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So the Nexus 7 starts at $100 cheaper, but yet has a far faster quad core CPU, a better GPU, and has double the RAM. Way to go Apple. As usual all they can manage to do is release outdated junk... Also, for all the people who will start saying how a quad CPU is not needed etc, think about a few years down the road...

You also have to factor in that the Nexus 7 has 8 GB of total storage (compared to 32 GB) and only one camera.

Also, Google specifically stated that they are selling the Nexus 7 at cost, meaning they sell for less and don't make profit:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/nexus-7-component-costs/

Amazon does the same with their Kindles. The lower cost is great for users, but it's not something I would necessarily fault Apple.
 
No remote and mic at all, check out the Apple-Store:
iPhone 5: ships with "Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic"
iPod Touch: ships with "Apple EarPods"

I wonder when the EarPods without Remote and Mic will be available separately :confused:

I wonder why the remote that comes in new earpods is not compatible with iPod shuffle 3rd generation... :confused: :(
 

i feel dumb haha. I was thinking you were looking for "with" since it comes without :p

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So the Nexus 7 starts at $100 cheaper, but yet has a far faster quad core CPU, a better GPU, and has double the RAM. Way to go Apple. As usual all they can manage to do is release outdated junk... Also, for all the people who will start saying how a quad CPU is not needed etc, think about a few years down the road...

will you have the same device a few years down the road though? Even a computer is around a 4 year life span. Would you need 16gb of ram in the next 4 years?....probably not.
 
hmm so the new ipod touch with the a5 soc and 512mb ram gets the same geekbench score as a 4s with a5 soc and 512mb ram......

who would of thought?
 
why buy one of these when the iPad mini is coming out? :confused:

such a stupid product fragmentation
 
Doesn't matter. The UI is more efficient. The Apple product DOESN'T NEED THE EXTRA SPECS TO BE FASTER. Google has to bloat the specs to run an inferior, less efficient operating system.
So when I play shadowgun on my Nexus 7, and a CPU monitor show all 4 cores being heavily used, that is just bloat, correct? When I process high MP photos, and again, the CPU monitor shows all 4 cores being heavily accessed, that is just bloat? When I do the same task on my iPad, my specific photos take significantly longer to fully render, but you will certainly forget about that fact after 1 second.
Again, think about down the road as well. As of today there aren't many good multithreaded applications, so a dual may work fine in many cases. Additionally, who knows what will be thaught of and implemented in the mobilesphere in the next several years, so I want my current device to be as powerful as possible now, so I can run those new things, and not have to upgrade at that time.

i feel dumb haha. I was thinking you were looking for "with" since it comes without :p

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will you have the same device a few years down the road though? Even a computer is around a 4 year life span. Would you need 16gb of ram in the next 4 years?....probably not.
That is the goal... A present I have an iPad 1. In 2010, when I bought it, it worked well. After iOS5 however, it crashes extremely often, almost making it unusable. Almost every crash can be pinned to its low 256MB ram. Back in 2010, 256MB worked ok, but not anymore. That exact same thing will happen to 5G iPod owners in just a few years, and you know it. The A6 is far more powerful, along with the A5X than the A5, and come iOS7 or later, the iPod 5th gen will struggle. Apple will leave the device behind quick....
 
I love the look of the Black & Slate version! Hopes everyone who gets it, enjoys their new iPod Touches! :)
 
I've always wondered why the iphone uses different packaging than the ipod touch...they used to be the same...
 
I really wished that apple would have put the Earpods with the remote and mic in with the iPod. Well since I already bought the ones with the mic, these will serve as a replacement(I hope my current ones don't break, but I know they will):)
 
why buy one of these when the iPad mini is coming out? :confused:

such a stupid product fragmentation

Not at all. I have an iPad2 32G/3G which I use constantly (still on 5.1.1). I ordered the iPod Touch 5G because it will fit into my pocket. That's really handy in the stores, on my treadmill, and while out and about.

A mini iPad doesn't interest me because the Apple products I now own meet my needs perfectly. That's not to say I might find it appropriate for gift giving, if a mini is actually announced by Apple and specs provided. But I certainly don't need or want one.
 
So the Nexus 7 starts at $100 cheaper, but yet has a far faster quad core CPU, a better GPU, and has double the RAM. Way to go Apple. As usual all they can manage to do is release outdated junk... Also, for all the people who will start saying how a quad CPU is not needed etc, think about a few years down the road...

The iPod Touch fits in my pocket. The Nexus 7 doesn't. If I wasn't concerned with portability, I would probably get a tablet but it wouldn't be a tiny 7" tablet :p.
 
I thought a phone number was required for WhatsApp?

As far as I know...I can't remember, I honestly don't use that app very much. Now that I think about it, I haven't used it here in Taiwan at all. But MagicJack works on my phone here and lots of people here text with Line.

I'm honestly considering selling my iPhone 4S and getting the new iPod Touch as it would mean a jump from 16 to 32 GB and maybe $100 in profit to boot.
 
The iPod Touch fits in my pocket. The Nexus 7 doesn't. If I wasn't concerned with portability, I would probably get a tablet but it wouldn't be a tiny 7" tablet :p.

You are not the first to say that, but let me ask, what kind of pants are you guys wearing? I am an average sized male, and my Nexus 7 fits in my dockers, jeans, and basketball shorts pockets fine...
 
Wow I'm paying $399 for a iPod touch that's packaged like some cheap toy?

Still don't understand why anyone would pay $399 for the iPod touch. It still only has 64GB. The iPod classic is much better value and you get a 160GB hard drive. It hardly weighs any more and the touch wheel is easier to use with one hand.

For $399 you could buy an iPhone or get a cheap PAYG smartphone and stick an SD card in for a few quid to bring it up to 64GB.

I would have preferred a 5" screen to compete with the PS Vita and to differentiate it from the iPhone.

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new itunes coming out today?
what do you guys think?

Nah it will probably come out with the new iPad Mini in a couple of weeks.
 
Can't wait for the reports of the anodizing chipping off or the body scuffed and dented out of the box.
 
I have an ipad2. i love to use it around the house.

I have a phone from work for free, it's a blackberry. it does what it does.

I think it's overkill for me to buy an iphone5.

The ipod Touch would match perfectly wasn't it that according to this benchmark, it's performance is worse than my old ipad2? :s
 
I, too, carry my iPod Touch's packaging around in public, in proof of my maturity and manliness.


First two generations were 128, the next two were 256, I'd imagine this and the next will be 512. But totally a guess. Will be interesting to find out!

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1138928

shows the RAM as being 503 - so 512 MB is probably the official. Here's a 4G, in comparison.

http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/1141039

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The image of the test results in the first post shows an L2 cache of 1024 MB - isn't that the RAM?

That's 1024 KB - or 1 MB. L2 is on-processor cache.
 
iPod touch shipped early this morning, but isn't arriving till the 15th. The adapter shipped today too & is arriving tomorrow. Sure wish it was reversed!

I think it's odd that they're requiring a signature for the adapter.
 
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