Apple A10

The Apple A10 Fusion is a 64-bitARM-basedsystem on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, and manufactured by TSMC. It first appeared in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus which were introduced on September 7, 2016, and is also used in the seventh generation iPod Touch and the sixth and seventh generation iPad. The A10 is the first Apple-designed quad-core SoC, with two high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores. Apple states that it has 40% greater CPU performance and 50% greater graphics performance compared to its predecessor, the Apple A9. The Apple T2 chip is based on the A10. On May 10, 2022, the 7th generation iPod Touch was discontinued, ending production of A10 Fusion chips.

iOS 15, released in 2021, was the last major software update for the iPhone 7/7 Plus and the iPod Touch (7th generation). iPadOS 18, released in 2024, was the last major software update for the iPad (7th generation), while iPadOS 17, released in 2023, was the last major software update for the iPad (6th generation).