iPod touch
From Mac Guides
The iPod touch features an iPhone-like interface and touch screen and features wireless access to the iTunes Store and the internet.
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First-Generation iPod touch
The 8 and 16 GB models of the first-generation iPod touch were introduced on September 5, 2007 at Apple's "The Beat Goes On" media event. The 32 GB model was added February 5, 2008.
Configurations
| Capacity | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (USD) | $299 | $399 | $499 |
Specifications
Size and Weight
Height: 110 mm (4.3 inches) Width: 61.8 mm (2.4 inches) Depth: 8? mm (? inch) Weight: 120 grams (4.2 ounces)
Capacity
- 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB flash drive
- Holds up to 1,750, 3,500 or 7,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
- Holds up to 10,000, 20,000 or 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
- Holds up to 10, 20 or 40 hours of video
Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Second-Generation iPod touch
The second-generation iPod touch was unveiled at Apple's "Let's Rock" media event on September 9, 2008.
Configurations
| Capacity | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (USD/EUR/GBP) | $229/€219/£169 | $299/€279/£219 | $399/€369/£289 |
Specifications
More detailed specifications listed at Apple.com
Size and weight:
- Height: 110 mm (4.3 inches)
- Width: 61.8 mm (2.4 inches)
- Depth: 8.5 mm (0.33 inch)
- Weight: 115 grams (4.05 ounces)
Capacity
- 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB flash drive
- Holds up to 1,750, 3,500 or 7,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
- Holds up to 10,000, 20,000 or 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
- Holds up to 10, 20 or 40 hours of video
Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
- Playback time
- Music playback time: up to 36 hours when fully charged
- Video playback time: up to 6 hours when fully charged
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adaptor (sold separately)
- Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
- Full-charge time: about 3 hours
Fourth-Generation iPod touch
The fourth-generation iPod touch was unveiled at Apple's special media event on September 1, 2010.
Configurations
| Capacity | 8 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (USD/EUR/GBP) | $199/€219/£169 | $299/€279/£219 | $399/€369/£289 |
Specifications
More detailed specifications listed at Apple.com
Size and weight:
- Height: 111 mm (4.4 inches)
- Width: 58.9 mm (2.3 inches)
- Depth: 7.2 mm (0.28 inch)
- Weight: 101 grams (3.56 ounces)
Capacity
- 8GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
- Holds up to 1,750, 7,000 or 14,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
- Holds up to 10,000, 40,000 or 90,000 iPod-viewable photos
- Holds up to 10, 40 or 80 hours of video
Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
- 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 324 pixels per inch
Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
- Playback time
- Music playback time: up to 40 hours when fully charged
- Video playback time: up to 7 hours when fully charged
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adaptor (sold separately)
- Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
- Full-charge time: about 4 hours
Differences Between iPod touch and iPhone
The iPhone has the following hardware features that the iPod touch does not:
- Cameras (the fourth generation carries cameras, but are not the same as the ones in the iPhone)
- Compass
- Gyroscope (this applies to all previous generations, as the fourth generation carries a gyroscope)
- “Song Skip” button on included headset
- Built-in microphone for voice recording and calls (this difference only applies to the first generation touch, as the second/third generation has a microphone in the headphones, and the fourth generation has a microphone built-in)
- EDGE wireless internet
- Bluetooth (this difference only applies to the first generation touch, as the second generation has bluetooth capabilities)
- GPS
- 3G wireless Internet
- FaceTime (the fourth generation allows FaceTime)
The iPhone has the following software features that the iPod touch does not:
- Sounds setting under General
- Ringtones
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iPod (1G) | iPod (2G) | iPod (3G) | iPod (4G Monochrome) | iPod (4G Color) | iPod (5G) | iPod classic |
