Apple Apple TV 5 has trial production or changed the fate of the TV box

Although they abandoned the smart TV business, Apple's yearning for the living room has never been interrupted. The fourth-generation Apple TV released by Apple in October of this year is more focused on iPhone applications than previous generations. But still not a TV, just a set-top box. Just like a millet box, a music box, a Huawei box..., you need to connect a display device to use it. But this is not Apple's treatment of the living room.

Recently, MacRumors reported that Apple supply chain sources said that Apple will start production of the fifth generation of Apple TV in early 2016. Specific preparations will be completed within this year.

The news said that in order to allow users to have a smoother experience, the fifth-generation Apple TV will use an upgraded version of the CPU, the current fourth-generation configuration is Apple's own production of the A8 processor, but the next generation will use the same as the iPhone 6S The A9 processor and fifth-generation Apple TV will be equipped with a cooler with better performance.

In addition, according to DigiTimes, the new generation of Apple TV will add more interesting new features, will no longer be just a TV set-top box. It is expected that it will start production in the first quarter of next year and will be released in the second half of the year.

The new Apple TV is currently released on September 10, 2015 at Beijing time. The 32GB version is US$149 and the 64GB version is US$199.