![]() ![]() ![]() Its cameras are garbage: 1.2MP around front. We don’t recommend buying one – that chip’s on borrowed time. ![]() The final model has an A10 from the iPhone 7. It lacks power: The sporadic release cycle twinned with last-gen chips even in new units meant the iPod Touch rapidly aged. Worse: the lack of Face ID and Touch ID robs the iPod Touch of modern security. Its tech is old: The lack of a compass is an irritant – frustrating when apps expect one. Why it’s good Apple killed the iPod Touch The iPod Touch next to a modern iPhone. It also excelled as an over-the-top remote to control other Apple hardware. It was a capable extra: With iCloud, iPod Touch increasingly became a superb ‘back up’ device, for when your iPhone keeled over or you just wanted to focus. ![]() It was a device for enjoying life – not for boring office calls. It’s bright and cheery: Admittedly, it took until 2013 for iPod Touch to stray beyond boring black and wearisome white, but then it impressed with bright colours that screamed fun. iPod Touch is a reminder of when pocketable meant just that. It’s so tiny: You forget how portable devices were before surfboard sized phones took hold. Great for kids – but less great for Apple’s bottom line. It was affordable: Apple doesn’t do cheap, but the iPod Touch’s final iteration cost a reasonable £199 for the 32GB model – half an iPhone SE and over £100 less than an iPad. It remained the obvious choice if you wanted an iPhone experience, but couldn’t afford – or didn’t need – an actual iPhone. It gave us an alternative: The first iPod touch arrived within months of the iPhone, for a fraction of the price. Play Steve Jobs introduces the original iPod Touch. ![]()
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