iPod touch 4th Gen vs. 5th Gen

cheisA1A · Mar 27, 2013

I just noticed that Apple.com has refurbished 32gb 4th Gen for $179. Don't know if this is significant savings or their usual refurb price. My question is this: is it worth it for a $100+ upgrade to the 5th gen? I was looking for an upgrade in storage space from my current 8gb Touch . One advantage of buying the 4th gen is not having to concern myself with the lightning adapter.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

likethesoup2 · Mar 28, 2013

Do a search -- this has been discussed ad nauseam.

Plutonius · Mar 28, 2013

Yes, it's worth getting the 5th gen.

tastycaramel · Mar 28, 2013

Is there anyone who are using or had used the iPod Touch 5G? Would you mind sharing your experience?

Zmanbaseball2 · Mar 28, 2013

4th Gen vs. 5th Gen

Yes the iPod Touch 4G was laggy IMO on iOS 6 and the 5G was a big upgrade and noticeably faster and very smooth. Another good thing is that it comes in colors and the camera is 5MP+ a 4" screen.
http://youtu.be/f-9whOq38vA

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tastycaramel · Mar 28, 2013

Zmanbaseball2 said:
Yes the iPod Touch 4G was laggy IMO on iOS 6 and the 5G was a big upgrade and noticeably faster and very smooth. Another good thing is that it comes in colors and the camera is 5MP+ a 4" screen.
http://youtu.be/f-9whOq38vA

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I guess it is probably because the iPod touch 4G was already 2 years old and also because of technology advancements.

AbacabMR · Mar 28, 2013

Just get the 5th gen.... you'll never look back. The connector issue is not worth it. imo.

tastycaramel · Mar 28, 2013

AbacabMR said:
Just get the 5th gen.... you'll never look back. The connector issue is not worth it. imo.

It doesn't really matter. The new connector is faster and more reliable.

AppleDeviceUser · Mar 28, 2013

All I can say is yes, it is worth it 100% the 5th gen is much better.

Ffosse · Mar 28, 2013

The screen is far better for one...it's the same as the iPhone and doesn't fade into nothing as you view it at an angle.

The Camera, processor, RAM - everything is better.

Thetonyk123 · Mar 28, 2013

AbacabMR said:
Just get the 5th gen.... you'll never look back. The connector issue is not worth it. imo.

I must say lightning is much better at keeping dust out of the connector then the 30 pin connector. Too bad my dock doesn't work though

TacticalDesire · Mar 28, 2013

tastycaramel said:
Is there anyone who are using or had used the iPod Touch 5G? Would you mind sharing your experience?

My experience has been stellar. Get one. The 4th gen is not worth it for anything more than $120 in my opinion.

raccoonboy · Mar 28, 2013

tastycaramel said:
It doesn't really matter. The new connector is faster and more reliable.

New connector has nothing to do the transfer speed. Its the same.

For the OP, if you dont own an Iphone 4 or above. Ipod touch 5 is a good choice, camera is amazing.

cheisA1A · Mar 28, 2013

Thank you all for the input. Clear choice is the Gen5

tastycaramel · Mar 28, 2013

racoonboy said:
New connector has nothing to do the transfer speed. Its the same.

For the OP, if you dont own an Iphone 4 or above. Ipod touch 5 is a good choice, camera is amazing.

According to apple, the new lightning connector is faster

raccoonboy · Mar 28, 2013

tastycaramel said:
According to apple, the new lightning connector is faster

Lightning connector still use the USB 2.0 technology according to their website. Speed is unchanged.

tastycaramel · Mar 29, 2013

racoonboy said:
Lightning connector still use the USB 2.0 technology according to their website. Speed is unchanged.

I meant that apple claimed that lightning connector actually makes the iPhone faster and charge more efficiently.

bwillwall · Mar 31, 2013

4th gen is RIDICULOUSLY underpowered for iOS 6 and they should by no means still be selling it in 2013. Yes get the 5th gen

tastycaramel · Mar 31, 2013

bwillwall said:
4th gen is RIDICULOUSLY underpowered for iOS 6 and they should by no means still be selling it in 2013. Yes get the 5th gen

Lol I'm still using the 4th gen which is like 1 1/2 years old

bwillwall · Mar 31, 2013

tastycaramel said:
Lol I'm still using the 4th gen which is like 1 1/2 years old

They lag so much! I fix them for people and they are build like **** too

tastycaramel · Apr 1, 2013

bwillwall said:
They lag so much! I fix them for people and they are build like **** too

I know. The back part really s***s as scratches accumulate really fast. Another thing is that they are pretty old now and their specs are outdated.

LaurieAnn · Apr 1, 2013

tastycaramel said:
Lol I'm still using the 4th gen which is like 1 1/2 years old

I've got you beat. I'm still using a 2nd gen iPod Touch. I use it mainly at work to stream Pandora and an older version of Slacker Radio.

Thetonyk123 · Apr 1, 2013

bwillwall said:
They lag so much! I fix them for people and they are build like **** too

The 5th gen is a lot harder to repair in my opinion. Just look on ifixit. Also my 4th gen performs fine for my needs

baypharm · Apr 1, 2013

Quite happy with my 4G model. Works great for what I use it for.

tastycaramel · Apr 2, 2013

LaurieAnn said:
I've got you beat. I'm still using a 2nd gen iPod Touch. I use it mainly at work to stream Pandora and an older version of Slacker Radio.

Classic!

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