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Launched | 2007 |
Designed by | Samsung Electronics, based on specifications by Apple Inc. |
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iPhone and iPod Touch models released between 2007 and 2009 used system on a chip (SoC) circuits designed by Samsung and manufactured to Apple's specifications. Two such SoCs were used: the Samsung S5L8900, used in the first-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, and the first-generation iPod Touch,[1] and the Samsung S5L8920, used in the iPhone 3GS and the third-generation iPod Touch.[2] Both chips belong to Samsung's S5L family of SoCs.
Apple later switched to in-house designed Apple silicon SoCs, starting with the Apple A4.