Damn, the bloody iPod touch has better CPU than my iPhone 5s and iPad Mini 3 together. *cries in the corner*
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Apple Launches A8-Based iPod Touch With 8MP Camera, Adds New Nano and Shuffle Colors
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Because it's sloppy work. They made a mistake and used the wrong image.
Nano should get a fresh new OS, but overall its a nice iPod update. Wasn't expecting anything bigger than colours, but the A8 touch is a great improvement.
Not sure who still buys the iPod touch since iPhones are really cheap secondhand (iPhone 4S is still more convenient to have over this touch I think). When I was 13 I bought an iPod touch because the iPhone was too expensive (3G had just come out and the previous gen wasn't even available in my country). My 13-year-old sister now has an iPhone 4 and an iPad (from school)... How times have changed!
Not sure who still buys the iPod touch since iPhones are really cheap secondhand (iPhone 4S is still more convenient to have over this touch I think). When I was 13 I bought an iPod touch because the iPhone was too expensive (3G had just come out and the previous gen wasn't even available in my country). My 13-year-old sister now has an iPhone 4 and an iPad (from school)... How times have changed!
very nice update wow
given this was updated I'd be surprised if they drop the ipad mini
I think the mini 4 will get an even better update with an A9, 2GB of RAM, Force Touch, upgraded camera (iPhone 6 Plus version with OIS), etc.
So the new iPod touch is faster than my iPhone 5s. Hmm.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Because you will (pay)... as will everyone else.
The point of what ? Do you also think that iPhone users would not buy a Touch 6 ?
Hmm, I would like to believe you
But the A8 board is one thing, the device another....The biggest cost would be changing the device, not the board.
Maybe the A-series is designed that with minimal effort an A5 is replaced by an A8....
Hmmm, I just 'upgraded' my iPod touch 5g with an iPhone 5c (used).
Got sick of how badly the touch ran ios8.
I love these iPod touches and might have to pick up another (1st gen, 4th gen, and 5th gen already)
It is going to be impressively fast and hopefully the camera is equally as good.
Can't beat the small thin, light design..love them.
Wish it had Touch ID though.
Wonder if my wife can tell the difference between the new model and the last one...might be lucky.
Got sick of how badly the touch ran ios8.
I love these iPod touches and might have to pick up another (1st gen, 4th gen, and 5th gen already)
It is going to be impressively fast and hopefully the camera is equally as good.
Can't beat the small thin, light design..love them.
Wish it had Touch ID though.
Wonder if my wife can tell the difference between the new model and the last one...might be lucky.
For me, I imagine I'll get an updated iPod touch sometime because everything about it is considerably better than my iPhone at a crazy low price.
Changing just colors and charging obscene amounts for outdated tech is typical Apple. But what is shocking - the outdated software on the Nano. Still the same old, pre-iOS7 UI... Just shocking. And truly pathetic.
Its the iPod Touch 7!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps they toyed around with chainging the design to match the 6???
I know I'm shocked too... Apart from the ability to make calls, bigger screen, 4G, and other nitty bits
There's no point in buying an iPhone 6 especially when you compare the prices.
They should have opted for the A7 as like you said iPods are declining but if it's cheaper to add a better chip and other hardware then good on them.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
A 2GB mp3 player in 2015....LOL. But it has new colors! Apple's innovation at its finest.
THERE IS NO CLOUD UNDERGROUND. APPLE, DON’T MAKE ME PUT MY IPOD IN THE OVEN.
Title says it all. I have a wonderful 16GB Red iPod Nano gen 6, an awesome iPod with an awesome screen, and it’s broken and doesn’t work anymore. To fix it, I have to heat it in an oven to loosen the glue so I can take it apart. I don’t want to go there.
What I want, APPLE, is a new iPod with MORE MEMORY.
Did you give us that? No.
Did you think this through? No.
Are the new offerings today sufficient? No.
I don’t want a gigantic iPod Touch. I want a SMALL device with a LOT of memory for music. In NYC, there is NO cloud access under the river when you’re on the subway. We need local storage—period.
Apple you so disappoint.
Title says it all. I have a wonderful 16GB Red iPod Nano gen 6, an awesome iPod with an awesome screen, and it’s broken and doesn’t work anymore. To fix it, I have to heat it in an oven to loosen the glue so I can take it apart. I don’t want to go there.
What I want, APPLE, is a new iPod with MORE MEMORY.
Did you give us that? No.
Did you think this through? No.
Are the new offerings today sufficient? No.
I don’t want a gigantic iPod Touch. I want a SMALL device with a LOT of memory for music. In NYC, there is NO cloud access under the river when you’re on the subway. We need local storage—period.
Apple you so disappoint.
Hmm, I would like to believe you
But the A8 board is one thing, the device another....The biggest cost would be changing the device, not the board.
Maybe the A-series is designed that with minimal effort an A5 is replaced by an A8....
Unlikely. There's more components updated than just the SoC.