What are the advantages of armv7 over armv6 when compiling iPhone apps?

Question

If there are any advantages at all... couldn\'t find anything conclusive in the docs.

Apparently armv7 is for newer version of iOS... is it faster? smaller? Better a

Answer 1

arm7 is more optimized for the iPod Touch (3rd Gen) and iPhone 3GS and newer. You need to use 'Standard/arm6+arm7' when building for older devices. In practice, I haven't seen much performance difference in my applications.