Current iPod Touch Now 1,000 Days Old With No Sign of New Model

[ECAZ]

A iPod touch at a lower price could be an awesome tool for retail and restaurants, huge market there as every store or restaurant need a bunch of them.

 

[44267547]

It doesn’t need to be updated. The fact the Apple Store keeps it available, shows that there is a demographic, but it’s just been totally consumed by the iPhone and overshadowed that it shares almost identical functionality.

 

[Putzi360]

At day 1000 I bought a brand new iPod touch 7 128GB in the really nice blue color option.
I like the tiny footprint of this device. It will be my home music player from now on.
If some kind of alternatively nice device pops up next week I could return it. But probably I won't.

 

[RadioHedgeFund]

What’s the use case? Not that many tweens are listening to music that regularly who don’t already have phones. iPod Classics aren’t a form factor great for video either, you can’t play games on one.

What parent is going to spend money on a high capacity iPod classic (when there kid streams everything anyway) when they could get them a cheap tablet or even a carrier subsidized iPhone for less?

The iPod Classic would be some sort of $500 collectors item that would no doubt sell out in a day.

The advantage of a cheaper, up-to-date iPod Touch would be to allow my 8 year old to use an iOS device that isn’t connected to a cellular network but he can still access apps, Apple Arcade etc on it.

Yes, I can buy say a 2nd hand iPhone 6S and not put a SIM card in it but over here in the UK that’s £130 for a nearly had it iPhone with a slow processor and probably a battery that has less than 70% max capacity so I’m looking at an extra £50 for a new battery from a phone shop and maybe £10 for a case. That’s £190 at which point so may as well buy a new iPod Touch for £199.

If Apple offered a gateway iPod Touch with something like the A12 in for £99 in the same chassis as the current one they would sell a lot and more importantly bankroll a lot of Apple One subscriptions.

 

[lee647]

i want the real classic ipod back the one with the click wheel!

 

[Scottsoapbox]

Just use your old iPhone as an "iPod touch" - parents just don't buy a data plan and it's exactly the same except with better hardware.

 

[RadioHedgeFund]

Just use your old iPhone as an "iPod touch" - parents just don't buy a data plan and it's exactly the same except with better hardware.

This comes down to dimensions. An old, say iPhone XR is just far too big for the hands of an 8 year old.

 

[iHorseHead]

In Poland they don't even sell iPods in the stores anymore…

 

[iHorseHead]

i want the real classic ipod back the one with the click wheel!

Me too but it'll never happen.

 

[Scottsoapbox]

This comes down to dimensions. An old, say iPhone XR is just far too big for the hands of an 8 year old.

Kids younger than 8 use iPads.

This is not a real problem.

 

[RadioHedgeFund]

Kids younger than 8 use iPads.

This is not a real problem.

But an iPad is the size of a book whereas an iPhone XR is not ergonomically designed for their hands.

 

[harry morgan]

Was looking for news about the iPod touch. Not just for kids. I use it as a dedicated media player for streaming music to various speakers. It's a great little system for that use. If a new model is released, I'll order it right away.

 

[ajfahey]

Was looking for news about the iPod touch. Not just for kids. I use it as a dedicated media player for streaming music to various speakers. It's a great little system for that use. If a new model is released, I'll order it right away.

Use an old iPhone or iPad.

 

[JPack]

The previous one was 1,400 days old before it was replaced.

Won't be anything this year.

 

[Diablo360]

I forgot that these even existed lol. I figured most iPod users would have an iPhone by now

 

[Killbynumbers]

Do they even still sell them? I'm not interested in one but I did look on the website and they don't make it easy to find them. You have to find a link to them at the bottom of the stores page.