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Model

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Apple TV (2nd Gen)

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Model Specs

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Introduction Date

June 8, 2009*

September 1, 2010*

March 7, 2012*

Discontinued Date

September 12, 2012*

March 7, 2012

March 10, 2013*

Storage

8, 16, 32 GB*

8 GB SSD*

Song Capacity

N/A*

N/A

Photo Capacity

N/A*

N/A

Processors (Cores)

Geekbench 2 64

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 32

150

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 32

150

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 64

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 64

N/A

Geekbench 4 SC

N/A

Geekbench 4 MC

N/A

Geekbench 5 SC

N/A

Geekbench 5 MC

N/A

Processor Speed

600 MHz

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*

Resolution

320x480 (163 ppi)

Multiple*

Standard Wi-Fi

802.11b/g*

802.11a/b/g/n

Standard Bluetooth

2.1+EDR

None

Housing Color

Black & White*

N/A

USB

Sync & Charge

1 (Micro-USB)

Input Type

Multi-touch

Apple Remote*

Form Factor

iPhone 3GS

Apple TV (2nd Gen)

Apple Subfamily

iPhone 3GS

2nd Gen

3rd Gen

Order Number

MB715LL/A*

MC572LL/A

MD199LL/A

Model Number

A1303

A1378

A1427

EMC Number

2315*

2411

2528

Model Identifier

iPhone2,1

AppleTV2,1

AppleTV3,1

Battery Type

Lithium Ion

Unknown

Battery Life

30 Hours

N/A

Mobile Data

2G/3G*

N/A

Camera

3.0 Megapixels**

N/A

USB Support

Sync & Charge

1 (Micro-USB)

Firewire Support

None

Original iOS

iPhone OS 3.0*

N/A

Maximum iOS

iOS 6.1.6**

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

Dimensions

4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48

3.9 x 3.9 x 0.9

Avg Weight

4.8 oz. (135 g)

0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg)

Original Price

US$199, US$299*

US$99

Est Current Retail

N/A

US$25-US$50

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