Apple TV

Apple TV[edit]

The second and third generation of Apple TV run an unnamed operating system derived from iOS. The fourth and subsequent generations of Apple TV run the iOS-based tvOS. (The first generation ran a modified version of Mac OS X Tiger instead of iOS.)

hideModel	Announced	Released	Discontinued	Unsupported	Months supported to date	Months supported after discontinuation to date
Apple TV (2nd generation)	September 1, 2010	September 1, 2010; 12 years ago	March 7, 2012; 11 years ago	September 17, 2014; 8 years ago	48 months	30 months
Apple TV (3rd generation)	March 7, 2012	March 7, 2012; 11 years ago (Rev. A) January 28, 2013; 10 years ago	March 10, 2013; 10 years ago (Rev. A) September 8, 2016; 6 years ago	March 14, 2022; 12 months ago	120 months(Rev. A) 108 months	108 months(Rev. A) 67 months
Apple TV HD	September 9, 2015	October 30, 2015; 7 years ago	October 18, 2022; 4 months ago	Supported	88 months	4 months
Apple TV 4K (1st generation)	September 12, 2017	September 22, 2017; 5 years ago	April 21, 2021; 22 months ago		65 months	22 months
Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)	April 20, 2021	May 21, 2021; 21 months ago	October 18, 2022; 4 months ago		21 months	4 months
Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)	October 18, 2022	November 4, 2022; 4 months ago	In production		4 months	In production

Supported[edit]

hideModel		Apple TV HD	Apple TV 4K (1st generation)	Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)	Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)
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Initial release operating system		tvOS 9.0 (iOS 9.0)	tvOS 11.0 (iOS 11.0)	tvOS 14.5 (iOS 14.5)	tvOS 16.1 (iOS 16.1)
Latest release operating system		tvOS 16.3.1 (Current: iOS 16.3.1, released February 13, 2023)
Processor		1.4 GHz[101] Apple A8 SoC	2.3 GHz[102] Apple A10X Fusion SoC	2.49 GHz Apple A12 Bionic SoC	2.93 GHz Apple A15 Bionic SoC
Graphics processor		PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core) GPU	PowerVR GT7600 Plus (12-core)[103]	Apple designed 4-core GPU	Apple-designed 5-core GPU
Neural Engine				Apple designed 8-core Neural Engine	Apple designed 16-core Neural Engine
Audio Output		Dolby Digital 7.1	In addition to prior: Dolby Atmos 7.1.4
Storage		32 or 64 GB NAND flash			64 GB (Wi-Fi) or 128 GB (Wi-Fi + Ethernet) NAND flash
RAM		2 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM[104]	3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM[105]		4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
Connectivity		IR receiver, USB-C (for services and support)	IR receiver
Wi-Fi		Wi-Fi (802.11 ac) with MIMO		Wi-Fi (802.11 ax) with MIMO
Bluetooth		Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 5.0
HDMI		HDMI 1.4	HDMI 2.0a	HDMI 2.1
Ethernet		10/100BASE-T Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet		Gigabit Ethernet (Wi-Fi + Ethernet model)
Output		In addition to prior: 1080p	In addition to prior: 4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Remote[106]		First generation Siri Remote (2015–2017 SKUs) First generation, 2017 revision Siri Remote (2017–2021 SKUs) Second generation Siri Remote (2021 and later SKUs)	First generation, 2017 revision Siri Remote	Second generation Siri Remote	Third generation Siri Remote
Siri		Yes
App Store
Third-party controllers
Materials		Plastic
Color
Power		Built-in 11 W universal power supply (12 V at 0.917 A)	Built-in 13 W universal power supply (12 V at 1.083 A)		Built-in universal power supply (12 V)
Dimensions		35 mm (1.4 in) H 98 mm (3.9 in) W 98 mm (3.9 in) D			31 mm (1.2 in) H 93 mm (3.7 in) W 93 mm (3.7 in) D
Weight		425 g (15.0 oz)			Wi-Fi model: 208 g (7.3 oz) Wi-Fi + Ethernet model: 214 g (7.5 oz)
Greenhouse gas emissions		65 kg CO2e[107]	58 kg CO2e[108]	59 kg CO2e[109]	43 kg CO2e[110]
Hardware strings		AppleTV5,3	AppleTV6,2	AppleTV11,1	AppleTV14,1
Model number[111]		A1625	A1842	A2169	A2737 (Wi-Fi) A2843 (Wi-Fi + Ethernet)
FCCID		BCGA1625[112]	BCGA1842[105]
Released		October 30, 2015	September 22, 2017	May 21, 2021	2023
Discontinued		64 GB: September 12, 2017 32 GB: October 18, 2022	April 21, 2021	October 18, 2022	Current
Unsupported		Supported

Unsupported (32-bit CPU)[edit]

hideModel		Apple TV (2nd generation)	Apple TV (3rd generation)
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Initial release operating system		Apple TV Software 4.0 (iOS 4.1)	Apple TV Software 5.0 (iOS 5.1)
Latest release operating system		Apple TV Software 6.2.1 (iOS 7.1.2)	Apple TV Software 7.6.2 (iOS 8.4.6)
Processor		1 GHz Apple A4 SoC	1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 SoC with one core locked (Rev A.) 1 GHz single-core Apple A5 SoC
Graphics processor		PowerVR SGX535 GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP2 (dual-core) GPU
Neural Engine		—
Audio Output		Dolby Digital 5.1
Storage		8 GB NAND flash (for cache)[113]
RAM		256 MB DRAM[114]	512 MB LPDDR2 SDRAM[115]
Connectivity		Optical audio, IR receiver, Micro-USB (for services and support)
Wi-Fi		Wi-Fi (802.11 n)
Bluetooth		Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR	Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI		HDMI
Ethernet		10/100BASE-T Ethernet
Output		720p 60/50 Hz (NTSC/PAL) 576p/576i 50 Hz (PAL)	In addition to prior: 1080p
Remote[116]		Apple Remote (aluminum)
Siri		No
App Store
Third-party controllers
Materials		Plastic
Color
Power		Built-in 6 W universal power supply (3.4 V at 1.75 A)
Dimensions		23 mm (0.91 in) H 98 mm (3.9 in) W 98 mm (3.9 in) D
Weight		272 g (9.6 oz)
Greenhouse gas emissions		60 kg CO2e[117]	60 kg CO2e[118]
Hardware strings		AppleTV2,1	Rev. A: AppleTV3,1 Rev. B: AppleTV3,2
Model number[111]		A1378	Rev. A: A1427 Rev. B: A1469
FCCID		BCGA1378[119]	Rev. A: BCGA1427[120] Rev. B: BCGA1469[121]
Released		September 1, 2010[122][123][124]	Rev. A: March 7, 2012[125] Rev. B: January 28, 2013
Discontinued		March 7, 2012[125]	Rev. A: March 10, 2013[126] Rev. B: September 8, 2016[127]
Unsupported		September 17, 2014	March 14, 2022

Apple Watch

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