Assignment 3 IMEI Forensics

Task 1

Please calculate the check digit and identify the make and model from the IMEI of the
mobile devices listed in the table below. For the check digit please show the steps taken to
calculate its value. (5 Marks)

Device IMEI Check Digit Make Model

1 86916704587334 3 HUAWEI Honor 7A Pro (AUM-L29)

2 35634510724894 9 APPLE iPhone 11 (A2223)

3 35150410923762 4 NOA Hummer 2019

4 35677585523835 5 SAMSUNG Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-

G781B)

5 35374808268932 1 SONY Xperia E5

Device 1:
1. Double every other digit, starting from the right (14th digit, 12th digit, 10th digit, …..)

If the result is greater than 9, subtract 9 from it.

IMEI 8 6 9 1 6 7 0 4 5 8 7 3 3 4

DOUBLE every other 8 12 9 2 6 14 0 8 5 16 7 6 3 8

digit

2. Sum digits = 8 + (1 + 2) + 9 + 2 + 6 + (1 + 4) + 0 + 8 + 5 + (1 + 6) + 7 + 6 + 3 + 8 = 77

3. The check digit is the smallest number that, when added to 77, results in a multiple of
10. In this case, it's 80 – 77 = 3

Device 2:

Following the same step as Device 1, we have the result:

IMEI 3 5 6 3 4 5 1 0 7 2 4 8 9 4

DOUBLE every 3 10 6 6 4 10 1 0 7 4 4 16 9 8
other digit

Sum digits: 3 + (1 + 0) + 6 + 6 + 4 + (1 + 0) + 1 + 0 + 7 + 4 + 4 + (1 + 6) + 9 + 8 = 61

Check digit: 70 – 61 = 9

Device 3:

Following the same step as Device 1, we have the result:

IMEI 3 5 1 5 0 4 1 0 9 2 3 7 6 2

DOUBLE every digit 3 10 1 10 0 8 1 0 9 4 3 14 6 4

Sum digits: 3 + (1 + 0) + 1 + (1 + 0) + 0 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 4 + 3 + (1 + 4) + 6 + 4 = 46

Check digit: 50 – 46 = 4

Device 4:

Following the same step as Device 1, we have the result:

IMEI 3 5 6 7 7 5 8 5 5 2 3 8 3 5

DOUBLE every digit 3 10 6 14 7 10 8 10 5 4 3 16 3 10

Sum digits: 3 + (1 + 0) + 6 + (1 + 4) + 7 + (1 + 0) + 8 + (1 + 0) + 5 + 4 + 3 + (1 + 6) + 3 + (1 + 0)
= 55

Check digit: 60 – 55 = 5

Device 5:
 Following the same step as Device 1, we have the result:

IMEI 3 5 3 7 4 8 0 8 2 6 8 9 3 2

DOUBLE every digit 3 10 3 14 4 16 0 16 2 12 8 18 3 4

Sum digits: 3 + (1 + 0) + 3 + (1 + 4) + 4 + (1 + 6) + 0 + (1 + 6) + 2 + (1 + 2) + 8 + (1 + 8) + 3 + 4
= 59

Check digit: 60 – 59 = 1

Task 2 (1 Mark)

For the Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 1 please answer the following
questions and indicate what online resource was used to provide the answers. (1 Mark)

What year was the mobile device released?

I used the website https://www.imei.info/calc for the online resource

The Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 1(Honor 7A Pro (AUM-L29)) was released
in 2018

What is the maximum LTE download/upload speed supported by this device?

The maximum LTE download speed supported by this device is 150 Mb/s

The maximum LTE upload speed supported by this device is 50 Mb/s

Task 3 (1 Mark)

For the Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 2 please answer the following
questions and indicate what online resource was used to provide the answers. (1 Mark)

What is the purchase date of this mobile device?

What is the splash, dust and water IP rating of this mobile device?
Task 4 (1 Mark)

For the Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 3 please answer the following
questions and indicate what online resource was used to provide the answers. (1 Mark)

What operating system version was installed on the mobile device when it was first
released?

I used the website https://www.imei.info/calc for the online resource

The operating system version installed on the Device 3(Hummer 2019) is Android 8.1 Oreo

What is the Bluetooth version supported by this mobile device?

The Bluetooth version supported by the Device 3 is 4.0

Task 5 (1 Mark)

For the Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 4 please answer the following
questions and indicate what online resource was used to provide the answers. (1 Mark)

What chipset is used by this mobile device?

I used the website https://www.imei.info/calc for the online resource

The chipset used by the Device 4(Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B)) is Snapdragon 865

What is the maximum size available of internal memory storage of this mobile device
model?

The maximum size available of internal memory storage of Device 4 is 128 GB

Task 6 (1 Mark)

For the Mobile Device identified with IMEI Number 5 please answer the following
questions and indicate what online resource was used to provide the answers. (1 Mark)

What is the size of the RAM of this mobile device?

I used the website https://www.imei.info/calc for the online resource

The size of the RAM of Device 5 is 1.5 GB

What is the chipset of this mobile device?

The chipset of Device 5 is MediaTek MT6735A