As always when a new electronic device appears, iFixit has gutted the Apple TV 4 to be able to show us what it includes inside, although the main reason for its operations is to indicate the ease or difficulty of repairing each device. In the case of Apple's next set-top-box, iFixit has given you an index of 8 out of 10 repairability, which means that in the event of a breakdown, almost anyone will be able to repair your device, as long as the problem is not a component included on the motherboard.
As we had previously told, the next model of the accessory that turns our TV into a smart TV from Apple arrives with the A8 processor that currently mount the iPhone 6, 2GB of RAM and it is confirmed that the ethernet port only reaches the speed of 100mb, a hard setback for users who have a little more speed contracted. Below you have the list of components found by iFixit.
Apple TV 4 components
- Apple A8 APL1011 SoC
- SK Hynix H9CKNNNBKTBRWR-NTH 2GB LPDDR3 SDRAM
- Universal Scientific Industrial 339S00045 WiFi module
- SMSC LAN9730 USB 2.0 to 10/100 Ethernet controller
- Apple 338S00057 custom memory controller
- Texas Instruments PA61
- Fairchild Semiconductor DF25AU 010D 030D
- DP2700A1
- SK Hynix H2JTEG8VD1BMR 32GB NAND Flash
- NXP 1112 0206 5271B4K
- V301 F 57K C6XF G4
iFixit has found a larger heat sink than previous models. This heatsink might be required for the ability to play video games, causing the device to get hotter than third-generation and earlier Apple TVs. The size of this heatsink seems to be the culprit that the fourth generation Apple TV is taller than the rest of the models that had been launched so far.
iFixit has also disassembled the remote (Did you think it was going to escape?) and found in it a low-power ST Microelectrics ARM Cortex-M3 MCU, Qualcomm CSR1010 Bluetooth radio and the same touch screen controller used by the iPhone 5s and the iPad Air. The battery of the Siri Remote will be 410mAh.
