BenQ A500 IMEI check
Every BenQ A500 carries an IMEI beginning with one of 3 type allocation codes — the first eight digits, which identify this model. Enter a full IMEI below to confirm a device is a BenQ A500 and validate its checksum.
A worked example for the BenQ A500
Take the TAC 35320700, add a six-digit serial — 000000 here, so this cannot be a real device — and the fifteenth digit is forced. Run the Luhn algorithm over the first fourteen and the check digit must be 4:
35 320700 000000 4
Change any single digit and the checksum stops matching — which is exactly what it is for. It catches typing mistakes, and nothing more. How the Luhn check works.
How to find the IMEI on a BenQ A500
- Dial
*#06#on the phone's keypad — the IMEI appears immediately, and this works even if the device is locked. - Open Settings → About phone and look for *IMEI* or *Status*.
- Check the barcode label on the original box.
What an IMEI check can and cannot tell you about a BenQ A500
The free check tells you
- • The manufacturer and model the IMEI belongs to.
- • Whether the 15 digits pass their checksum.
- • The TAC, serial and check-digit breakdown.
It cannot tell you
- • Whether the device is lost, stolen or blacklisted.
- • Whether it is carrier-locked or still under warranty.
- • Whether it is signed out of its previous owner's account.
Those last three live in carrier and police databases that are not public. Any free tool claiming to check them is guessing. The full explanation.
Other BenQ models
All 3 TACs registered to the BenQ A500
Every unit of this model begins with one of these eight-digit codes. A different TAC on the same model usually means a different regional or carrier variant.
- 35320700
- 35394700
- 35397900
Device data comes from a public, manufacturer-publishable TAC dataset. It records which model a TAC belongs to and nothing else — no specifications, no release date, and no per-unit history. It may be incomplete or out of date.