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6.1mm-thick 5th-gen iPod touch has Siri, 4" display, A5 CPU

iPod touch dual core CPU, dual core GPU A5 processor. | Source: Apple

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Apple's new iPod touch features the same larger 4-inch screen as the iPhone 5, while sporting a design 6.1 millimeters thick that weighs just 88 grams. It also adds Siri support, comes in five colors, and includes a new wrist strap called the iPod touch loop.

The redesigned iPod touch has a brushed aluminum back, along with the new 9-pin Lightning connector. It also runs the A5 processor, giving it dual-core chip power.


The iPod touch can be purchased in five colors: raw aluminum, black, blue, yellow and red. The iPod touch loop wrist straps are also available in matching colors.

The new fifth-generation, 6.1 mm iPod touch is $299 for a 32-gigabyte model, while the high-end 64-gigabyte model is $399.

iPod touch, 6.1mm thick with corresponding strap. | Source: Apple

The fourth-generation iPod touch will remain available for $199 for the 16-gigabyte model, while a 32-gigabyte model will be $249.

Apple said the new iPod nano has up to 7 times faster graphics than the previous iPod touch. It will also allow Siri voice control functionality.

The camera has been updated to a 5-megapixel iSight that is backside illuminated. Apple has promised the iPod touch offers up to 40 hours of music playback, or 8 hours of video, an improvement over the previous model.

The rear camera can shoot 1080p video with image stabilization, and the device supports iPhoto and iMovie for iOS. The forward-facing FaceTime camera also has 720p video functionality.

iPod touch 5MP rear camera with LED flash
Source: Apple

Also added to the new iPod touch is panoramic photos in the camera application. That feature will also be available in the iPhone 5.

The iPod touch loop attaches to the back of the new iPod touch and allows users to secure the device with a wrist strap, with or without a cover.



78 Comments

tallest skil 15 Years · 43086 comments

Originally Posted by ImperialForces 
Any news on iPod Classic?

 

Hopefully discontinued. Or kept, if the touch doesn't hit 128.

 

No 128GB iPod touch, so possibly kept. We'll have to wait for the Store page to come back up to confirm.

 

That 5th gen iPod touch price bothers me.

blackbook 14 Years · 1360 comments

Pricing announced for the new Touch. $299? Writing on the wall says "No cheap iPad Mini coming!"

ringo 23 Years · 329 comments

[QUOTE]Apple said the new iPod nano has up to 7 times faster graphics than the previous iPod touch.[/QUOTE] That's amazing, but what about the graphics in the new iPod touch? :3

tallest skil 15 Years · 43086 comments

Originally Posted by Ringo 
That's amazing, but what about the graphics in the new iPod touch? :3

 

It's an A5 chip. So those graphics.