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Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apple today announced<\/a> a new iPod touch<\/a> with headline features being a faster A10 Fusion chip and a new 256GB storage option.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

That’s the same processor as the iPhone 7, up from the iPhone 6–era A8. It has the same 4-inch screen size as the iPhone SE, but with just 3\/4 the weight and a worse camera and less comfortable shape. Unless you really want the small size, I think most people would prefer a used iPhone SE or iPhone 7, which would likely also be cheaper.<\/p>\n\n

Rob Griffiths<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Of course, to find it on Apple’s site, you need to know that an iPod touch is categorized as Music.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Even on the day of its release it doesn’t get a spot on Apple’s homepage.<\/p>\n\n

Michael Love<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Actually this is very good news for iPhone SE fans, because if they’re launching a brand new 4-inch device now - which is therefore going to have to be supported by iOS until at least 2022 or 2023 - it seems like 4-inch screens aren’t going anywhere.<\/p>\n

Also, the article’s theory that Apple is about the drop the A8 - and therefore the iPhone 6\/6+ along with the 5s - makes sense; those are the last devices left with only 1 GB of RAM, not to mention that the A9 was a huge performance leap over the A7\/A8.<\/p>\n

So as of this summer, the new baseline is going to be an A9 and 2 GB of RAM. Which means that the oldest supported iOS device<\/em> will have about the same CPU performance that the 2018 Android flagships did.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Manton Reece<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’s best to think of the iPod Touch as a very small, $199 iPad. I think the value for that price is better than any other Apple product. Good to see it updated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In the early years, I think a lot of iPod Touches were sold for use by kids. But today, most kids use hand-me-down iPhones. I think a lot of new iPods Touch are sold for enterprise purposes — warehouse scanning, point-of-sale, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Update (2019-05-30): Kirk McElhearn<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The iPod touch is still a great device if you have a large music library, and it’s perfect for a kid who wants to play games on a small device yet not have cellular access. Or let a kid use it to take photos; while it’s not the best camera in an Apple device, and it’s only 8 Mp, it’s still a great way for kids to get into photography.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

It’s widely used in industry, in warehouses, as point of sale devices, and in health care. Even Apple’s retail stores uses iPod touch devices (at least in the UK).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Tambourine Man<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A celular chip can’t possibly cost much these days. Slap one in and you’ve got a US$ 200 iPhone that would sell like hot cakes. Make a larger version and rule the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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