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Mac, iPod, iPhone & iPad Specs - EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison

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Model 
Apple TV (1st Gen)
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple TV (3rd Gen/2012)
 
Introduction Date 
January 9, 2007*
September 1, 2010*
March 7, 2012*
Discontinued Date 
September 1, 2010*
March 7, 2012
March 10, 2013*
Storage 
40, 160 GB HDD*
8 GB SSD*
8 GB SSD*
Song Capacity 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Photo Capacity 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Processors (Cores) 
1
1
1
Geekbench 2 64 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 3 SC 32 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 3 MC 32 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 3 SC 64 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 3 MC 64 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 4 SC 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 4 MC 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 5 SC 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 5 MC 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Processor Speed 
1.0 GHz
1 GHz*
1 GHz*
Processor Type 
Pentium M*
Apple A4
Apple A5
Motherboard RAM 
256 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Display 
Single Display*
Single Display*
Single Display*
Resolution 
Multiple*
Multiple*
Multiple*
Standard Wi-Fi 
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth 
None
None
4*
Housing Color 
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB 
1 (2.0)
1 (Micro-USB)
1 (Micro-USB)
Input Type 
Apple Remote*
Apple Remote*
Apple Remote*
Form Factor 
Apple TV
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple Subfamily 
Apple TV
2nd Gen
3rd Gen
Order Number 
MA711LL/A*
MC572LL/A
MD199LL/A
Model Number 
A1218
A1378
A1427
EMC Number 
2123
2411
2528
Model Identifier 
AppleTV1,1
AppleTV2,1
AppleTV3,1
Battery Type 
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Battery Life 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile Data 
N/A
N/A
N/A
Camera 
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Support 
1 (2.0)
1 (Micro-USB)
1 (Micro-USB)
Firewire Support 
None
None
None
Original iOS  
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum iOS  
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mac OS X Support 
X 10.4.7 (8N5107)*
Apple TV 4.1*
Apple TV 5.1*
Windows Support 
None*
None
None
Dimensions 
1.1 x 7.7 x 7.7
3.9 x 3.9 x 0.9
3.9 x 3.9 x 0.9
Avg Weight 
2.4 lbs. (1.09 kg)
0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg)
0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg)
Original Price 
US$299
US$99
US$99
Est Current Retail 
US$25-US$50
US$25-US$50
US$25-US$50

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