I am sort of up for getting one as a remote for the tv, so that there is one available for guests to use, as well as the people who live here who all have iPhones.
It really doesn't make sense. The iPod Touch could have given non-iPhone users an iPhone experience. Instead, they stripped many of the important features away from it.
If anything, I think they should upgrade the camera. Make the camera better than the iPhones if they have to. Give it a little bulk and put in optical zoom. It can work as a point and shoot/gaming device without being seen as the inferior to the iPhone. It can attack Samsung's Smart Cameras. Now it's just a stripped down iPod Touch. This is worse than a stripped down iPhone. I don't know what is the purpose of this device.
People with smartphones probably won't buy it. People with iPhones definitely won't buy it. People with dumb phones could get it, but they can get Smartphones for about the same price, except have more features (albeit probably a weaker screen). I think that's a sacrifice most people will make though.
It really doesn't make sense. The iPod Touch could have given non-iPhone users an iPhone experience. Instead, they stripped many of the important features away from it.
If anything, I think they should upgrade the camera. Make the camera better than the iPhones if they have to. Give it a little bulk and put in optical zoom. It can work as a point and shoot/gaming device without being seen as the inferior to the iPhone. It can attack Samsung's Smart Cameras. Now it's just a stripped down iPod Touch. This is worse than a stripped down iPhone. I don't know what is the purpose of this device.
People with smartphones probably won't buy it. People with iPhones definitely won't buy it. People with dumb phones could get it, but they can get Smartphones for about the same price, except have more features (albeit probably a weaker screen). I think that's a sacrifice most people will make though.
Optical zoom? Is this a joke.
The iPhones have a much higher margin for Apple. Apple markets the Touch so that people who are choosing between an iPhone and Touch, get an iPhone. The Touch is for people who will not get an iPhone but many people who own another type of smartphone do buy the iPod Touch.
I didn't care about or use the rear camera either until a tow service "dropped" my car. Those pics are the only reason my insurance company reopened a claim they declined originally. Tow guy has impound lot and a relationship with ins adjusters.
dont you kinda have the rear camera on your phone already???
It really doesn't make sense. The iPod Touch could have given non-iPhone users an iPhone experience.
I would NEVER buy an iPod touch without the camera, the camera is one of the main reasons to buy it and without the camera there are many apps that would be incompatible with this device. I would rather buy a laggy 4th gen touch with a camera than this. Again I use the camera on this almost every day, and yes I would pay an extra 70-$100to have the camera included because the device would simply be useless without a camera for me. If half the apps I use would become incompatible without the camera then what is even the point of this device.
Again the camera isn't just for picture taking, for many apps, namely the ones that I use most, they will not work without the camera, making this device useless for me without the camera.
If I needed to play music I would buy a Sansa clip or something that would work well and I wouldn't even need the iPod, but this is an all in one device and I pay a premium to get it, so i expect the features to be there, however it's much better than paying for an iPhone contract, which there would be no way I would ever be able to afford an iPhone contract.
I would rather pay more money for something that works well then pay $70-100 less for something that is purposely gimped or only works half way with tons of features locked out, which is what this 16GB touch is doing. Again if this was my only choice and I needed to play music I would be finding a cheaper option.
This is also deceiving consumers since the 5th gen and 4th gen touch have cameras , I am sure apple is not putting on the packaging that this product is missing the camera, and stores only show the front of the iPod, you can't see the back through the case so you don't know it's missing when you buy it. I expect a lot of returns and angry consumers.
I remember a certain ambient light sensor that was not in the iPod Touch 5. Everything in the design cost money and Apple breaks down the cost to see what they can get rid of in order to meet their desired product cost.
I remember a certain ambient light sensor that was not in the iPod Touch 5. Everything in the design cost money and Apple breaks down the cost to see what they can get rid of in order to meet their desired product cost.
iTouch gen 5 32Gb is very cool but 16Gb is disasterHow can an iTouch new generation play without camera
? Let buy 32Gb ver or iTouch 4, don't be too foolish saving.
Having thought about it though, some parents don't want children to have cameras
why would any parent not want their children to have cameras>??