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The compass is present in all iPhones since the [[iPhone 3GS|3GS]] and all iPad models. A 'magnetometer' (the formal term for a digital compass) is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/ake/en/technology/angle.html]
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A '''magnetometer''' (the formal term for a digital compass) is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. The compass is present in all iPhones since the [[n88ap|3G[S]]] and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/ake/en/technology/angle.html]

Revision as of 22:46, 21 November 2011

A magnetometer (the formal term for a digital compass) is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. The compass is present in all iPhones since the 3G[S] and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [1]