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Apple TV Devices

Models

Apple TV 1,1 (MA711LL/A) • Apple Remote (white)
Apple TV 2,1 (MC572LL/A) • Apple Remote (aluminum)
Apple TV 3,1 (MD199LL/A) • Apple Remote (aluminum)
Apple TV 3,2 (MD199KS/A) • Apple Remote (aluminum)
Apple TV 5,3 (MGY52LL/A) • Apple Siri Remote, TV Remote
Apple TV 6,2 - MQD22LL/A (32GB), MP7P2LL/A (64GB)
Apple Siri Remote, Apple TV Remote

Devices

Device Type PHY modes Manuf. CPU1 FLA1 RAM1 Radio1 Radio2 Switch Ether. Expan. Ports FCC date
Apple Siri Remote (A1962)
FCC ID: BCGA1962
remote control relay Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Apple TV 4 Gen (MG2Q2ZM/A)
STMicro
STM32L151QD
unk.
?x?:?, Bluetooth
Ant. conn: none specified
USB

Lightning

1x USB
2017-09-12
Apple TV 4k (A1842)
FCC ID: BCGA1842
media streamer abgn+ac
AC1200

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Apple
A10X
Toshiba
32,768 MiB34,359,738,368 B <br />268,435,456 Kib <br />33,554,432 KiB <br />262,144 Mib <br />32 GiB <br />
SK hynix
2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br />
Broadcom
BCM43572
2x2:2, abgn+ac
Ant. conn: none specified

Is a module
Murata 339S00381
1GbE
1x LAN
2017-09-12
Apple TV A1378 (2rd generation)
FCC ID: BCGA1378
media streamer abgn
N300

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Apple
A4 (K4X2G643GE)
1 cores
Samsung
8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br />
256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> Broadcom
BCM4329
1x1:1, abgn
Ant. conn: none specified
100MbE
1x LAN
2010-09-01
Apple TV A1427 (3rd generation)
FCC ID: BCGA1427
media streamer abgn
N300

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Apple
A5
Toshiba
8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br />
Broadcom
BCM4330
1x1:1, abgn
Ant. conn: none specified
100MbE
1x LAN
2012-03-07
Apple TV A1469 (3rd generation Rev A)
FCC ID: BCGA1469
media streamer abgn
N300

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Apple
A5
1.0 GHz

1 cores
SK hynix
8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br />
Elpida
512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
Broadcom
BCM4334
1x1:1, abgn
Ant. conn: none specified
100MbE
1x LAN
2013-01-29
Apple TV A1625 (4th generation)
FCC ID: BCGA1625
media streamer abgn+ac
AC1200

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Apple
A8 (APL1011)
2 cores
SK hynix
65,536 MiB68,719,476,736 B <br />536,870,912 Kib <br />67,108,864 KiB <br />524,288 Mib <br />64 GiB <br />
SK hynix
2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br />
Broadcom
BCM4345
2x2:2, abgn+ac
Ant. conn: none specified

Is a module
USI 339S00045
100MbE
1x LAN
USB Type C 1x USB
2015-09-09

List of Apple TVs

Generation Number FCC ID Name Identifier Processor Color Storage Model
Apple TV (1 Gen) A1218
(2007)
Unknown Unknown AppleTV1,1 Intel Pentium M
@1.0GHz (Crofton)
Silver 40 GB MA711
160 GB MB189
Apple TV (2 Gen) A1378
(2010)
BCGA1378 K66AP AppleTV2,1 Apple A4 @1.0GHz
ARM (Cortex-A8)
Black 8 GB MC572
Apple TV (3 Gen) A1427
(2012)
BCGA1427 J33AP AppleTV3,1 Apple A5 @1.0GHz
ARM (Cortex-A9)
Black 8 GB MD199LL
Apple TV (3 Gen)
Rev A
A1469
(2013)
BCGA1469 J33IAP AppleTV3,2 Apple A5 @1.0GHz
ARM (Cortex-A9)
Black 8 GB MD199KS
Apple TV HD (4 Gen) A1625
(2015)
BCGA1625 J42dAP AppleTV5,3 Apple A8 @1.5GHz
(APL1011)
Black 32 GB MGY52, ML4W2, MR912
64 GB MLNC2
Apple TV 4K (1 Gen) A1842
(2017)
BCGA1842 J105aAP AppleTV6,2 Apple A10X @2.38GHz
(Fusion)
Black 32 GB MQD22
64 GB MP7P2
Apple TV 4K (2 Gen) A2169
(2021)
BCGA2169 J305AP AppleTV11,1 Apple A12 Bionic
@2.49GHz (64‑bit)
Black 32 GB MXGY2
64 GB MXH02
Apple TV 4K (3 Gen)
Wi-Fi
A2737
(2022)
BCGA2737 J305AP ? AppleTV12,1
B0BJLDVJTC
Apple A15 Bionic
@3.23GHz (64‑bit)
Black 64 GB MN873
64 GB MN873FD/A
Apple TV 4K (3 Gen)
Wi-Fi + Ethernet
A2843
(2022)
BCGA2843 J305AP ? AppleTV12,2
B0BJMGB95J
Apple A15 Bionic
@3.23GHz (64‑bit)
Black 128 GB MN893
128 GB MN893PA/A

Technical specifications

Obsolete[1] Vintage Discontinued Current
Models Apple TV 1,1 (A1218)
• 1st Gen
Apple TV 2,1 (A1378)
• 2nd Gen
Apple TV 3,1 (A1427)
• 3rd Gen
Apple TV 3,2 (A1469)
• 3rd Gen (A)
Apple TV HD (A1625)
• 4th Gen
Apple TV 4K (A1842)
• 5th Gen
Model number - Model ID -
Order number
A1218
AppleTV1,1
(MA711LL/A)
A1378
AppleTV2,1
(MC572LL/A)
A1427
AppleTV3,1
(MD199BZ/A)
A1469
AppleTV3,2
(MD199LL/A)
A1625
AppleTV5,3
(MGY52LL/A) 32GB,
(MLNC2LL/A) 64GB
A1842
AppleTV6,2
(MQD22LL/A3) 32GB,
(MP7P2LL/A) 64GB
CPU
Processor
Intel Pentium M
@1.0GHz [2]
Crofton [3]
Apple A4 @1.0GHz (ARM Cortex-A8) Single core [4] Apple A5 @1.0GHz (ARM Cortex-A9) Single core [5] Apple A5 @1.0GHz (ARM Cortex-A9)
Single core [6]
Apple A8 @1.5GHz
(APL1011)
Dual-core [7]
Apple A10X @2.38GHz
Fusion
Hexa-core [8]
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go7300 64MB [9] Apple A4 (PowerVR SGX535)
iFixit
Apple A5 (PowerVR SGX543MP2)
iFixit
Apple A5 (PowerVR SGX543MP1)
iFixit
Apple A8 (PowerVR GX6450 Series 6XT)
iFixit
Apple A10X GPU
Fusion
iFixit
Storage
Flash
40/160GB int. HDD 8GB NAND flash for cache SK hynix
32/64GB NAND flash
Toshiba
32/64GB NAND flash
Memory
RAM
256MB DDR2 @400MHz SDRAM [10] A4 (K4X2G643GE)
256MB LPDDR2 [11]
512MB LPDDR2 [12] SK hynix
2GB LPDDR3 [13]
2x SK hynix
3GB LPDDR4
Wi-Fi
Networking
LAN
Wi-Fi 802.11bgn Broadcom BCM4329
802.11abgn 1T1R
Broadcom BCM4330
802.11abgn 1T1R
Broadcom BCM4334
802.11abgn 1T1R
Broadcom BCM4345
802.11abgn/ac 2T2R
Broadcom BCM43572
802.11abgn/ac 2T2R
10/100 Ethernet SMSC LAN9730
1x FE LAN port
Broadcom BCM57762
1x GbE LAN port
Connectivity
  • USB 2.0 [14]
  • Infrared receiver
  • HDMI
  • Component Video
  • TOSLINK Optical Audio
  • Bluetooth *
  • MicroUSB (reserved for service)
  • HDMI
  • Infrared receiver
  • TOSLINK Optical Audio
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • USB-C (for service)
  • HDMI 1.4
  • Infrared receiver
  • Lightning cable to charge Siri Remote
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • HDMI 2.0a
  • Infrared receiver
  • Lightning cable to charge Siri Remote
Video
Output
1080p , 720p
60/50Hz (NTSC/PAL),
576p 50Hz (PAL),
480p 60Hz (NTSC)
over HDMI (HDCP cap.)
720p, 576p, 480p
over HDMI only
(HDCP capable)
1080p, 720p, 576p, 480p
over HDMI only
(HDCP capable)
4K 2160p, 1080p,
720p, 576p, 480p
over HDMI only
(HDCP capable)
SDR SDR, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Audio
Output
TOSLINK Optical Audio (48kHz), HDMI, RCA (analog stereo audio) Optical Audio (48kHz), HDMI HDMI (CEC)
Supports output
up to 5.1 channels
Supports output
up to 7.1 channels
Supports output
up to 7.1.4 channels
(Dolby Atmos)
Initial operating system Apple TV Software 1.0
(modified build of
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger)
Apple TV Software 4.0
(based on iOS 4.1)
Apple TV Software 5.0
(based on iOS 5.1)
Apple TV Software 5.2
(based on iOS 6.1)
tvOS 9.0 [15]
(based on iOS 9) [16]
tvOS 11.0
(based on iOS 11)
Current operating system Apple TV Software 3.0.2 (modified build of
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger)
Apple TV Software 6.2.1
(based on iOS 7.1.2)
Apple TV Software 7.2.2
(based on iOS 8.4.2) [17]
tvOS 12.2
(based on iOS 12.2) [18]
Power Built-in universal
48W power supply
Built-in universal
6W power supply
Built-in universal
11W power supply
Built-in universal
13W power supply
Dimensions 1.1 in (28 mm) (h)
7.7 in (197 mm) (w)
7.7 in (197 mm) (d)
0.9 in (23 mm) (h)
3.9 in (98 mm) (w)
3.9 in (98 mm) (d)
1.4 in (35 mm) (h)
3.9 in (98 mm) (w)
3.9 in (98 mm) (d)
Weight 2.4 lb (1.09 kg) 9.2 oz (270 g) 15 oz (425 g)
Release date(s) Jan 9, 2007 Sept 1, 2010 March 7, 2012 Jan 28, 2013 Oct 30, 2015 Sept 22, 2017
Discontinued Sept 1, 2010 March 7, 2012 March 10, 2013 Sept 8, 2016 32 GB: In production
64 GB: Sept 12, 2017
In production

References

  1. "Vintage and obsolete products". Apple. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624.
  2. "Apple TV (1st generation) – Technical Spec". Apple. http://support.apple.com/kb/SP19.
  3. "What's inside an Apple TV: Teardown reveals (almost) all". Apple Insider. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/28/whats_inside_an_apple_tv_tear_down_reveals_almost_all.html.
  4. "Apple TV 2nd Generation Teardown". iFixit. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple-TV-2nd-Generation-Teardown/3625/1#s17310.
  5. "TV (3rd Generation, Early 2012) Specs". EveryMac.com. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/apple-tv/specs/apple-tv-3rd-generation-early-2012-specs.html.
  6. "New Apple TV (Model A1469) Discovered In FCC Filings". http://www.razorianfly.com/2013/01/30/new-apple-tv-model-a1469-discovered-in-fcc-filings-likely-to-arrive-with-updated-a5x-soc-processor/.
  7. "Apple TV 4th Generation Teardown". iFixit. https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+TV+4th+Generation+Teardown/49046.
  8. "Apple TV 4K Teardown". iFixit. https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+TV+4K+Teardown/97511.
  9. "Pentium M-based Intel chip at heart of Apple TV". Apple Insider. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/01/15/pentium_m_based_intel_chip_at_heart_of_apple_tv.html.
  10. "Apple TV". AnandTech. http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2951.
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  12. "Apple TV 3 Gen Teardown". XBMC Forums. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=125840.
  13. "New Apple TV has 2GB RAM, 802.11ac WiFi is faster than its Ethernet port". http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/09/new-apple-tv-has-2-gb-ram-included-802-11ac-wifi-is-faster-than-its-ethernet-port/.
  14. "ARS at Macworld: Questions about the Apple TV". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/1/9/6543.
  15. "tvOS SDK Release Notes for tvOS 9.0 Beta". Apple Inc.. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/releasenotes/General/RN-tvOSSDK-9.0/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40016575.
  16. "App Programming Guide for tvOS: The New Apple TV". Apple Inc.. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/documentation/General/Conceptual/AppleTV_PG/.
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