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iPod touch New iPod Touch 5G is Coming out in September
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You're absolutely right, I'm also afraid of. Apple hasn't release new upgrades since last one and half year. If this time Apple will ignore it then it will be the matter of discussion.
A new iPod Nano with bigger screeen, new iPhone, iPad Mini dont leave much space for a iPod Touch. Can easy imagine that it get not updated anymore; except BT 4.0.
I doubt NFC.
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Apple will not slash it. Why would they?
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Really, how so. All the items you mentioned are distinct from the iPod touch.
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The iPad has data connectivity.
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The carriers would not want that, doubt they would allow it on their network.
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The carriers would not want that, doubt they would allow it on their network.
In a lifetime of approximately 5 years, a single year's exception constitutes a deviation of approximately 20%. That's not an insignificant sample. And no, a colour change does not count.
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The current iPod touch will get iOS 6. No need to wait for anything new.
some iOS6 key new features won't be compatible with the touch 4G:
- No offline reading, no 3d maps, no shared photo streams. Of course no Siri.
So a refresh is needed to get this features unless Apple don't want to bring them to the touch. (is not the first time that Apple do that..remeber that the 4g is the first touch to get "camera".)
I think that the touch will be substituted by the iPad mini at the end, so i don't expect so much improvements for it. I vote for A6 and camera.
Wrong.
Why would GPS be useless? WiFi has nothing to do with GPS functionality if you have an app that utilizes maps stored onboard the the iPod. Personally, I use the Navigon app (paired with this GPS receiver - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M3BICU?tag=vglnk-c1020-20) but you could use any of these apps that have maps stored "offline" and don't require cellular or WiFi connectivity.
http://bad-elf.com/compatible-apps/#navigation
Why would GPS be useless? WiFi has nothing to do with GPS functionality if you have an app that utilizes maps stored onboard the the iPod. Personally, I use the Navigon app (paired with this GPS receiver - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M3BICU?tag=vglnk-c1020-20) but you could use any of these apps that have maps stored "offline" and don't require cellular or WiFi connectivity.
http://bad-elf.com/compatible-apps/#navigation
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That's your opinion. Given your math, theres an 80% likely-hood of them releasing an updated iPod Touch. There's already been leaks. We know since last year was a colour change that this year it's more due for an update taking that 80% up to more like 100%. He's just using MacRumors for free advertisement for his blog, which is against the TOS. I hope he gets banned.
The tab says fake images and even if those were real, the iPod touch 5G will just be branded as the iPad Mini.
One much consider profit margins for Apple. iPod touch still costs around $120 or so to manufacture. Obviously apple margin grows if people opt for the 64Gb version of the touch.
But the low end of the iPod touch means very little profit margin to Apple. iPhone's manufacturing costs may be $170-200 because of the extra radios inside but Apple sells for $600 or so in bulk to carriers.
As more consumers get iPhones that means less need for iPod touch and many parents take out sim and let their kids use old iPhones essentially as thicker iPod touches.
The iPod lines including the touch now account for less than 7% of Apple's revenues. iPad and iPhone account for 60-70% of revenues. That's where apple is focusing.
But the low end of the iPod touch means very little profit margin to Apple. iPhone's manufacturing costs may be $170-200 because of the extra radios inside but Apple sells for $600 or so in bulk to carriers.
As more consumers get iPhones that means less need for iPod touch and many parents take out sim and let their kids use old iPhones essentially as thicker iPod touches.
The iPod lines including the touch now account for less than 7% of Apple's revenues. iPad and iPhone account for 60-70% of revenues. That's where apple is focusing.