Apple TV Apple TV 4K Developer Apple Inc. Manufacturer Apple Inc. Foxconn (under contract) Pegatron (under contract) Type Set - top box microconsole Release date 1st: January 9, 2007; 11 years ago (2007 - 01 - 09) 2nd: September 1, 2010; 7 years ago (2010 - 09 - 01) 3rd: March 7, 2012; 6 years ago (2012 - 03 - 07) 3rd Rev A: January 28, 2013; 5 years ago (2013 - 01 - 28) 4th: October 29, 2015; 2 years ago (2015 - 10 - 29) 5th (4K): September 22, 2017; 8 months ago (2017 - 09 - 22) Introductory price US $ 299.00 (1st generation) US $99.00 (2nd and 3rd generation) US $149.00 (32 GB 4th generation) / US $179.00 (32 GB 5th generation) / US $199.00 (64 GB 4th and 5th generation) Operating system 1st: Apple TV Software 3.0. 2 Based on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Released February 10, 2010 (2010 - 02 - 10) 2nd: Apple TV Software 6.2. 1 Based on iOS 7.1. 2 Released June 30, 2014 (2014 - 06 - 30) 3rd and 3rd Rev A: Apple TV Software 7.2. 2 Based on iOS 8.4. 2 Released December 12, 2016 (2016 - 12 - 12) 4th and 5th (4K): tvOS 11 Based on iOS 11 Released 2017 (2017) CPU 1st: Intel Pentium M 2nd: Apple A4 3rd and 3rd Rev A: Apple A5 4th: Apple A8 at 1.5 GHz 5th (4K): Apple A10X Fusion Memory 1st and 2nd: 256 MB 3rd and 3rd Rev A: 512 MB 4th: 2 GB LPDDR3 SDRAM 5th: 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM Storage 1st: 40 or 160 GB 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd Rev A: 8 GB (Not user - accessible, caching only) 4th and 5th (4K): 32 or 64 GB NAND Flash Input Apple Magic Keyboard Apple Wireless Keyboard (most bluetooth keyboards) Apple Remote Apple Siri Remote (4th generation and later) Bluetooth wireless gaming controllers (4th generation and later) iPhone (via Remote app) iPod Touch (via Remote app) iPad (via Remote app) Connectivity Bluetooth Wi - Fi (802.11 a / b / g / n / ac) 10 / 100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet (5th generation) Micro-USB (3rd generation) USB - C (4th generation) HDMI Optical audio (prior to 4th generation) Online services As of October 27, 2016 8,000 total apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps for 4th and 5th generation models. Dimensions 1st: 28 mm (1.1 in) (h) 197 mm (7.7 in) (w) 197 mm (7.7 in) (d) 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd Rev A: 23 mm (0.9 in) (h) 98 mm (3.9 in) (w) 98 mm (3.9 in) (d) 4th and 5th (4K): 35 mm (1.4 in) (h) 98 mm (3.9 in) (w) 98 mm (3.9 in) (d) Weight 1st: 2.4 lb (1.09 kg) 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd Rev A: 0.6 lb (0.27 kg) 4th and 5th (4K): 15 oz (425 g) Website www.apple.com/tv/
when did the apple tv 4th generation come out
October 29, 2015