iPod touch teardown reveals 802.11n hardware, room for camera
- Friday, 11 September 2009 16:50
A teardown of the just-updated iPod touch reveals that a camera may still be forthcoming, as well as possible 802.11n support in the iPhone OS. iFixit has been quick on the draw at taking Apple’s latest offerings apart, first with a dissection of the new iPod nano and today with the 32GB iPod touch. According to the site’s hardware experts, the new iPod touch supports a newer Broadcom chip that supports 802.11n, though the touch doesn’t make use of it just yet.
The chip in the 32GB (and presumably 64GB) iPod touch is the Broadcom BCM4329—slightly newer than the iPhone 3GS’ Broadcom BCM4325. The ‘329 chip is capable of going up to the faster 802.11n while the ‘325 is only capable of 802.11b/g, which iFixit notes is “a big deal.” (In case anyone’s curious, we agree.) It doesn’t appear as if the faster WiFi speeds are supported in software just yet, but the inclusion of the chip indicates that it’s in the works for the iPhone OS and that future iPhones.
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