2. Apple iPhone 5
Apple New iPad
iPod Touch
Apple iPad 2 Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 (5th generation)
iPod Touch
(4th generation)
Apple TV
Apple iPhone 4 (3rd Generation)
Apple iPad Apple TV
(2nd Generation)
2010 2011 2012 2013

3. ARM® ARMv7
DC, 32nm HKMG
ARM® CortexTM‐A9
DC, 45nm
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
ARM® CortexTM‐A8
SC, 45nm
2010 2011 2012 2013

4. Process SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 32nm HKMG
SAMSUNG 32nm HKMG
Die Size 7.3 mm x 7.3 mm 10.09 mm x 12.15 mm (45nm) 12.9 mm x 12.8 mm 9.70 mm x 9.97 mm
8.19 mm x 8.68 mm (32nm)
Processor Core ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARMv7
SC DC DC DC
Memory 32‐bit 32‐bit 32‐bit 32‐bit
Single Channel Dual Channel 4‐Channel Dual‐Channel
MDDR LPDDR2‐800 LPDDR2‐800 LPDDR2‐1066
PoP Package PoP Package PoP Package
GPU Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination
PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX543MP2+ PowerVR SGX543MP4+ PowerVR SGX543MP3+
Peripheral Interface I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI
HS‐UART HS‐UART HS‐UART HS‐UART
MIPI‐DSI(?) MIPI‐DSI(?) eDP MIPI‐DSI(?)
MIPI‐CSI(?) MIPI‐CSI(?) Display Port MIPI‐CSI(?)
HDMI(?) HDMI(?) MIPI‐CSI(?) USB OTG
Display Port(?) Display Port(?) USB ULPI NAND Flash
USB OTG USB ULPI USB OTG
NAND Flash USB OTG NAND Flash
NAND Flash

5. Touch
Screen
Controller MIPI‐CSI(?)
MIPI‐CSI(?)
UART/SPI(?) MIPI‐DSI(?)
I2C/SPI
Compass
x32, MDDR2 MDDR
PoP Package
I2C/SPI
Gyro
I2C/SPI NAND Flash NAND
Accel Flash
I2C/SPI
ALS
Audio I2S I2C PMIC
Codec
High
USB(?) I2C USB DP(?) SDIO
Speed
UART
30‐pin
Baseband WiFi/BT
connector SoC
Processor

6. Touch
Screen
Controller MIPI‐CSI(?)
MIPI‐CSI(?)
UART/SPI(?) MIPI‐DSI(?)
x32, LPDDR2
I2C/SPI LPDDR2
Compass x32, LPDDR2 PoP Pcakage
I2C/SPI
Gyro NAND Flash NAND
Flash
I2C/SPI
Accel
I2C PMIC
I2C/SPI
ALS
Apple TV
Audio I2S ULPI
Codec ULPI Ethernet
NIC
High
USB(?) I2C USB DP(?) SDIO
Speed
UART
30‐pin
Baseband WiFi/BT
connector SoC
Processor

7. Touch
Screen
Controller MIPI‐CSI(?)
MIPI‐CSI(?)
UART/SPI(?) eDP
x32, LPDDR2
I2C/SPI
Compass LPDDR2
x32, LPDDR2
x32, LPDDR2
I2C/SPI
Gyro x32, LPDDR2 LPDDR2
I2C/SPI
Accel
NAND Flash NAND
Flash
I2C/SPI
ALS
Audio I2S I2C PMIC
Codec
High
USB(?) I2C USB DP(?) SDIO
Speed
UART
30‐pin
Baseband WiFi/BT
connector SoC
Processor

8. Touch
Screen
Controller MIPI‐CSI(?)
MIPI‐CSI(?)
UART/SPI(?) MIPI‐DSI(?)
I2C/SPI x32, LPDDR2
Compass
LPDDR2
x32, LPDDR2 PoP Package
I2C/SPI
Gyro
I2C/SPI
Accel NAND Flash NAND
Flash
I2C/SPI
ALS
Audio I2S I2C PMIC
Codec
High
USB(?) I2C SDIO
Speed
UART
Lightning
Baseband WiFi/BT
8‐pin SoC
Processor
connector

9. Broadcom Touch
Screen
Texas Instruments Controller
AKM Compass SAMSUNG
LPDDR2 Elpida
PoP Package
SK Hynix
STMicroelectronics Gyro
SAMSUNG
STMicroelectronics Accel NAND Toshiba
Flash SK Hynix
SanDisk
ALS ARM Cortex‐A8/A9; ARMV7
Dual Core
Audio Imagination PowerVR GPU PMIC Dialog
Cirrus Logic Semiconductor
Codec
SAMSUNG Fab, 45nm/32 HKMG
Infineon/Intel ULPI
Baseband WiFi/BT Broadcom
Ethernet
Qualcomm Processor SoC
NIC
SMSC
Apple TV