Apple A6 SoC in iPhone 5 actually clocked at 1.3GHz

Posted on Sep 27 2012 - 4:15pm by Jonne Eilimö
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Apple iPhone 5 A6 SoC Geekbench

Apple iPhone 5 A6 SoC Geekbench

Last week, when the first iPhone 5 reviews hit the internet, it was widely reported that the device is running at 1.0GHz. However, an update to Geekbench has actually shown that the iPhone 5′s dual-cores run at 1.3GHz each. The iPhone 5 is apparently capable of adjusting the clock speed from 550MHz to 1.3GHz. This comes handy when the phone goes into power saving mode. A lower clock speed means lower power consumption.

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Jonne is a mobile phone enthusiast who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. He has been using the newest phones out there ever since the Nokia 5110 was released. Currently he is using a Nokia Lumia 920.