2. Apple iPhone 5
Apple New iPad Apple New iPad
iPod Touch
Apple iPad 2 Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 (5th generation) iPad Mini
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® ARMv7
DC, 32nm HKMG
ARM® CortexTM‐A9
DC, 45nm
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® CortexTM‐A9
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
ARM® CortexTM‐A8
SC, 45nm
2010 2011 2012 2013

4. New iPad New iPad
iPad iPad 2
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® ARMv7
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
iPad 2 iPad mini
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9
SC, 45nm DC, 45nm
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A8
iPhone 4 iPhone 4S DC, 45nm iPhone 5 DC, 45nm
iPod Touch iPod Touch
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 (4th Generation) ARM® CortexTM‐A9 (5th Generation) ARM® ARMv7
SC, 45nm DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9
SC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
Apple TV Apple TV
(2nd Generation) (3rd Generation)
ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9
SC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
2010 2011 2012 2013

5. New iPad New iPad New iPad
(5th Generation iPad)
iPad 2
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® ARMv7 ARM® ARMv7
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG 2x nm process
iPad Mini
iPad 2 iPad mini (2nd Generation)
ARM® CortexTM‐A9
DC, 45nm
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® ARMv7
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG
iPhone 4S iPhone 5 DC, 45nm iPhone 6
iPod Touch iPod Touch
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 (5th Generation) ARM® ARMv7 (6th Generation) ARM® ARMv7
DC, 45nm DC, 32nm HKMG 2x nm process
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® ARMv7
DC, 32nm HKMG DC, 32nm HKMG
Apple TV
Apple TV
(3rd Generation)
(4th Generation)
ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® ARMv7
DC, 32nm HKMG DC, 32nm HKMG
2011 2012 2013

6. Process SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 45nm SAMSUNG 32nm HKMG 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 9.6 mm x 9.8 mm 10.4 mm x 11.9 mm
8.19 mm x 8.68 mm (32nm)
Processor ARM® CortexTM‐A8 ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARM® CortexTM‐A9 ARMv7 ARMv7
Core SC DC DC DC DC
Memory 32‐bit 32‐bit 32‐bit 32‐bit 32‐bit
Single Channel Dual Channel 4‐Channel Dual‐Channel 4‐Channel
MDDR LPDDR2‐800 LPDDR2‐800 LPDDR2‐1066 LPDDR2‐1066
PoP Package PoP Package PoP Package
GPU Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination
PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX543MP2+ PowerVR SGX543MP4+ PowerVR SGX543MP3+ PowerVR SGX554MP4+
Peripheral I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI I2C/I2S/SPI
Interface HS‐UART HS‐UART HS‐UART HS‐UART HS‐UART
MIPI‐DSI(?) MIPI‐DSI(?) eDP MIPI‐DSI(?) eDP
MIPI‐CSI(?) MIPI‐CSI(?) Display Port MIPI‐CSI(?) Display Port
HDMI(?) HDMI(?) MIPI‐CSI(?) USB OTG MIPI‐CSI(?)
Display Port(?) Display Port(?) USB ULPI USB ULPI USB ULPI
USB OTG USB ULPI USB OTG NAND Flash USB OTG
NAND Flash USB OTG NAND Flash NAND Flash
NAND Flash

7. 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 connector WiFi/BT
Processor SoC

8. 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
Lightning
30‐pin
Baseband connector WiFi/BT
Processor SoC
Lightning
iPad Mini

9. 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 connector WiFi/BT
Processor SoC

10. 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
Baseband Lightning WiFi/BT
Processor SoC
Lightning

11. 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 SDIO
Speed
UART
Baseband Lightning WiFi/BT
Processor SoC
Lightning

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