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iPod touch Will the iPod Touch 5th Gen have better viewing angles?
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It should be better. The technical specification page says it's coming with a 4-inch (diagonal) widescreen display with Multi-Touch IPS technology (just liked the iPhone). The previous version didn't have IPS.
http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/specs.html
http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/specs.html
There is a full black bar on the top of the rear iPhone.
I believe the iPod Touch only has a small oval on the right hand side which is used for Wifi reception.
http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/features/
oh wow...that huge black top bar on the iPhone 5 is for Wifi? so i'm guessing b/c they made the phone thinner they had to place the antenna externally? i don't get it...i thought the metal band around the iPhone was for ALL radio reception (voice, data, and wifi).
yeah, it's the small oval i was talking about for the iPod Touch. so that's the antenna for the iPod Touch? why couldn't they keep the designs consistent? the oval looks extremely misplaced
Overall, I thought this was an amazing upgrade to the iPod Touch. Perhaps this is due to the fact that there wasn't an upgrade last year.
Other than GPS/Cellular capabilities, the only differences I could find when comparing the iPod Touch and iPhone tech specification pages side by side was that the iPod has the A5 instead of A6 processor and a 5mp versus 8mp camera.
And yes, it's very expensive. But if you consider that it's completely non-subsidized, unlike the carriers who heavily subsidize the iPhone, maybe $299 isn't so bad. I would like to know the component costs involved.
Other than GPS/Cellular capabilities, the only differences I could find when comparing the iPod Touch and iPhone tech specification pages side by side was that the iPod has the A5 instead of A6 processor and a 5mp versus 8mp camera.
And yes, it's very expensive. But if you consider that it's completely non-subsidized, unlike the carriers who heavily subsidize the iPhone, maybe $299 isn't so bad. I would like to know the component costs involved.
I was also thinking about the same question as the OP, I find my 4th gen iPod touch unusable because of the appalling viewing angles and color shifting. Although I will not rule out the possibility of binning, I guess IPS should guarantee a baseline quality across these screens.