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== Features ==
 
== Features ==
 
Each revision is an [[wikipedia:ARM architecture|ARM]] [[wikipedia:System on a chip|SoC]] tailored to the device's needs. Up through the [[S5L8922]] for the [[n18ap|iPod touch 3G]], all [[#Main Page#Application Processors|revisions]] were ''altered'' versions of existing ARM processors. With the [[S5L8930]] (A4), Apple decided to start to ''design'' their own chips with a built in [[wikipedia:Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]] and a built in [[wikipedia:Graphics processing unit|GPU]] allowing for up to (purportedly) 9x faster graphics.
 
Each revision is an [[wikipedia:ARM architecture|ARM]] [[wikipedia:System on a chip|SoC]] tailored to the device's needs. Up through the [[S5L8922]] for the [[n18ap|iPod touch 3G]], all [[#Main Page#Application Processors|revisions]] were ''altered'' versions of existing ARM processors. With the [[S5L8930]] (A4), Apple decided to start to ''design'' their own chips with a built in [[wikipedia:Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]] and a built in [[wikipedia:Graphics processing unit|GPU]] allowing for up to (purportedly) 9x faster graphics.
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== Processor List ==
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* [[S5L8900]] ([[m68ap|iPhone 2G]], [[n45ap|iPod touch 1G]], [[n82ap|iPhone 3G]])
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* [[S5L8720]] ([[n72ap|iPod touch 2G]])
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* [[S5L8920]] ([[n88ap|iPhone 3GS]])
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* [[S5L8922]] ([[n18ap|iPod touch 3G]])
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* [[S5L8930]] A4 ([[k48ap|iPad]], [[iPhone 4]], [[n81ap|iPod touch 4G]], [[k66ap|Apple TV 2G]])
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* [[S5L8940]] A5 ([[iPad 2]], [[n94ap|iPhone 4S]])
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* [[S5L8942]] A5 Rev A ([[j33ap|Apple TV 3G]], [[k93aap|iPad 2 Rev A]], [[n78ap|iPod touch 5G]], [[iPad mini 1G]])
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* [[S5L8945]] A5X ([[iPad 3]])
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* [[S5L8947]] A5 Rev B ([[j33iap|Apple TV 3G Rev A]])
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* [[S5L8950]] A6 ([[iPhone 5]])
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* [[S5L8955]] A6X ([[iPad 4]])
   
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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** [[GID-key]]
 
** [[GID-key]]
 
** [[UID-key]]
 
** [[UID-key]]
 
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Revision as of 20:56, 3 May 2013

The application processor is the technical term given to a processor of an iDevice. There have been many incarnations of processors for Apple's mobile devices.

Features

Each revision is an ARM SoC tailored to the device's needs. Up through the S5L8922 for the iPod touch 3G, all revisions were altered versions of existing ARM processors. With the S5L8930 (A4), Apple decided to start to design their own chips with a built in AES and a built in GPU allowing for up to (purportedly) 9x faster graphics.

Processor List

See Also