[Android Central Question]

How old is my cell phone?

[Laura Knotek]

Welcome to Android Central.

What phone do you have? We need more information in order to provide any answer.

[Chuckcell]

Is the build date accessible for an Android phone? Perhaps it's buried in the serial number?

[hallux]

The build date MAY be accessible if booted to Recovery. How to do that may vary by device and we don't know what device the OP is asking about...

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[belodion]

https://forums.androidcentral.com/sh...d.php?t=848714

[Rukbat]

You can get the release date for most phones at GSMArena, but the build date for the particular phone usually isn't either in the serial number or on the phone. (The manufacturer probably keeps serial number vs ship date for a few years, for the major manufacturers - but the name on the phone may not be the name of the manufacturer.)

[anon(10614692)]

If it's as old as me it's a tablet, a stone one