Apple TV 4th Generation Teardown – AppleTV 4 Jailbreak (appletv4jailbreak.com)

Step 1 Apple TV 4th Generation Teardown

• We like to start with some specs, and in this case a lot of the good stuff is packed into the fancypants new remote. The box itself contains:

• Dual-core, 64-bit Apple A8 chip

• Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, IR receiver, and HDMI 1.4 connectivity

• …whilst the remote is packing:

• Glass Touch surface

• Dual microphones

• Accelerometer and gyroscope

• Bluetooth 4.0, IR transmitter, Lightning connector

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• The Apple TV has really packed on some pounds since its last iteration.

• It seems to have lost a port in the process—the optical audio out has gone MIA.

• Meanwhile, the micro-USB port has morphed into a USB-C port. It doesn’t bring anything new for end users, though—it’s still for diagnostic and service functions only.

• Our teardown engineers go to work on the Apple TV and quickly find access through the bottom of the device—similar to the 3rd generation Apple TV.

• Only a few plastic clips stand in the way here, with no adhesive or screws in sight.

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• Under the hood, we spy a few Torx screws.

• We take our Pro Tech Screwdriver Set out for a quick spin to release the combo heat sink/EMI shield.

• By the looks of it, this plate also serves as a bracket, giving the clips on the lower case something to latch onto. That’s three functions in one component, folks.

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• Here are some chips to go with your TV:

• Apple A8 APL1011 SoC, with SK Hynix H9CKNNNBKTBRWR-NTH 2 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM

• Universal Scientific Industrial 339S00045 Wi-Fi module

• SMSC LAN9730 USB 2.0 to 10/100 Ethernet controller

• Apple 338S00057 (similar part number to the 338S00055 custom memory controller found in the Retina MacBook 2015)

• DP2700A1

• Texas Instruments PA61

• Fairchild Semiconductor DF25AU 010D 030D

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• More chips on the bottom of the logic board:

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