The 6th generation of the iPod Touch has been released.

It features much improved components compared to its predecessor. It uses the A8 chip, the same chip as the one found in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, though it is clocked down slightly due to battery constraints. it features a new M8 motion processor including features like enhanced gyro sensors and a pedometer. It has a 4 inch retina display (same size as the iPhone 5 and 5s). It runs on 64-bit architecture. The rear facing camera is now the same one as the iPhone 6, which has 8 megapixels and features burst mode, 120FPS slo-mo, cinematic video stabilization, and more.

The 16 GB model starts at $199, the 32 GB model is $249, the 64 GB model is $299, and a brand new 128 GB model is $399. It comes in one of seven colors.

This is a very significant upgrade and the high-storage model is a good choice for music fanatics. The device certainly has some good specs to go with it. I guess the iPod Touch wasn't abandoned after all.

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[Foxi4]

I think iPod's still have relevancy in that they're budget multimedia players that use a polished, reliable OS with a premium design and build. I have a OnePlus One, but I'll definitely pick one up for general music playing and the occasional, exclusive iOS app.

Completely useless garbage, but you use your money however you want. All I'm saying is that if all media players like this disappeared from the Earth overnight, nobody would shed a tear as every potential customer (including you) already has a device that does the same thing plus it's a phone. I believe iPods still sell exclusively thanks to hordes of die-hard Apple fanboys who just have to queue up in front of Apple stores like a giant human centipede to lap up whatever gadget Apple farts out, regardless of whether they need it or not, because otherwise they risk being "unhip".

 

[Septimo]

Completely useless garbage, but you use your money however you want. All I'm saying is that if all media players like this disappeared from the Earth overnight, nobody would shed a tear as every potential customer (including you) already has a device that does the same thing plus it's a phone. I believe iPods still sell exclusively thanks to hordes of die-hard Apple fanboys who just have to queue up in front of Apple stores like a giant human centipede to lap up whatever gadget Apple farts out, regardless of whether they need it or not, because otherwise they risk being "unhip".

I honestly wouldn't call it garbage. I've never owned an Apple product, but I'm familiar with them and I have to say that they're wonderfully designed. I appreciate the music experience, more so than Android's, and they're a few hundred dollars less than a full blown iPhone. Yeah, they essentially do and play what my phone does, but I appreciate certain aspects and experiences on iOS. I do agree that Apple owe their success to their loyal fanbase and honestly feel that they haven't really innovated in years. Regardless, I like the experience an iPod provides, heh.

 

[HaloEffect17]

I believe iPods still sell exclusively thanks to hordes of die-hard Apple fanboys

Or, maybe people absolutely love to buy proprietary storage capacity and are just elated at the idea of shelling out $100 more for the 32GB model.

 

[Hanafuda]

No microsd slot, no thank you.

 

[Arras]

Quick question since everyone here is like "this thing should exist it's useless": are there any media players for Android that can do the following?
1. easily give star ratings to songs while listening to them
2. dynamic playlists based on said ratings
3. sync said ratings back to whatever PC player I would use (currently using iTunes but anything that supports these features would work I guess)
4. preferably some PC song manager that has the ability to downconvert songs to a lower bitrate to fit more of them on (although I guess I could buy a bigger microSD, but the quality difference is inaudible through shitty smartphone audio + earbuds anyway)
5. pretty sure this should be somehow possible, but skipping songs by holding volume up/going back by holding volume down/play-pause by pressing both

Those are the main things I'd want out of something that plays music, and I'm not sure if there's any android equivalent that does all that. I can do it easily enough with iTunes.

 

[KingVamp]

I also thought this was done in by the Phones.

Meh. Still pricey, still no external memory support.

At least this will finally drop the price of older used models I guess.

Yeah. Idc for the excuses for not having external memory support, such as built in storage being faster,it should be an option. Especially since you can use this more than just mp3 player. I think even the 16GB one is overpriced, knowing Apple.

Is there any reason why iPods still exist when just about anything plays music these days? Why aren't MP3 players dead yet? I can understand "rugged" ones for sports people or people in dangerous lines of work/hobbies, but just normal players? This is just an iPhone minus the "phone" bit.

You could also argue specialized Mp3 players, for people who can tell the difference or care between music files, which this is not.

The better argument would be if you have such a old phone that you don't want to upgrade or battery life.
Yes, price too, but then you shouldn't be buying from Apple in the first place. Pass the 16GB model,
you may as well just get a phone. That is, if price is the only reason.

Want to insert a memory card with a bigger size to store data on your Android? No prob. Can you do this on an iPhone/iPod? Nope.

Not if some companies have their way. Needlessly not adding a SD card slot.

 

[Nollog]

I asked some friends why they got an iPod before when they had phones, they said they buy the standalone media player that is the iPod, because it won't use all their phone's power.

Quick question since everyone here is like "this thing should exist it's useless": are there any media players for Android that can do the following?
1. easily give star ratings to songs while listening to them probably
2. dynamic playlists based on said ratings if there are ratings, surely so
3. sync said ratings back to whatever PC player I would use (currently using iTunes but anything that supports these features would work I guess) that would require some closed system, where your music app would assume you're using their app on PC too, but maybe there could be an open way if people actually wanted to use such a thing
4. preferably some PC song manager that has the ability to downconvert songs to a lower bitrate to fit more of them on (although I guess I could buy a bigger microSD, but the quality difference is inaudible through shitty smartphone audio + earbuds anyway) like wmp?
5. pretty sure this should be somehow possible, but skipping songs by holding volume up/going back by holding volume down/play-pause by pressing both don't they all do this?

Those are the main things I'd want out of something that plays music, and I'm not sure if there's any android equivalent that does all that. I can do it easily enough with iTunes.

 

[Foxi4]

I honestly wouldn't call it garbage. I've never owned an Apple product, but I'm familiar with them and I have to say that they're wonderfully designed. I appreciate the music experience, more so than Android's, and they're a few hundred dollars less than a full blown iPhone. Yeah, they essentially do and play what my phone does, but I appreciate certain aspects and experiences on iOS. I do agree that Apple owe their success to their loyal fanbase and honestly feel that they haven't really innovated in years. Regardless, I like the experience an iPod provides, heh.

Garbage. Apple is the root of most problems we have with smartphones now - a lack of buttons, to name one. Buttons are those innocuous little things that allow you to interact with devices with tactile response and without turning the screen into a greasy cesspool of sweat and fingerprints as you tap-and-prey, hoping that auto-correct is more accurate than your thumb. Apple has set a poor industry standard - minimalism at the detriment of ease of use. Have you seen a phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard like HTC used to make recently? Dying breed in the sea of razor-thin slabs that always overheat and have low battery life because "thinner is better" - another stupid race in the industry, albeit one that started before Apple chimed in. Even if you don't like numpads or QWERTY, some basic controls would be nice. We used to have small joysticks on phones, remember those? Gone now, which is why smartphone gaming is mostly relegated to touch controls which always suck or external controllers which are always a pain. Thank god some other innane Apple standards didn't catch on, otherwise we wouldn't have removable storage or removable batteries either. Apple products are overpriced garbage engineered to be "hip", not useful, and the iPod currently leads that charge.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Can this thing play FLAC audio files? MP3 is outdated and doesn't sound anywhere near as good as FLAC. Well, I guess not but it's Apple so not surprising.

Apple fanatics don't really care about quality but the brand and how stylish it is.

 

[endoverend]

Can this thing play FLAC audio files? MP3 is outdated and doesn't sound anywhere near as good as FLAC. Well, I guess not but it's Apple so not surprising.

Apple fanatics don't really care about quality but the brand and how stylish it is.

FLAC's are not noticeably different from 256 VBR MP3's. It's science.

 

[Foxi4]

Can this thing play FLAC audio files? MP3 is outdated and doesn't sound anywhere near as good as FLAC. Well, I guess not but it's Apple so not surprising.

Apple fanatics don't really care about quality but the brand and how stylish it is.

Best couple this with a pair of Beats by Dre - another Apple product that isn't even up-to-par and yet people love it.

 

[Jayro]

Another iPhone 6 model without a phone calling functionality... got it.
Pass...

 

[sneef]

Garbage. Apple is the root of most problems we have with smartphones now - a lack of buttons, to name one. Buttons are those innocuous little things that allow you to interact with devices with tactile response and without turning the screen into a greasy cesspool of sweat and fingerprints as you tap-and-prey, hoping that auto-correct is more accurate than your thumb. Apple has set a poor industry standard - minimalism at the detriment of ease of use. Have you seen a phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard like HTC used to make recently? Dying breed in the sea of razor-thin slabs. We used to have small joysticks on phones, remember those? Gone now, which is why smartphone gaming is mostly relegated to touch controls which always suck or external controllers which are always a pain. Thank god some other innane Apple standards didn't catch on, otherwise we wouldn't have removable storage or removable batteries either. Apple products are overpriced garbage engineered to be "hip", not useful, and the iPod currently leads that charge.

as someone else already said, iOS exclusive apps are a reason that is not "silly", does not involve being "hip", and is justifiable, no matter how many times you say the word "garbage". I use several iOS exclusive apps daily in my profession, and while i could live without them, I wouldn't be as productive, and wouldn't be as happy. I get annoyed at iOS all the time.. and i do feel that the iPhone's build quality has gone way down, in terms of durability and no longer being "gapless".. but, "garbage"? i don't think so. i don't like things as much, now that they've been "Cooked" (ala Tim Cook) though..

 

[Foxi4]

FLAC's are not noticeably different from 256 VBR MP3's. It's science.

Sure, especially when played back on a portable player and a set of meh earphones - there are ways to get the bitrate good enough to make the difference negligable or non-existant.

as someone else already said, iOS exclusive apps are a reason that is not "silly", does not involve being "hip", and is justifiable, no matter how many times you say the word "garbage". I use several iOS exclusive apps daily in my profession, and while i could live without them, I wouldn't be as productive, and wouldn't be as happy. I get annoyed at iOS all the time.. and i do feel that the iPhone's build quality has gone way down, in terms of durability and no longer being "gapless".. but, "garbage"? i don't think so. i don't like things as much, now that they've been "Cooked" (ala Tim Cook) though..

iOS is a pretty meh OS too, but I suppose that if you have no alternative due to professional life, it's a good argument. I fail to see what kind of work could be done on a small iPod though, I assume an iPad would be a better pick. In fact, buying a multimedia player for purposes other than multimedia is a bit beffudling - there are better devices for the job. As for the quality of the product, I maintain that if your phone has no removable storage and bends in your pocket, it's garbage, and this isn't even a phone.

 

[sneef]

Best couple this with a pair of Beats by Dre - another Apple product that isn't even up-to-par and yet people love it.

now, on this, I can agree with you. however, to characterize Beats by Dr. Dre as an "apple product" is a tad bit disingenuous, wouldn't you say? yes, apple bought out the company, but the product that many think are the "best headphones ever!" was not designed or made by apple, and as far as i know they've yet to release a uniquely apple-ified version of the product.

as a certified Audio Engineer (AES) and specializing in studio recording, and stereo mastering, I can say that beats are not "good headphones" from an audio engineer's perspective, most DEFINITELY DO NOT let you hear music "the way the artist intended" (that's the biggest load of bull@#%t i have ever heard, and makes me crack up laughing every time i hear it)... unless the artist and the recording engineer were recording and mixing down with those same headphones, how the hell do people think they're hearing the music even remotely as the artist intended? and i would be shocked to find a serious recording engineer who would use something like Beats to record and mixdown with, as they do not reproduce sound naturally, and introduce boosts and cuts that aren't in the source.. that being said: music is a very subjective art form, and what may not be technically good, may sound aesthetically pleasing to many people ... sorry for the diatribe lol

 

[Foxi4]

now, on this, I can agree with you. however, to characterize Beats by Dr. Dre as an "apple product" is a tad bit disingenuous, wouldn't you say? yes, apple bought out the company, but the product that many think are the "best headphones ever!" was not designed or made by apple, and as far as i know they've yet to release a uniquely apple-ified version of the product.

as a certified Audio Engineer (AES) and specializing in studio recording, and stereo mastering, I can say that beats are not "good headphones" from an audio engineer's perspective, most DEFINITELY DO NOT let you hear music "the way the artist intended" (that's the biggest load of bull@#%t i have ever heard, and makes me crack up laughing every time i hear it)... unless the artist and the recording engineer were recording and mixing down with those same headphones, how the hell do people think they're hearing the music even remotely as the artist intended? and i would be shocked to find a serious recording engineer who would use something like Beats to record and mixdown with, as they do not reproduce sound naturally, and introduce boosts and cuts that aren't in the source.. that being said: music is a very subjective art form, and what may not be technically good, may sound aesthetically pleasing to many people ... sorry for the diatribe lol

Beats are good for two things - drowning music in too much bass and getting yourself mugged - glad that we agree. Since Apple owns them and haven't fixed them, I treat them as at least partially liable because they have no scrupules in selling a pair of garbage headphones for a price that could get you two good or four equivalent ones.

 

[CathyRina]

Mostly for the price factor.This is way cheaper than an iPhone 6.

But I can get a MP3 Player for 30€. How is a 200-400€ Ipod sold because of a price factor?

 

[Swing]

Why haasn't anybody mentioned the fact that they didn't give it the screen size of an iPhone 6? The only reason I was waiting for an iTouch 6 was so I could have a decent sized screen to play my PSP games. Guess I'll hafta stick with my iPad (I don't know how ppsspp can render PSP quality characters like a console character)

 

[Hells Malice]

I think iPod's still have relevancy in that they're budget multimedia players that use a polished, reliable OS with a premium design and build. I have a OnePlus One, but I'll definitely pick one up for general music playing and the occasional, exclusive iOS app.

>Budget
>Apple products

you what

 

[OliverWinstontin]

Completely useless garbage, but you use your money however you want. All I'm saying is that if all media players like this disappeared from the Earth overnight, nobody would shed a tear as every potential customer (including you) already has a device that does the same thing plus it's a phone. I believe iPods still sell exclusively thanks to hordes of die-hard Apple fanboys who just have to queue up in front of Apple stores like a giant human centipede to lap up whatever gadget Apple farts out, regardless of whether they need it or not, because otherwise they risk being "unhip".

well if you don't want an Iphone it is a pretty good way to get into IOS, especially for your car as most 3rd party car stereos have full ipod integration, Android is hit and miss, windows phone is non existent. An iphone off contract starts like at $650. On contract still cost you $200. If you want to get into airplay or want connected devices Apple is the best, despite how much I want to dislike them.