Multiple A5 Chips for iPad 2 – A5 Processor in iPhone 5?
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Earlier today, as anticipated, Apple released iOS 4.3 for iPad which is the same version of iOS that the all new iPad 2 will ship with starting this Friday. Developers quickly dug into the firmware to see what they could find and they were able to dig up some interesting information.
According to their findings, it looks like the new A5 Dual Core processor will not only be used in the soon to be released iPad 2, but the iPhone 5 as well. The current iPhone 4 uses the single-core A4 processor and although many predict the A5 processor will be used in the iPhone 5 which is expected to be released this summer, these developers now offer up some proof.
@chronic was able to find the version of A5 processor (S5L8940) for the upcoming CDMA, GSM and WiFi iPad 2 models.
- iPad2,1 (K93AP) = WiFi.
- iPad2,2 (K94AP) = GSM.
- iPad2,3 (K95AP) = CDMA
The S5L8940 is the same processor type listed for the N94, which is believed to be the code name for the upcoming iPhone 5. FilippoBiga provided a screen shot of some of the iOS 4.3 N94 code where the S5L8940 is listed.
Now we’ll just have to wait and see what the summer brings.
