Overclocking iPhone 5

[lordofthereef]

What's with newbies resurrecting dead threads these days? I don't get it...

Anyway, most overclockers I know don't do it for the performance, but just for the fun of it. Just to say you overclocked your device x%. Same thing with cars, right? Most people that tweak an extra couple of horsepower out of their vehicle aren't doing it because they NEED the extra speed or because they feel the current speed is necessarily lacking. It's a hobby. Simple.

 

[0dev]

I don't see why everyone's hating on overclocking, most of the time it's harmless. The advertised clockspeed for any CPU will usually be less than its real capacity because not all chips are created equal and the official clockspeed will be a speed the manufacturer knows will all the chips will run while keeping manufacturing cheap. So a 700MHz chip can usually run 800MHz without a problem. My Raspberry Pi's 700MHz CPU runs at 1GHz without a hitch. I've also overclocked Android phones before without anything overheating or whatever FUD is being spread here.

The only thing that is potentially dangerous is overclocking too far too quickly (e.g. going straight from 700MHz to 1.5GHz) and undervolting while overclocking.

 

[awegew]

It's summer almost. Stop worrying about overclocking things and go socialize with the opposite gender (or the same if that's your preference). Overclocking something that's already fast enough is silly.

 

[adnbek]

Jailbreak and install fakeclockup. Will make your stock iPhone feel sluggish in comparison. The animation speeds are artificially set by the OS and this tweak allows you to accelerate them. It's amazing how fast the phone can potentially be if Apple decided to tweak that setting themselves in the next iOS. I sure hope they do.

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You can overclock any iPhone up to the iPhone 5 by changing some variables in the
System/Library/SystemConfigurations/PowerManagement.bundle
Looking for
com.apple.SystemPowerProfileDefaults.plist

You can tweak some variable to change the frequency the processor is set to..

Not recommended for the casual user but it is possible, I've thought about it on the 5, just have to search through a few more packages to find what I'm looking for

DON'T do this. The cpu will raise the frequency as needed. Keeping it at a high frequency just means you'll drain the battery faster because it's using more juice at idle.

 

[Himanshus]

Why do you want to do that? It's already as fast as a Horse.

 

[adildacoolset]

I merely wish people would stop thinking of a smart phone as if its a desktop PC.
They hear CPU, memory, etc. and they automatically think its acceptable to compare it to a full computer.

Think this way:
I want to over clock my telephone. Sounds dumb doesn't it? lol

Soon, I won't be surprised to see people who want to overclock their glasses and watches.

 

[cynics]

Overclocking = bad, ruins your phone in the long run.
Overclocking on an iPhone = not possible

I wouldn't say that. I've been using an overclocked Xoom (1ghz to 1.7ghz) for over 2 years now. Granted the chip overclocks especially well in comparison to some but now a day the processors out last everything in the device. I'm already past the Xooms lifespan (came out before the iPad 2) and if it only last 2 more years instead of 5 who cares.

I agree with what someone said above, it's more like a hobby. I did it because I could.

 

[old-wiz]

I was interested that the OP wants some way to overclock the CPU, possibly burn out the device, and then expect Apple to fix it under AppleCare+. I can't imagine Apple being willing to fix anything you screwed up yourself like that.

 

[Tessorodesoto]

Why judging the OP? just answer. Whether he wants to do it, legally or not, worth it pr not, just answer. I have noticed it is rather common that most ppl instead of answering all the do is judge....

 

[Mrg02d]

I was interested that the OP wants some way to overclock the CPU, possibly burn out the device, and then expect Apple to fix it under AppleCare+. I can't imagine Apple being willing to fix anything you screwed up yourself like that.

No different than taking your phone near water knowing you might drop it...