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As we discovered yesterday, Apple is updating its Apple TV ever so slightly…soon. Today, the Federal Communications Commission released the dimensions of this new Apple TV product (via Engadget) in its labeling documentation. The 3,2 is 93.78mm square compared to the 98mm of the current model, but we’re not quite sure why Apple would go through the trouble of making it just a little smaller.
However, Apple likely accomplished the shrinkage with new hardware including the Broadcom BCM4334 Wireless chip (code, right) that can also incidentally pick up FM radio (just like the dormant FM radio receiver in the same chip inside iOS devices).
AnandTech says the new device might also sport an A5X processor. This would be similar to the chip found in the discontinued third-generation iPad. Rebooting production of this chip could help for that rumored Retina iPad mini.
We also picked up some new labeling (thanks Sonny!) from the firmware yesterday and compared it:
Hackers have also discovered there is an upgraded CPU that might save a little space.
New Apple TV3,2 is powering a s5l8947x with a board config of “j33iap”. Looks like a minor update of the Apple TV 3. I Wonder why though…
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