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UIDeviceHardware - Determine iOS device being used
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UIDeviceHardware.h
//
// UIDeviceHardware.h
//
// Used to determine EXACT version of device software is running on.
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface UIDeviceHardware : NSObject
- (NSString *) platform;
- (NSString *) platformString;
@end
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UIDeviceHardware.m
//
// UIDeviceHardware.m
//
// Used to determine EXACT version of device software is running on.
#import "UIDeviceHardware.h"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>
@implementation UIDeviceHardware
- (NSString *) platform{
size_t size;
sysctlbyname("hw.machine", NULL, &size, NULL, 0);
char *machine = malloc(size);
sysctlbyname("hw.machine", machine, &size, NULL, 0);
NSString *platform = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:machine];
free(machine);
return platform;
}
- (NSString *) platformString{
NSString *platform = [self platform];
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"]) return @"iPhone 1G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"]) return @"iPhone 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"]) return @"iPhone 3GS";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"]) return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"]) return @"Verizon iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"]) return @"iPhone 4S";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"]) return @"iPod Touch 1G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"]) return @"iPod Touch 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"]) return @"iPod Touch 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"]) return @"iPod Touch 4G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"]) return @"iPad";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"]) return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"]) return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"]) return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"]) return @"Simulator";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"]) return @"Simulator";
return platform;
}
@end
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usage.txt
UIDeviceHardware *h=[[UIDeviceHardware alloc] init];
[self setDeviceModel:[h platformString]];
[h release];
@goppinath
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Thanks guys really a nice job...

@leoozhao
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Cool,Thanks

@ianhead88
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what's the authoritative source for the model id? i see everymac.com has the model id, but do not see anything published by apple. has anyone seen anything from apple? is there a way to know without physically checking the devices?

@EvgenyKarkan
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Hey everybody!
Can I ship this code to production build?
Will Apple approve my binary?

@zinne
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zinne commented Apr 25, 2015

Hi EvgenyKarkan,
I've allready released two games with this code. No problems with the approval.

@zinne
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zinne commented Apr 25, 2015

I've done a little extension to do a numeric comparison for forthcoming devices. So for doing this check due to performance issues you can use this like "iPad Air" and later:

+ (int) deviceVersion:(NSString*) deviveType {

    NSString *platform = [self platform];
    int deviceVersion;

    if ([platform containsString:deviveType]) {
        NSString *platformSplit = [platform componentsSeparatedByString:@","][0];
        deviceVersion = [[platformSplit substringFromIndex: [platformSplit length] - 1] intValue];
    } 
    return deviceVersion;
}

so you can use it like this for example:

    int iPadVersion = [UIDeviceHardware deviceVersion:@"iPad"];
    int iPhoneVersion = [UIDeviceHardware deviceVersion:@"iPhone"];

    //iPad Air 2 and all upcoming devices in the future
    if (iPadVersion >= 5) {
        return true;
    }

    //iPhone 6 and all upcoming devices in the future 
    if (iPhoneVersion >= 7) {
        return true;
    }

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yosizo commented May 11, 2015

Are you 100% sure this is correct?
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"]) return @"iPhone 6+";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"]) return @"iPhone 6";

that is correct.
It was actually confirmed.

Going by the trend for iPhone5,5s, it should have been:
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"]) return @"iPhone 6 GSM";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"]) return @"iPhone 6 GSM+CDMA";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"]) return @"iPhone 6+ GSM";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"]) return @"iPhone 6+ Global";

here is incorrect.

@respectTheCode
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Here is the updated list with the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone 1G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"Verizon iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5c (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5c (Global)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5s (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5s (Global)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6+";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 1G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 2G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 4G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 5G";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return @"iPad Air";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Rev)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (A1600)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (A1601)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

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Updated the list from @respectTheCode to include the newest models (iPhone 6s/6s plus, iPod Touch 6G, iPad Mini 4 and iPad Pro)

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone 1G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return @"iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"Verizon iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return @"iPhone 6s";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return @"iPhone 6s Plus";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 1G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 2G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 4G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 5G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod7,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 6G";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return @"iPad Air";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2G (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2G (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (China Model)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,1"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,2"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,7"])      return @"iPad Pro (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,8"])      return @"iPad Pro (Cellular)";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

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kamimoo commented Nov 9, 2015

Very useful!!

I think 5C and 5S should be written in lower letter.

@kevindelord
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Updated the list again from @thomas-goerlich with the different Apple TV and AppleWatch following the documentation on this page https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Models :

// Apple TV
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV2,1"])      return @"Apple TV 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV3,1"])      return @"Apple TV 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV3,2"])      return @"Apple TV 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV5,3"])      return @"Apple TV 4G";

// Apple Watch
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"Watch1,1"])      return @"Apple Watch";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"Watch1,2"])      return @"Apple Watch";

// iPhone
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"iPhone 4 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return @"iPhone 6s";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return @"iPhone 6s Plus";

// iPod
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 4G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 5G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod7,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 6G";

// iPad
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return @"iPad Air";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,7"])      return @"iPad Pro (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,8"])      return @"iPad Pro (Cellular)";

// iPad Mini
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (China Model)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,1"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,2"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (Cellular)";

// Simulator
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

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JaNd3r commented Sep 5, 2016

Here's the updated list from @kevindelord including the iPhone SE.

// Apple TV
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV2,1"])      return @"Apple TV 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV3,1"])      return @"Apple TV 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV3,2"])      return @"Apple TV 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"AppleTV5,3"])      return @"Apple TV 4G";

// Apple Watch
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"Watch1,1"])      return @"Apple Watch";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"Watch1,2"])      return @"Apple Watch";

// iPhone
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return @"iPhone 4";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"iPhone 4 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5C (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5S (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return @"iPhone 6s";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return @"iPhone 6s Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,4"])    return @"iPhone SE";

// iPod
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 4G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 5G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod7,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 6G";

// iPad
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return @"iPad Air";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,7"])      return @"iPad Pro (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,8"])      return @"iPad Pro (Cellular)";

// iPad Mini
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad mini 3 (China Model)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,1"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,2"])      return @"iPad mini 4 (Cellular)";

// Simulator
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

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ArEnSc commented Sep 9, 2016

Why isn't this a pod ?

@revolter
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revolter commented Oct 18, 2016 •
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@jeremieweldin, Where did you see "GSM+CDMA" on that page? I used https://ipsw.me and created this list instead:

/* iPhone */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return @"iPhone 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return @"iPhone 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return @"iPhone 3GS";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return @"iPhone 4 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return @"iPhone 4 (GSM/2012)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return @"iPhone 4 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return @"iPhone 4S";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return @"iPhone 5 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return @"iPhone 5 (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return @"iPhone 5c (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return @"iPhone 5c (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return @"iPhone 5s (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return @"iPhone 5s (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return @"iPhone 6";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return @"iPhone 6s";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return @"iPhone 6s Plus";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,4"])    return @"iPhone SE";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,1"])    return @"iPhone 7 (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,3"])    return @"iPhone 7 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,2"])    return @"iPhone 7 Plus (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,4"])    return @"iPhone 7 Plus (GSM)";

/* iPad */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return @"iPad 1";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return @"iPad 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return @"iPad 2 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return @"iPad 2 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return @"iPad 2 (Mid 2012)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return @"iPad 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return @"iPad 3 (CDMA)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return @"iPad 3 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return @"iPad 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return @"iPad 4 (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return @"iPad 4 (Global)";

/* iPad Air */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return @"iPad Air (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return @"iPad Air (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return @"iPad Air (China)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return @"iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";

/* iPad Mini */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return @"iPad Mini (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return @"iPad Mini (GSM)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return @"iPad Mini (Global)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return @"iPad Mini 2 (China)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (Cellular)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return @"iPad Mini 3 (China)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,1"])      return @"iPad Mini 4 (WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,2"])      return @"iPad Mini 4 (Cellular)";

/* iPad Pro */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,3"])      return @"iPad Pro (9.7 inch/WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,4"])      return @"iPad Pro (9.7 inch/Cellular)";

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,7"])      return @"iPad Pro (12.9 inch/WiFi)";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,8"])      return @"iPad Pro (12.9 inch/Cellular)";

/* iPod */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 1G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 2G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 3G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 4G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 5G";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod7,1"])      return @"iPod Touch 6G";

/* Simulator */

if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"])         return @"Simulator";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])       return @"Simulator";

It also contains the 9.7 inch iPad Pro models.

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I performed some benchmarks, to test class methods vs instantiation and to check out @mattdipasquale comment re sysctl.

I used various implementations of my category. You can see I've added a few more methods to return a bit more info.

My benchmarking code was:

extern uint64_t dispatch_benchmark(size_t count, void (^block)(void));
size_t const iterations = 10000;
uint64_t tt = dispatch_benchmark(iterations, ^{
	@autoreleasepool {
                HKWUIDeviceHardware *h=[[HKWUIDeviceHardware alloc] init];
                 _deviceType = [h platformString];
		_isIpadOneOrTwo = [h isIpadOneOrTwo];
		_isSexSeven = [h isSixOrSeven];
		_isPlus = [h isPlus];
	}
});
NSLog(@"HKWUIDeviceHardware Avg. Runtime: %llu ns", tt);

Results - Simulator

Test Avg. Runtime (ns)
This gist 36580
This gist with sysctl 26186
Class methods 36338
Class methods with sysctl 25836
My version 9876

Results - iPhone 7

Test Avg. Runtime (ns)
This gist 18210
This gist with sysctl 17438
Class methods 25550
Class methods with sysctl 21496
My version 4563

Now, my implementations of the class method version may not have totally optimised, but they didn't have my extra methods either.

Taking the initial implementation vs my implementation:

Simulator: 36580/9876 = 3.70x faster
iPhone 7: 18210/4563 = 3.99x faster

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Adlai-Holler commented Aug 17, 2017 •
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The faster implementation (if your machine name length is limited) is this, which saves a heap allocation and caches the result.

static NSString *platform;
static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
    int key[] = { CTL_HW, HW_MACHINE };

    static size_t const maxSize = 32;
    size_t size = maxSize;
    char machine[maxSize];
    __unused int result = sysctl(key, 2, machine, &size, NULL, 0);
    NSAssert(result == noErr, @"Failed to get platform name. Error: %s", strerror(result));

    platform = @(machine);
});

return platform;

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icethawless commented Jun 20, 2019 •
edited

The updated list used in my game, add iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPad Pro 11 and more devices.

If any more devices Apple publishes, just check this link:
https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Models

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,1"])    return "iPhone 2G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone1,2"])    return "iPhone 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone2,1"])    return "iPhone 3GS";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,1"])    return "iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,2"])    return "iPhone 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone3,3"])    return "iPhone 4 (CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone4,1"])    return "iPhone 4S";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,1"])    return "iPhone 5";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,2"])    return "iPhone 5 (GSM+CDMA)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,3"])    return "iPhone 5c (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"])    return "iPhone 5c (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"])    return "iPhone 5s (GSM)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"])    return "iPhone 5s (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"])    return "iPhone 6 Plus";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"])    return "iPhone 6";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,1"])    return "iPhone 6s Plus";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,2"])    return "iPhone 6s";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,1"])    return "iPhone 7";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,2"])    return "iPhone 7 Plus";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,3"])    return "iPhone 7";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone9,4"])    return "iPhone 7 Plus";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone8,4"])    return "iPhone SE";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,1"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,4"])   return "iPhone 8";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,2"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,5"])   return "iPhone 8 Plus";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,3"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone10,6"])   return "iPhone X";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone11,2"])   return "iPhone XS";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone11,4"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone11,6"])   return "iPhone XS Max";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone11,8"])   return "iPhone XR";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod1,1"])      return "iPod Touch (1 Gen)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod2,1"])      return "iPod Touch (2 Gen)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod3,1"])      return "iPod Touch (3 Gen)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod4,1"])      return "iPod Touch (4 Gen)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPod5,1"])      return "iPod Touch (5 Gen)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,1"])      return "iPad";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad1,2"])      return "iPad 3G";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,1"])      return "iPad 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,2"])      return "iPad 2";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,3"])      return "iPad 2 (CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,4"])      return "iPad 2";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,5"])      return "iPad Mini (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,6"])      return "iPad Mini";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad2,7"])      return "iPad Mini (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,1"])      return "iPad 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,2"])      return "iPad 3 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,3"])      return "iPad 3";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,4"])      return "iPad 4 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,5"])      return "iPad 4";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad3,6"])      return "iPad 4 (GSM+CDMA)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,1"])      return "iPad Air (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,2"])      return "iPad Air (Cellular)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,3"])      return "iPad Air";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"])      return "iPad Mini (Wifi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"])      return "iPad Mini (Cellular)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,6"])      return "iPad Mini 2 (Rev)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,7"])      return "iPad Mini 3 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,8"])      return "iPad Mini 3 (A1600)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,9"])      return "iPad Mini 3 (A1601)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,1"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,2"])      return "iPad Mini 4";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad11,1"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad11,2"])     return "iPad Mini 5";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad11,4"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad11,5"])     return "iPad Air (3rd generation)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,3"])      return "iPad Air 2 (WiFi)";
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad5,4"])      return "iPad Air 2 (Cellular)";

    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,3"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,4"])      return "iPad Pro (9.7-inch)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,7"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad6,8"])      return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad7,1"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad7,2"])      return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad7,3"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad7,4"])      return "iPad Pro (10.5-inch)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,1"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,2"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,3"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,4"])      return "iPad Pro (11-inch)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,5"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,6"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,7"] ||
        [platform isEqualToString:@"iPad8,8"])      return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation)";
    
    if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"])
        return "iPhone Simulator";

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littledogboy2 commented Nov 19, 2019 •
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if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone12,1"])   return @"iPhone 11";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone12,3"])   return @"iPhone 11 Pro";
if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone12,5"])   return @"iPhone 11 Pro Max";

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