iPod touch 5th Generation Review
The iPod touch has always been a bit of a poor relation of the iPhone series. It was there for people who wanted iPhone goodies, but couldn't afford the astronomical price of the phone. However, underdog or not, it revolutionised what people expect from a media player.
The iPod touch 5th generation for 2012 doesn't radically change the status quo, but gives the player some of its own new design tweaks, without ruining what was so great about the device in the first place.
iPod touch 5th Generation Design
Apple's most important design change in the iPod touch 5th generation is that it now features an elongated widescreen display, just like the iPhone 5. It's a little taller than the last generation at 123mm long, but with virtually the same width, it won't cause smaller pockets or hands any issues.
This is Apple's thinnest and lightest iPod touch yet. It's just 88g in weight, 13g lighter than the last model. However, the pedantic variances in weight and thickness are not what defines this version's in-hand experience. It's the build and the player's lines that count.
The new iPod touch is a very slender rectangular brick, less curvy-backed than its predecessors. The well-defined sides lend the device some substance. Without it, this £250 wafer-thin slice of tech might just feel that bit too feather-like.
iPod touch 5th Generation Connectivity
The new 2012 iPod touch borrows a few of the design changes made in the iPhone 5. There's the bevelled edges of the aluminium sides and alongside the 3.5mm headphone jack (which has always been on the bottom on the iPod touch) is the new smaller 8-pin Lightning connector in place of the old 30-pin socket.
Suggestions that the Lightning adapter was introduced to keep the iPhone 5 as slim as possible have been poo-poo'd by some, but here the argument makes complete sense. The Lightning connector is slim and small, and fitting in the larger 30-pin type would have been a challenge. However, Apple veterans will doubtless experience more than a few frustrating moments when all they can find is a half-dozen 30-pin Apple cables, but not a single Lightning one.
The iPod touch has always been a bit of a poor relation of the iPhone series. It was there for people who wanted iPhone goodies, but couldn't afford the astronomical price of the phone. However, underdog or not, it revolutionised what people expect from a media player.
The iPod touch 5th generation for 2012 doesn't radically change the status quo, but gives the player some of its own new design tweaks, without ruining what was so great about the device in the first place.
iPod touch 5th Generation Design
Apple's most important design change in the iPod touch 5th generation is that it now features an elongated widescreen display, just like the iPhone 5. It's a little taller than the last generation at 123mm long, but with virtually the same width, it won't cause smaller pockets or hands any issues.
This is Apple's thinnest and lightest iPod touch yet. It's just 88g in weight, 13g lighter than the last model. However, the pedantic variances in weight and thickness are not what defines this version's in-hand experience. It's the build and the player's lines that count.
The new iPod touch is a very slender rectangular brick, less curvy-backed than its predecessors. The well-defined sides lend the device some substance. Without it, this £250 wafer-thin slice of tech might just feel that bit too feather-like.
iPod touch 5th Generation Connectivity
The new 2012 iPod touch borrows a few of the design changes made in the iPhone 5. There's the bevelled edges of the aluminium sides and alongside the 3.5mm headphone jack (which has always been on the bottom on the iPod touch) is the new smaller 8-pin Lightning connector in place of the old 30-pin socket.
Suggestions that the Lightning adapter was introduced to keep the iPhone 5 as slim as possible have been poo-poo'd by some, but here the argument makes complete sense. The Lightning connector is slim and small, and fitting in the larger 30-pin type would have been a challenge. However, Apple veterans will doubtless experience more than a few frustrating moments when all they can find is a half-dozen 30-pin Apple cables, but not a single Lightning one.
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