A
- 512GB Natural Titanium MU2V3CH/A
- 512GB White Titanium MU2U3CH/A
- 256GB Black Titanium MU2N3CH/A
- 256GB Blue Titanium MU2R3CH/A
- 256GB Natural Titanium MU2Q3CH/A
- 256GB White Titanium MU2P3CH/A
I won’t go into details about the Chinese iPhone models in this post because I have already written several articles that cover this topic. You can read more about them using the links below.
iPhone versions explained – International, US, Dubai, Japan, Hong Kong, China
How to verify which countries the ZP/A iPhone originates from
It’s not so difficult to independently determine the country of origin for the ZP/A iPhone. All you have to do is visit a renouned online shop in Singapore that sells iPhones meant for use in the region and posts the model/part numbers of the phones they sell.
After some thorough research, I found a leading electronics retailer named Courts Asia Limited. They have branches in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Here’s the link to their official Singapore website.
Now all I had to do was type the term “iPhone 15 Pro Max” in the search bar on their Singaporean website. Then randomly visit any of the results to check the device part number. I found that all the iPhones they sell use the ZP/A part number (see screenshot below).
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ZP/A iPhone 15 Part Numbers
ZP/A iPhone 15 model numbers
- A3106 – iPhone 15 Pro max
- A3102 – iPhone 15 Pro
- A3094 – iPhone 15 Plus
- A3090 – iPhone 15
ZP/A iPhone 15 Pro Max model numbers
- 1TB Black Titanium MU7G3ZP/A
- 1TB Blue Titanium MU7K3ZP/A
- 1TB Natural Titanium MU7J3ZP/A
- 1TB White Titanium MU7H3ZP/A
- 512GB Black Titanium MU7C3ZP/A
- 512GB Blue Titanium MU7F3ZP/A
- 512GB Natural Titanium MU7E3ZP/A
- 512GB White Titanium MU7D3ZP/A
- 256GB Black Titanium MU773ZP/A
- 256GB Blue Titanium MU7A3ZP/A
- 256GB Natural Titanium MU793ZP/A
- 256GB White Titanium MU783ZP/A
ZP/A iPhone 15 Pro model numbers
- 1TB Blue Titanium MTVG3ZP/A
- 1TB Black Titanium MTVC3ZP/A
- 1TB Natural Titanium MTVF3ZP/A
- 1TB White Titanium MTVD3ZP/A
- 512GB Blue Titanium MTVA3ZP/A
- 512GB Black Titanium MTV73ZP/A
- 512GB Natural Titanium MTV93ZP/A
- 512GB White Titanium MTV83ZP/A
- 256GB Blue Titanium MTV63ZP/A
- 256GB Black Titanium MTV13ZP/A
- 256GB Natural Titanium MTV53ZP/A
- 256GB White Titanium MTV43ZP/A
- 128GB Blue Titanium MTV03ZP/A
- 128GB Black Titanium MTUV3ZP/A
- 128GB Natural Titanium MTUX3ZP/A
- 128GB White Titanium MTUW3ZP/A
ZP/A iPhone 15 Plus model numbers
- 512GB Black MU1H3ZP/A
- 512GB Pink MU1J3ZP/A
- 512GB Yellow MU1M3ZP/A
- 512GB Green MU1Q3ZP/A
- 512GB Blue MU1P3ZP/A
- 256GB Black MU183ZP/A
- 256GB Pink MU193ZP/A
- 256GB Yellow MU1D3ZP/A
- 256GB Green MU1G3ZP/A
- 256GB Blue MU1F3ZP/A
- 128GB Black MU0Y3ZP/A
- 128GB Pink MU103ZP/A
- 128GB Yellow MU123ZP/A
- 128GB Green MU173ZP/A
- 128GB Blue MU163ZP/A
ZP/A iPhone 15 model numbers
- 512GB Black MTPC3ZP/A
- 512GB Pink MTPD3ZP/A
- 512GB Yellow MTPF3ZP/A
- 512GB Green MTPH3ZP/A
- 512GB Blue MTPG3ZP/A
- 256GB Black MTP63ZP/A
- 256GB Pink MTP73ZP/A
- 256GB Yellow MTP83ZP/A
- 256GB Green MTPA3ZP/A
- 256GB Blue MTP93ZP/A
- 128GB Black MTP03ZP/A
- 128GB Pink MTP13ZP/A
- 128GB Yellow MTP23ZP/A
- 128GB Green MTP53ZP/A
- 128GB Blue MTP43ZP/A
ZP/A iPhone 14 Part Numbers
ZP/A iPhone 14 model numbers
- A2894 – iPhone 14 Pro MAX
- A2890 – iPhone 14 Pro
- A2886 – iPhone 14 Plus
- A2882 – iPhone 14
ZP/A iPhone 14 Pro Max Part Numbers
- MQ9T3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB Deep Purple
- MQ9X3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB Deep Purple
- MQAM3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 512GB Deep Purple
- MQC53ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB Deep Purple
- MQ9P3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB Space Black
- MQ9U3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB Space Black
- MQAF3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 512 GB Space Black
- MQC23ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB Space Black
- MQ9Q3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 128 GB Silver
- MQ9V3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 256 GB Silver
- MQAH3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 512 GB Silver
- MQC33ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB Silver
- MQ9R3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 128 GB Gold
- MQ9W3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 256 GB Gold
- MQAJ3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 512 GB Gold
- MQC43ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 1 TB Gold
ZP/A iPhone 14 Pro Part numbers
- MQ0G3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 128 GB Deep Purple
- MQ1F3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 256 GB Deep Purple
- MQ293ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 512 GB Deep Purple
- MQ323ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 1TB Deep Purple
- MPXV3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 128 GB Space Black
- MQ0T3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 256 GB Space Black
- MQ1M3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 512 GB Space Black
- MQ2G3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 1TB Space Black
- MQ023ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 128 GB Silver
- MQ103ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 256 GB Silver
- MQ1W3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 512 GB Silver
- MQ2N3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 1TB Silver
- MQ083ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 128 GB Gold
- MQ183ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 256 GB Gold
- MQ233ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 512 G Gold
- MQ2V3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Pro 1TB Gold
ZP/A iPhone 14 Plus Part numbers
- MQ4X3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB Midnight
- MQ533ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 256 GB Midnight
- MQ593ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 512 GB Midnight
- MQ503ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB Purple
- MQ563ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 256 GB Purple
- MQ5E3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 512 GB Purple
- MQ4Y3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB Starlight
- MQ553ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 256 GB Starlight
- MQ5D3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 512 GB Starlight
- MQ523ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB Blue
- MQ583ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 256 GB Blue
- MQ5G3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 512 GB Blue
- MQ513ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 128 GB (PRODUCT) RED
- MQ573ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 256 GB (PRODUCT) RED
- MQ5F3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 Plus 512 GB (PRODUCT) RED
ZP/A iPhone 14 Part numbers
- MPUF3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 128 GB Midnight
- MPVX3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 256 GB Midnight
- MPWW3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 512 GB Midnight
- MPV03ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 128 GB Purple
- MPWA3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 256 GB Purple
- MPX93ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 512 GB Purple
- MPUR3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 128 GB Starlight
- MPW43ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 256 GB Starlight
- MPX33ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 512 GB Starlight
- MPVN3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 128 GB Blue
- MPWP3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 256 GB Blue
- MPXN3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 512 GB Blue
- MPVA3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 128 GB (PRODUCT) RED
- MPWH3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 256 GB (PRODUCT) RED
- MPXG3ZP/A Apple iPhone 14 512 GB (PRODUCT) RED
