Apple A7

E551454

system-on-a-chip

The Apple A7 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple and introduced in 2013, powering devices like the iPhone 5s and iPad Air with significantly improved performance and efficiency over its predecessors.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Apple A7 canonical	5
Apple A7 chip generation	1
Apple A7 processor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5497968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple A7
Context triple: [Apple A-series, includesModel, Apple A7]

A. Apple A6
The Apple A6 is a custom-designed 32-bit system-on-a-chip used in devices like the iPhone 5 and 5C, notable for being Apple’s first CPU core designed entirely in-house.
B. Apple A8
Apple A8 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple Inc. that powered devices like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, offering improved performance and energy efficiency over its predecessor.
C. Apple A5
The Apple A5 is a dual-core system-on-a-chip designed by Apple that powered devices like the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, offering significantly improved performance and graphics over its predecessor.
D. Apple A6X
Apple A6X is a custom dual-core ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple for enhanced graphics and performance in select iPad models.
E. Apple A10 Fusion
The Apple A10 Fusion is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple, notable for introducing a quad-core CPU with a performance/efficiency core architecture used in devices like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple A7
Target entity description: The Apple A7 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple and introduced in 2013, powering devices like the iPhone 5s and iPad Air with significantly improved performance and efficiency over its predecessors.

A. Apple A6
The Apple A6 is a custom-designed 32-bit system-on-a-chip used in devices like the iPhone 5 and 5C, notable for being Apple’s first CPU core designed entirely in-house.
B. Apple A8
Apple A8 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple Inc. that powered devices like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, offering improved performance and energy efficiency over its predecessor.
C. Apple A5
The Apple A5 is a dual-core system-on-a-chip designed by Apple that powered devices like the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, offering significantly improved performance and graphics over its predecessor.
D. Apple A6X
Apple A6X is a custom dual-core ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple for enhanced graphics and performance in select iPad models.
E. Apple A10 Fusion
The Apple A10 Fusion is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple, notable for introducing a quad-core CPU with a performance/efficiency core architecture used in devices like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	system-on-a-chip ⓘ
announcedWithDevice	iPhone 5s launch event ⓘ linked to: iPhone 5s
architecture	ARMv8-A ⓘ
bitArchitecture	64-bit ⓘ
category	mobile application processor ⓘ
clockSpeed	1.3 GHz in iPhone 5s ⓘ 1.4 GHz in iPad Air ⓘ
coreName	Cyclone ⓘ
cpuCoreCount	2 ⓘ
cpuType	Apple Cyclone CPU cores ⓘ
designer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
fabricationProcess	20 nm ⓘ 28 nm ⓘ
firstUsedIn	iPad Air ⓘ iPad mini 2 ⓘ iPad mini 3 ⓘ iPhone 5s ⓘ
gpuType	PowerVR G6430 ⓘ linked to: Imagination PowerVR
gpuVendor	Imagination Technologies ⓘ
improvementOverPredecessor	improved power efficiency ⓘ significantly improved performance ⓘ
includes	Secure Enclave coprocessor ⓘ linked to: Secure Enclave
introductionDate	2013 ⓘ
level1Cache	64 KB data cache per core ⓘ 64 KB instruction cache per core ⓘ
level2Cache	1 MB shared L2 cache ⓘ
manufacturer	Samsung Electronics ⓘ linked to: Samsung Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ⓘ linked to: TSMC
notableFor	first 64-bit SoC used in a mainstream smartphone ⓘ
packageType	PoP (package on package) ⓘ
predecessor	Apple A6 ⓘ
successor	Apple A8 ⓘ
supports	ARM TrustZone security extensions ⓘ linked to: TrustZone security extension ARMv7-A AArch32 ⓘ linked to: ARMv7-A architecture ARMv8-A AArch64 ⓘ linked to: ARMv8-A hardware AES encryption ⓘ
supportsFeature	Touch ID fingerprint processing via Secure Enclave ⓘ
supportsInstructionSet	NEON ⓘ Thumb-2 ⓘ VFPv4 ⓘ
targetDeviceType	smartphones ⓘ tablets ⓘ
usedIn	iPad Air ⓘ iPad mini 2 ⓘ iPad mini 3 ⓘ iPhone 5s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apple A-series → includesModel → Apple A7 ⓘ

Secure Enclave → introducedBy → Apple A7 chip generation ⓘ

linked to: Apple A7

Apple A8 → predecessor → Apple A7 ⓘ

Apple A6 → successor → Apple A7 ⓘ

Apple A6X → successor → Apple A7 ⓘ

iPhone 5s → cpu → Apple A7 ⓘ

Johny Srouji → notableWork → Apple A7 processor ⓘ