title: Check iOS Simulator type and version
body: <p>I have following code snip to detect the iOS Device.</p>
  
  <pre><code>NSString * platformNSString () {
      size_t size;
      sysctlbyname("hw.machine", NULL, &amp;size, NULL, 0);
      char *machine = malloc(size);
      sysctlbyname("hw.machine", machine, &amp;size, NULL, 0);
      NSString *platform = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:machine];
      free(machine);
      return platform;
  }
  
  NSString * platformString () {
      NSString *platform = platformNSString();
  
      // iphones
      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+CDMA)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone5,4"]) return @"iPhone 5c (UK+Europe+Asis+China)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,1"]) return @"iPhone 5s (GSM+CDMA)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone6,2"]) return @"iPhone 5s (UK+Europe+Asis+China)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,1"]) return @"iPhone 6";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPhone7,2"]) return @"iPhone 6 Plus";
  
      // ipods
      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)";
  
      // ipads
      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 (GSM+CDMA)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,4"]) return @"iPad Mini Retina (WiFi)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"]) return @"iPad Mini Retina (GSM+CDMA)";
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"iPad4,5"]) return @"iPad Mini Retina (GSM+CDMA)";
      // iPad5,3
  
      // simulators
      if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"ppc"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"ppc64"]) {
  
      }
  
      else return @"Unknown";
      return platform;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What I am also expecting is to have list of iOS Simulators as well?</p>
  
  <p>See following image.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/N4jfz.png" alt="LIST OF IOS SIMULATORS"></p>
  
  <p>In short, I also want to detect what type of simulator with what iOS version is being used run-time as we detect the device.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the code block of which indicates my efforts on same.</p>
  
  <pre><code>// simulators
  if ([platform isEqualToString:@"i386"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"x86_64"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"ppc"] || [platform isEqualToString:@"ppc64"]) {
      CGSize size = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size;
      CGFloat simulatorHeight = (size.height&gt;size.width)?size.height:size.width;
      if(simulatorHeight&gt;=2048) {
          return @"Retina iPad Simulator";
      } else if(simulatorHeight&gt;=1920) {
          return @"Retina iPhone 6+ Simulator";
      } else if(simulatorHeight&gt;=1334) {
          return @"Retina iPhone 6 Simulator";
      } else if(simulatorHeight&gt;=1136) {
          return @"Retina iPhone 5/5S/5C Simulator";
      } else if(simulatorHeight&gt;=960) {
          return @"Retina iPhone 4/4S Simulator";
      } else if(simulatorHeight&gt;=480) {
          return @"Retina iPhone 4/4S Simulator";
      }
  }
  </code></pre>