But even my perennially unfit frame can appreciate the small size and lightness when I begrudgingly decide to go for a run.īattery life from the iPod Touch's 1,043mAh battery is less impressive.
I have no trouble navigating through apps like Apple Music or games like Angry Birds 2, but I've long since grown accustomed to devices that are offer a lot more real estate, and a smaller gadget feels like a step backward. I'm spoiled by my comically large Nexus 6, but even Apple has conceded the display size war and bumped the iPhone 6 up to 4.7 inches.
I can't get over how small iPod Touch is. Even more disappointing is the rather meager battery life, which was about 25 percent shorter than that of the 2012 model in our tests. That means it lacks GPS, the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, touch-to-pay Apple Pay functionality, and - most importantly - the bigger 4.7-inch screen of the modern iPhone. Apple's updated the innards, but left the exterior alone, right down the the 4-inch screen. That said, this updated iPod won't be confused for the latest iPhone model. (Step-up models range from 32GB and 64GB, up to 128GB, and are available for $399, £329 in the UK, and AU$579 in Australia.)īut while the iPod Touch was generally known as "the iPhone without the phone," this Wi-Fi-only model has no contract, but costs far less than the $449 to $649 that an iPhone will run you. And by keeping the starting price at $199 for the 16GB model (£159 in the UK, and AU$279 in Australia), Apple reestablishes an affordable entry point into iOS, the Touch's operating system and content universe that's also shared by iPhones, iPads and the Apple TV.
IPOD TOUCH 6TH GENERATION UPDATE
It's a welcome update that keeps the Touch competitive with the current generation of iPhone and iPad hardware - this new Touch will play the latest games and be able to utilize the latest apps that were too taxing on the older hardware, and the new camera will take better snapshots to boot.
This means the latest iPod Touch has a much faster processor and an improved camera over the previous iPod Touch it replaces, which was released way back in 2012. Apple released a new version of the iPod Touch without much fanfare back in July, refreshing the interior hardware to be in line with the guts of the iPhone 6.