Apple quietly launches new iPod lineup

[79wjd]

In the US, we have to pay full price if you are a tmobile user.  It's annoying as hell >_>.

Alternatively, you could switch to Verizon and pay twice as much on service. Paying the whole cost of the phone isn't exactly a lot when you look at the big picture.

[JEW UNIT NY]

Alternatively, you could switch to Verizon and pay twice as much on service. 

 

Yup, true that.  Still.  Good thing there are phones that are ~$300 that work just was well has most of the $600 phones. 

[Real_PhillBert]

I dont get it. Everyone has a phone these days. I haven't touched my Ipod in years. 

[Mew]

For the specs, this is a really cheap and insanely fast mp3 player. Based on how the iPhone 6 has much better battery life compared to the 5s despite a slight increase in capacity and the larger screen and resolution, this will probably get really good battery life and demonstrate the kind of battery life you can see if Apple does release a 4" phone with flagship specs next year. 

[Swndlr]

"Quietly"

Because no one buys them anymore

[harrynowl]

It starts at £159 which is quite nice for those who don't want a tablet, as most of the tablets people are buying at these kind of prices are Chinese craplets as Nexus isn't mainstream.

[SleathX1]

   >Apple

   >quiet launch

 

Does not compute

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

what the hell is the point? Thats what phones are for, ipods are 100% useless at this point. You're better off just getting an iphone (yuck)

 

Well I always got a iPod touch because cellphones were to expensive.

[RH00D]

what the hell is the point? Thats what phones are for, ipods are 100% useless at this point. You're better off just getting an iphone (yuck)

 

I imagine people who want to be able to listen to music on the go without being fucked in the ass by ISPs outrageous rate plans that are required by any halfway decent smartphone would opt for this. These are also great for kids as starter devices because not every 9 year old needs a full blown smartphone.

[captain cactus]

You might wanna add this to the OP: benchmarks of the A8 in the iPod Touch.

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/15/a8-ipod-touch-benchmarks-1gb-ram/

 

It's clocked at 1.1 GHz as opposed to 1.4 GHz in the iPhone 6 in order to save battery life in a smaller enclosure (compared to the A8 in the iPhone 6 which is larger). Also still has 1GB of RAM.

[spwath]

The nanos must stop using the ios 6 interface. its fugly

 

Yeah the last good nano was gen 5

[Mew]

You might wanna add this to the OP: benchmarks of the A8 in the iPod Touch.

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/15/a8-ipod-touch-benchmarks-1gb-ram/

 

It's clocked at 1.1 GHz as opposed to 1.4 GHz in the iPhone 6 in order to save battery life in a smaller enclosure (compared to the A8 in the iPhone 6 which is larger). Also still has 1GB of RAM.

 

1.1ghz will put it at roughly the same performance as the A7 at 1.3ghz. 

[Decon]

As a long time iPod Touch 5th gen user (bought one at launch) I can't really recommend a device so similar to the 5th gen.  Screen is frustrating for web browsing, performance really does take a dive after about a year (one OS upgrade; has been true for all the ipod touch's AFAIK) and resolustion is lack-luster IMO.  On top of that as many have said battery life is poor especially in this form-factor (I'm lucky to get more than 1-1.5 hours with battery degradation over the last almost 3 years)   At this point I'd recommend something like the asus Zenphone 2 (unlocked, but options for upgrade to a "real phone" later if wanted/needed.  

[Tocsin_786]

what the hell is the point? Thats what phones are for, ipods are 100% useless at this point. You're better off just getting an iphone (yuck)

for me, i really dont like the apple eco system when i use alot of google, amazon, and Microsoft services. all of those just work better on android. i used to have a ipod 4, and a galaxy s2 and those days were awesome because i could actually enjoy the best of both worlds. i might pick this thing up just so i can play tiny wings again and all the other apps that dont make it to the android market. 

[neebuilda]

the low prices for phones like S6 or HC one and others are on contract

If I have to buy a phone im not going to get some cheap thing that lags and is only useful for calls

either all or nothing

My moto e last gen is fine for everything, no lag. Only about £80 off contract I think? The new moto e 2015 look even better but is more expensive and has 4G so would be a bit of a waste off contract.