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

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Model 
iPhone 3GS (China)
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple TV (3rd Gen/2012)
 
Introduction Date 
October 30, 2009*
September 1, 2010*
March 7, 2012*
Discontinued Date 
August 9, 2010
March 7, 2012
March 10, 2013*
Storage 
16, 32 GB
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 
150
N/A
N/A
Geekbench 3 MC 32 
150
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 
600 MHz
1 GHz*
1 GHz*
Processor Type 
Samsung ARM Cortex A8*
Apple A4
Apple A5
Motherboard RAM 
256 MB*
256 MB
512 MB
Display 
3.5" Color
Single Display*
Single Display*
Resolution 
320x480 (163 ppi)
Multiple*
Multiple*
Standard Wi-Fi 
3G*
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth 
2.1+EDR
None
4*
Housing Color 
Black & White*
N/A
N/A
USB 
Sync & Charge
1 (Micro-USB)
1 (Micro-USB)
Input Type 
Multi-touch
Apple Remote*
Apple Remote*
Form Factor 
iPhone 3GS
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple TV (2nd Gen)
Apple Subfamily 
iPhone 3GS (China)
2nd Gen
3rd Gen
Order Number 
N/A
MC572LL/A
MD199LL/A
Model Number 
A1325
A1378
A1427
EMC Number 
N/A
2411
2528
Model Identifier 
iPhone2,1*
AppleTV2,1
AppleTV3,1
Battery Type 
Lithium Ion
Unknown
Unknown
Battery Life 
30 Hours
N/A
N/A
Mobile Data 
2G/3G*
N/A
N/A
Camera 
3.0 Megapixels**
N/A
N/A
USB Support 
Sync & Charge
1 (Micro-USB)
1 (Micro-USB)
Firewire Support 
None
None
None
Original iOS  
iPhone OS 3.0*
N/A
N/A
Maximum iOS  
iOS 6.1.6**
N/A
N/A
Mac OS X Support 
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple TV 4.1*
Apple TV 5.1*
Windows Support 
Windows XP SP2/Vista
None
None
Dimensions 
4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48
3.9 x 3.9 x 0.9
3.9 x 3.9 x 0.9
Avg Weight 
4.8 oz. (135 g)
0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg)
0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg)
Original Price 
N/A*
US$99
US$99
Est Current Retail 
N/A
US$25-US$50
US$25-US$50

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