In an age where your phone can hold all the music you own you may be wondering why you might still need an iPod touch 5th Generation.

The answer is that the iPod touch is not just an iPod anymore. While Apple still sells the old fashioned iPod Classic and has just rebooted with the ipod nano 7th Generation, the iPod touch has taken over as the champion of the iPod brand – it's essentially a media player par excellence that has morphed into a handheld gaming console thanks to the sheer number of excellent, and very cheap, games available via the App Store.

It's this gaming and app angle that really gives the touch its raison d'être. If you can't afford the premium tariffs that the iPhone attracts and you still want to take advantage of the thousands apps that Apple's App Store holds then the iPod touch is your cheapest route to entry.

However ,each coin has two sides , Apple iPod touch (Fifth-Generation) has its pros and cons ,they are as follows:

Pros: A substantially redesigned and much-improved version of the prior iPod touch, enhancing everything from screen and camera quality to battery life and audio performance. Front and rear cameras are particularly big jumps over prior, poorly-equipped model, now rivaling recent iPhones; new 4” screen is taller and more color accurate than before. Now offered in six different colors, including nice silver and black updates to prior models. Thinner and lighter than before, includes new EarPods earphones, and a fabric loop for wrist carrying.

Cons: Only available in $299-$399 models with 32GB and 64GB capacities. Despite two-year gap since prior model’s release, most of the new features are a full step behind leading iPhone and iPad models, cementing the new iPod touch as a smaller, better-screened remake of the iPhone 4S rather than as an iPod that separately justifies its existence with at least one standout new feature; a challenge as very good $199-$299 tablets continue to grow in popularity. New colors are so-so, and rear shell—including a loop connection button and protruding camera lens—is a little unusual by Apple design standards. Lightning Connector breaks compatibility with past Dock Connector accessories unless you separately purchase Apple’s $29-$39 adapters.

The Seven generations of iPod nano evolution have culminated in something pretty special. The latest iteration of Apple's mini mp3 music player is its thinnest, has the biggest screen ever (for a Nano), and tosses in Bluetooth to boot. It is so great ,but it may not really enough to make you care about MP3 music players again .

It`s the seventh generation iPod Nano MP3 music player from Apple. It is mainly for the people who like music and don't own—or like working out with—smartphones.

Its design is also amazing ,the aluminum unibody design feels really strong and smooth. At 5.4 millimeters thick, this new nano doesn't feel like you could squeeze any actual components in it. The new 2.5-inch multi-touch screen—compared to the previous generation's generic square—is bright and attractive. It comes with a pair of Apple's new EarPod earbuds.

Even for an avowed Android-user, the interface is extremely intuitive. Swipe to go back? Got it. Shake to shuffle? Fantastic. There's a hardware button to start and stop? Wonderful. Even the more advanced features (if you can call them that) like the Nike+ fitness tracking app are simple and easy to use. The display, crucially, is big enough to minimize errant taps.

However ,the best part of this best mp3 music player should be the the form factor. You'll want to fondle this thing, turning it over and over in your palm like a pebble plucked from a river. Better yet: It won't weigh your pants down if you throw them in a pocket and go for a run.

After knowing all information above ,you may ask a question :should I buy it ? Yes, but only if you don't have a smartphone, which is fewer and fewer people every day. The new Nano is the best MP3 player ever made, but it's still not as good as a two-year-old mid-range smartphone. Truly. It can't stream music. Nike+ is fine, but without GPS its fitness tracking is unreliable at best. You can't install fitness apps, or other apps for playing music. If you want to communicate with anyone, you'd have to bring your phone and pull out your earbuds anyway.The nano is smaller and lighter, which would make it better for working out in theory, but you can get straps and cases for any phone and attach them to your body. That eliminates those the problems of weight and bulk. Besides, without the clip, you'll need to do that with the nano as well.

If you own a smartphone—or are even thinking of owning one—there's just no reason to carry a dedicated music-playing device anymore. So, yes, this generation's iPod nano is the best. But it's also $150 for a smaller, less good version of something you likely already own.

Product Features

• Personal 160 GB multimedia player stores up to 40,000 songs or 25,000 photos
• Store and watch up to 200 hours of films and TV shows on bright 2.5-inch screen
• New Genius feature creates a playlist of tracks in your library that go great together
• Browse your music with Cover Flow or kick back and play 3 included iPod games
• Beautiful, durable anodised aluminium and polished stainless steel construction

 

Technical Details
Size and weight
Height: 4.1 inches (103.5 mm)
Width: 2.4 inches (61.8 mm)
Depth: 0.41 inch (10.5 mm)
Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)
Capacity
160GB hard drive1
Holds up to 40,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos4
Holds up to 200 hours of video5
Stores data via USB hard drive
Environmental Features
Arsenic-free display glass
BFR-free
Mercury-free LED-backlit display
PVC-free
Highly recyclable aluminum and stainless steel enclosure
Display
2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
320-by-240-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch
Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
Headphones
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms
Video
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish
Additional language support for display of song, album, and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese
Input and output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
External buttons and controls
Hold switch
Click Wheel
Battery and power
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Playback time:
Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged
Battery specifications
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately):
Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
Full-charge time: about 4 hours
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
iTunes 9 or later7
Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 9 or later7
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)


Reviews

I had previously had the 80GB Classic iPod, but had filled it with music, so was looking for something larger. However, I was put off by all the comments about the lack of volume. And I know a bit about volume, as I have seen The Who, Deep Purple and Motörhead, all holders of the 'loudest band' record in their time! Having looked around and found very little with a similar capacity (and nothing in a similar price range), I decided to take a chance - I mostly use the iPod in the car, through the cars stereo, so reasoned I could just crank that volume up to compensate.

Well, I don't know what the comments on volume (or lack of it) have been made in comparison to - but I can detect no difference between this and my old iPod (or indeed a Nano). OK, through the headphones it is not quite as loud as the bass bins at Motörhead, but still loud enough for me.

On other matters, the screen is certainly clearer than the previous 80GB one, for both text (song titles) and video. The only problem that I have, which is just the same as the previous iPod, is that when I drag and drop all my music into it somewhere in the process some of the song titles (within an album) get mixed up - the album will play in the correct order, but some of the song titles shown will be wrong. Not a major problem (but would be good if anyone knows a fix - and please don't say load the songs one at a time, I have WAY too many for that option!!) as it does not detract from the listening.

So, overall, I would thoroughly recommend this product as a portable music device. If, however, you want neighbour annoying volumes I suggest that you buy some hifi separates .......