iPhone 14 Pro Max IMEI Check: Five Builds, Mostly Locked
Of the US-build iPhone 14 Pro Max units we checked, locked ones outnumbered unlocked by more than three to one. Here is how to read yours.
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Five builds of the 2022 top model
Apple introduced the iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2022 in 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. Apple's "Identify your iPhone model" page (read 10 November 2026) lists five builds, and the A-number on the back or in Settings tells you which one you hold. Counts below are different phones checked on FullIMEI between 12 August and 10 November 2026; one IMEI counts once, and rows under ten are left out.
| A-number | Sold in | Checked on FullIMEI (90 days) |
|---|---|---|
| A2651 | United States, Puerto Rico | 238 devices |
| A2894 | Other countries and regions | 17 devices |
| A2893 | Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, US Virgin Islands | 17 devices |
| A2895 | Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia | under 10 |
| A2896 | Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao | under 10 |
Locked outnumbers unlocked 3.5 to 1
For the 238 A2651 phones, the lookup read a lock on 81: 63 locked and 18 unlocked. The other 157 came back unknown, which means the phone was not tied to a carrier whose lock we read, not that it is clean.
| A2651 result | Devices | Share of 238 |
|---|---|---|
| Locked to a carrier we read | 63 | 26 % |
| Unlocked | 18 | 8 % |
| Unknown (lock not readable for free) | 157 | 66 % |
Eight per cent unlocked is low next to the iPhone 15 Pro Max at 10 %, though still above the iPhone 13 at 4 %. For a buyer who wants a phone that takes any SIM, most sellers of this model cannot prove it.
Who is checking it, and where
The A2651 checks were made in Pakistan (68), the United States (61), Mexico (12) and the Dominican Republic (10). Pakistan leads the US by a small margin, so a US-build phone is more often being checked abroad than at home. The country is where the check was made, which is not always where the phone is, and we read it as a buying pattern only.
What to ask a seller for
- A screenshot of Settings, General, About showing the Model Number, Carrier Lock and IMEI on one screen.
- Dial *#06# in front of you and match it to the About screen. The US build has no tray, so no sticker or etching can stand in for it.
- Written proof of payoff from the carrier if the phone was on a plan, because a block follows the IMEI, not the owner.
- Confirmation that no Apple Account is signed in. See the iCloud lock page for what we can and cannot read.
What this page does not claim
Model numbers come from Apple; lock and country numbers are ours and will move with the next update. A clean result on the blacklist check is not a guarantee the balance is paid.
Questions people ask
Where is the IMEI on an iPhone 14 Pro Max?
Settings, General, About lists it, and dialling *#06# prints it. Apple says the US model has no SIM tray, so there is no etched number to read there. Outside the US the phone has a tray on the left side that carries the IMEI.
What are the model numbers for the iPhone 14 Pro Max?
Apple lists A2651 for the United States and Puerto Rico, A2893 for Canada, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the US Virgin Islands, A2896 for mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, A2895 for Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, and A2894 for other countries and regions.
Which storage sizes did the iPhone 14 Pro Max come in?
Apple lists 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. The 1 TB version is the one where an unpaid balance is most costly, so ask for proof the phone is paid off.
Does the free check show if a 14 Pro Max is carrier locked?
It reads locks tied to T-Mobile and Metro. For every other carrier the answer is unknown. Of 238 US-build units checked in the last 90 days, 81 returned a lock reading and 157 did not.
Is a 14 Pro Max with an unknown lock result safe to buy?
Unknown is not clean. It means the phone is not tied to a carrier whose lock we read. Ask the seller for a screenshot of the Carrier Lock line in Settings, General, About before you pay.