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iOS refers to the compass internally as the magnetometer. It exists in all iPhones since the 3GS and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [1]