diff --git a/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.test.ts b/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6ff6f6372c1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { expect, it } from "@effect/vitest";
+import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
+import { HttpClient, HttpClientResponse } from "effect/http";
+import { makeDeviceHubOperations } from "./DeviceHubOperations.ts";
+
+const simulator = (id: string, name: string) => ({
+  id,
+  name,
+  version: "iOS 27.0",
+  platform: "ios",
+  booted: true,
+  physical: false,
+});
+
+const operations = (simctl: { stdout: string; code: number }) =>
+  makeDeviceHubOperations({
+    hostId: "local",
+    origin: "http://hub",
+    http: HttpClient.make((request) =>
+      Effect.succeed(
+        HttpClientResponse.fromWeb(
+          request,
+          Response.json({
+            simulators: [simulator("A", "iPhone (clean)"), simulator("B", "Unknown type")],
+            emulators: [],
+          }),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    run: (command, args) =>
+      Effect.succeed(
+        command === "xcrun" && args.join(" ") === "simctl list -j"
+          ? { ...simctl, stderr: "" }
+          : { stdout: "", stderr: "", code: 1 },
+      ),
+    platformAvailable: () => Effect.succeed(false),
+  });
+
+it.effect("names a renamed simulator's hardware from its device type", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const { devices } = yield* operations({
+      code: 0,
+      stdout: JSON.stringify({
+        devicetypes: [
+          {
+            identifier: "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-18-Pro",
+            name: "iPhone 18 Pro",
+          },
+        ],
+        devices: {
+          "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-27-0": [
+            {
+              udid: "A",
+              deviceTypeIdentifier: "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-18-Pro",
+            },
+            { udid: "B", deviceTypeIdentifier: "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Gone" },
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+    }).list;
+    expect(devices.map((device) => [device.name, device.model])).toEqual([
+      ["iPhone (clean)", "iPhone 18 Pro"],
+      ["Unknown type", undefined],
+    ]);
+  }),
+);
+
+it.effect("still lists simulators when simctl cannot describe them", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    for (const code of [1, 124]) {
+      const { devices } = yield* operations({ code, stdout: "" }).list;
+      expect(devices.map((device) => [device.id, device.name, device.model])).toEqual([
+        ["A", "iPhone (clean)", undefined],
+        ["B", "Unknown type", undefined],
+      ]);
+    }
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.ts b/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.ts
index 2725e7ac4fe29..379c69247fc16 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/device/DeviceHubOperations.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ const HubActionResult = Schema.Struct({
   ),
 });
 
+const SimctlList = Schema.fromJsonString(
+  Schema.Struct({
+    devicetypes: Schema.Array(Schema.Struct({ identifier: Schema.String, name: Schema.String })),
+    devices: Schema.Record(
+      Schema.String,
+      Schema.Array(Schema.Struct({ udid: Schema.String, deviceTypeIdentifier: Schema.String })),
+    ),
+  }),
+);
+const decodeSimctlList = Schema.decodeUnknownEffect(SimctlList);
 // Hub diagnostics can carry a whole stderr dump.
 const boundDiagnostics = (text: string) =>
   text.length > 2_000 ? `${text.slice(0, 1_999)}…` : text;
@@ -116,6 +126,23 @@ export const makeDeviceHubOperations = (options: {
       Effect.flatMap((request) => hubJson(request, HubActionResult, "attach stream", BOOT_TIMEOUT)),
     );
 
+  // The hub reports only the user's simulator name; the device type survives renames.
+  const listSimulatorModels = Effect.fn("DeviceHubOperations.listSimulatorModels")(
+    function* () {
+      const models = new Map<string, string>();
+      const result = yield* run("xcrun", ["simctl", "list", "-j"], { timeoutMs: 5_000 });
+      if (result.code !== 0) return models;
+      const { devicetypes, devices } = yield* decodeSimctlList(result.stdout);
+      const names = new Map(devicetypes.map((type) => [type.identifier, type.name]));
+      for (const device of Object.values(devices).flat()) {
+        const name = names.get(device.deviceTypeIdentifier);
+        if (name) models.set(device.udid, name);
+      }
+      return models;
+    },
+    Effect.orElseSucceed(() => new Map<string, string>()),
+  );
+
   const list: DeviceOperations["list"] = Effect.gen(function* () {
     const listed = yield* fetchJson(
       HttpClientRequest.get(`${origin}/api/devices`),
@@ -136,7 +163,15 @@ export const makeDeviceHubOperations = (options: {
       };
     }
     const hubList = listed.value;
-    const devices: Array<HostDevice> = [...hubList.simulators, ...hubList.emulators];
+    const simulatorModels =
+      hubList.simulators.length > 0 ? yield* listSimulatorModels() : new Map<string, string>();
+    const devices: Array<HostDevice> = [
+      ...hubList.simulators.map((device) => {
+        const model = simulatorModels.get(device.id);
+        return model ? { ...device, model } : device;
+      }),
+      ...hubList.emulators,
+    ];
     const androidAvailable = yield* options.platformAvailable("android");
     const warnings = hubList.errors?.filter(
       (error) =>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceStreamView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceStreamView.tsx
index 33d7ca9d76884..14bfbb9185695 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceStreamView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceStreamView.tsx
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export function DeviceStreamView(props: {
   readonly platform: DevicePlatform;
   readonly deviceId: string;
   readonly deviceName?: string;
+  /** Hardware product name, which picks the 3D body when the simulator was renamed. */
+  readonly deviceModel?: string | undefined;
   readonly deviceDescription?: string;
   readonly visible: boolean;
   readonly hostId: string;
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ export function DeviceStreamView(props: {
   /** The host serves only serve-sim's stream and input socket (Simlock). */
   readonly serveSimOnly?: boolean;
 }) {
-  const model = deviceModel(props.platform, props.deviceName ?? "");
+  const hardwareName = props.deviceModel ?? props.deviceName ?? "";
+  const model = deviceModel(props.platform, hardwareName);
   const isDuo = model?.id === "iphone-duo";
   const [presentation, setPresentation] = useState<"phone" | "flat">("phone");
   const [keyboardAttached, setKeyboardAttached] = useState(false);
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ export function DeviceStreamView(props: {
             ? "Turn off accessibility frames to use 3D"
             : null;
 
-  const keyboardSource = deviceKeyboard(props.platform, props.deviceName ?? "");
+  const keyboardSource = deviceKeyboard(props.platform, hardwareName);
   const resetView = () => {
     if (!isDuo) {
       const orientation = keyboardAttached ? "landscape_right" : "portrait";
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ export function DeviceStreamView(props: {
   };
   const profile = resolveDeviceShape({
     platform: props.platform,
-    name: props.deviceName ?? "",
+    name: hardwareName,
     portraitAspect: Math.min(aspect, 1 / aspect),
   });
 
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@ export function DeviceStreamView(props: {
         ) : session && showPhone ? (
           <DevicePhoneViewport
             profile={profile}
-            model={deviceModel(props.platform, props.deviceName ?? "")}
+            model={model}
             accessory={keyboardAttached ? keyboardSource : null}
             source={session.canvas}
             onFrameListener={session.setFrameListener}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceWorkspace.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceWorkspace.tsx
index 21f51520ba3a3..252dfddb3fb7d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/device/DeviceWorkspace.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export function DeviceWorkspace(props: {
             environmentId={props.environmentId}
             platform={props.device.platform}
             deviceName={props.device.name}
+            deviceModel={props.device.model}
             deviceDescription={`${props.hostLabel} · ${props.device.version}`}
             deviceId={props.device.id}
             hostId={props.device.hostId}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
index 50b5ae47c449b..efcf8dab21e5d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/preview/ThreadPreviewMiniPlayer.tsx
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ function DeviceMiniPlayer({
             deviceId={source.deviceId}
             hostId={source.hostId}
             deviceName={device?.name ?? source.name}
+            deviceModel={device?.model}
             deviceDescription={`${hostLabel} · ${device?.version ?? source.platform}`}
             visible
             viewId={viewId}
diff --git a/docs/user/devices.md b/docs/user/devices.md
index ac053b36c081f..f510f38321a8e 100644
--- a/docs/user/devices.md
+++ b/docs/user/devices.md
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ unless you power it off. Closed tabs stay closed after a reload. To watch the
 device again, choose it from **+ → Device**.
 
 Choose **3D view** to inspect supported devices while the live screen stays
-interactive. On iPhone Duo, use the fold and stance controls to change its
-physical pose, or pinch over the device to adjust the hinge. Turning the model
-to the other screen switches the live display and touch input to that screen.
-**Restore 3D view** returns the device to a screen-facing position.
+interactive. The 3D body follows the simulator's device type, so a renamed
+simulator still looks like its hardware. On iPhone Duo, use the fold and stance
+controls to change its physical pose, or pinch over the device to adjust the
+hinge. Turning the model to the other screen switches the live display and touch
+input to that screen. **Restore 3D view** returns the device to a screen-facing
+position.
 On supported Android foldables, use **Fold device** and **Unfold device** beside
 the screen to change its posture in either view.
 
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.test.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.test.ts
index dd01055e2edba..baf75ba11800a 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, it, vi } from "vite-plus/test";
-import { createDeviceModelSlot, type DeviceModelSource } from "./model.ts";
+import { createDeviceModelSlot, resolveDeviceModelId, type DeviceModelSource } from "./model.ts";
 
 const pro: DeviceModelSource = { id: "iphone-18-pro", url: "/pro.glb" };
 const max: DeviceModelSource = { id: "iphone-18-pro-max", url: "/max.glb" };
@@ -96,3 +96,12 @@ it("releases an invalid model and restores the fallback if scene preparation rej
   expect(install).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(recovered);
   slot.dispose();
 });
+
+it.each([
+  ["ios", "iPhone 18 Pro", "iphone-18-pro"],
+  ["ios", "iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) (16GB)", "ipad-pro-13-m5"],
+  ["ios", "iPhone (clean)", null],
+  ["android", "iPhone 18 Pro", null],
+] as const)("maps %s %s to %s", (platform, name, id) => {
+  expect(resolveDeviceModelId(platform, name)).toBe(id);
+});
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.ts
index 4036c2d741abc..735502163d53b 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/device/model.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ export interface DeviceAccessorySource {
 
 export type DeviceAssetSource = DeviceModelSource | DeviceAccessorySource;
 
+/** Matches a hardware name; simulator types can add a memory suffix such as " (16GB)". */
 export function resolveDeviceModelId(platform: DevicePlatform, name: string): DeviceModelId | null {
   if (platform !== "ios") return null;
   if (/^iPhone Duo$/i.test(name)) return "iphone-duo";
   if (/^iPhone 18 Pro Max$/i.test(name)) return "iphone-18-pro-max";
   if (/^iPhone 18 Pro$/i.test(name)) return "iphone-18-pro";
-  if (/^iPad Pro 13-inch \(M5\)$/i.test(name)) return "ipad-pro-13-m5";
+  if (/^iPad Pro 13-inch \(M5\)(?: \(\d+GB\))?$/i.test(name)) return "ipad-pro-13-m5";
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/device.ts b/packages/contracts/src/device.ts
index ad52b213f10fe..751a83d0f78c0 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/device.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/device.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ export const DeviceSummary = Schema.Struct({
   id: DeviceId,
   platform: DevicePlatform,
   name: TrimmedNonEmptyString,
+  /** Hardware product name, such as "iPhone 18 Pro", which a renamed simulator keeps. */
+  model: Schema.optional(Schema.String),
   version: Schema.String,
   booted: Schema.Boolean,
   physical: Schema.Boolean,