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Apple might be preparing to release a new Apple TV sometime soon, as the tvOS 13.4 beta released yesterday references an unreleased Apple TV model, as spotted by 9to5Mac.
The references to the new hardware apparently suggest that the new Apple TV is based on the same architecture used in the A12 and A13 Bionic chips, which could mean that this new model uses one of those chips. The Apple TV 4K that’s available right now uses the A10X Fusion, so an A12 or A13 Bionic chip would be a nice upgrade, though it’s important to note that the A10X already makes the Apple TV 4K one of the most powerful streaming boxes on the market.
The Apple TV 4K came out in September 2017, so it’s been a while since Apple’s streaming box was last refreshed. A…