iPhone Air Why no comparisons to iPod touch

[gadget123]

How come it’s being compared to the X and not the last Ipod touch? I reckon it’s almost as good as a larger iPod touch had Apple still made these

 

[azhava]

???

I'm not sure what "it" you're referring to, but the last iPod touch was manufactured 6 years ago, wasn't a phone, and in no way compares to a modern iPhone. The technology is primitive by comparison. Might as well compare to a Palm Pilot while we're at it.

 

[gadget123]

Yes I mean the thin size of the iPod rather than what it was

 

[azhava]

Yes I mean the thin size of the iPod rather than what it was

It probably helped that the iPod touch had no cellular modem, no NFC, no GPS, no Bluetooth, no LIDAR, no noise canceling mic, no biometric authentication and only one speaker. There was a lot less hardware to cram inside the shell.