I imagine that it's different if you bought an iPhone somewhere else since the iPhone I got, I guess, was approved for sale in the United States and Canada and it has these symbols on it. This is the Canadian version of the FCC in following all those rules. When the FCC approves it they can then put this little FCC ID on the back. So they actually say this is device E3092A. Then the number after it is something that Apple supplies. So anything with a FCC ID, BCG, is an Apple product. I found out the BCG part, that's Apple's identifier. Apple submits the iPhone for testing by the FCC to make sure it complies with all the rules and laws and things like that. As you can imagine this is the identification number provided by the FCC. It will be interesting to see how that is reflected there. The iPhones are assembled in China although I guess some are now assembled in Brazil and we might see some other countries soon as well. Kind of a symbol of pride that they're a California company. Designed by Apple in California is something that Apple has had on products for years. The back of the 7+ under the large text iPhone I can see is says Designed by Apple in California. Boy is it tiny! You can find some text on the back of the iPhone and on the back of the iPad and it seems to be different and depends which model you have. Video Transcript: So was recently asked by someone if I knew what the tiny text on the back of the iPhone meant. Check out What Are Those Symbols On the Back of Your Apple Device? at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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