Apple iPod touch generations comparison chart

	iPod Touch 5th gen.	iPod Touch 4th gen.	iPod Touch 3rd gen.	iPod Touch 2nd gen.	iPod Touch 1st gen.

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Release date	2012-09-21	2010-09-08	2009-09-09	2008-09-09	2007-09-13
Video tour				http://youtu.be/xDh2zPAKFFM	http://youtu.be/vkjCFru9nVc
Dimensions
Width	58.6 mm	2.3 in	61 mm	61 mm	61 mm
Height	123.4 mm	4.4 in	110 mm	110 mm	110 mm
Depth	6.1 mm	0.28 in	8.4 mm	8.4 mm	7.9 mm
Weight	88 g	3.56 oz	115 g	115 g	120 g
Screen size	4 in	3.5 in	3.5 in	3.5 in	3.5 in
Screen resolution	1136x640	960x640	320x480	320x480	320x480
Specifications
Built-in memory	32 GB - 64 GB	8 GB - 64 GB	32 GB - 64 GB	8 GB - 32GB	8 GB - 32GB
Wi-Fi	Yes 802.11a/b/g/n	Yes 802.11b/g/n	Yes 802.11b/g	Yes 802.11b/g	Yes 802.11b/g
Bluetooth®	Yes 4.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Processor	Apple A5	Apple A4 1Ghz	ARM 600Mhz	ARM 533Mhz	ARM 400Mhz
RAM	512 MB	256 MB	256 MB	128 MB	128 MB
Camera
Resolution	5 megapixels	0.9 megapixels
Video recording	Yes 1080p	Yes	No	No	No
Battery
Audio battery life	40 h	40 h	30 h	36 h	22 h
Video battery life	8 h	7 h	6 h	6 h	5 h
Battery capacity	1030 mAh	930 mAh	789 mAh	789 mAh	580 mAh
Additional
Last update	2015-02-18 15:15:03	2016-03-21 20:50:52	2016-03-21 20:50:52	2015-02-18 15:15:03	2015-02-18 15:15:03
Name	Apple iPod Touch 5th generation	Apple iPod Touch 4G	Apple iPod Touch 3rd generation	Apple iPod Touch 2nd generation	Apple iPod Touch 1st generation
Discontinued	In production	8/64GB: September 12, 2012	September 1, 2010	16/32GB: September 9, 2009	September 9, 2008
Model	A1421	A1367	A1318	A1288	A1213

iPod Touch 5th gen.

iPod Touch 4th gen.

iPod Touch 3rd gen.

iPod Touch 2nd gen.

iPod Touch 1st gen.

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Release date

2012-09-21

2010-09-08

2009-09-09

2008-09-09

2007-09-13

Video tour

http://youtu.be/xDh2zPAKFFM

http://youtu.be/vkjCFru9nVc

Dimensions

Width

58.6 mm

2.3 in

61 mm

Height

123.4 mm

4.4 in

110 mm

Depth

6.1 mm

0.28 in

8.4 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

88 g

3.56 oz

115 g

120 g

Screen size

4 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

1136x640

960x640

320x480

Specifications

Built-in memory

32 GB - 64 GB

8 GB - 64 GB

32 GB - 64 GB

8 GB - 32GB

Wi-Fi

Yes 802.11a/b/g/n

Yes 802.11b/g/n

Yes 802.11b/g

Bluetooth®

Yes 4.0

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Processor

Apple A5

Apple A4 1Ghz

ARM 600Mhz

ARM 533Mhz

ARM 400Mhz

RAM

512 MB

256 MB

128 MB

Camera

Resolution

5 megapixels

0.9 megapixels

Video recording

Yes 1080p

Yes

Battery

Audio battery life

40 h

30 h

36 h

22 h

Video battery life

8 h

7 h

6 h

5 h

Battery capacity

1030 mAh

930 mAh

789 mAh

580 mAh

Additional

Last update

2015-02-18 15:15:03

2016-03-21 20:50:52

2015-02-18 15:15:03

Name

Apple iPod Touch 5th generation

Apple iPod Touch 4G

Apple iPod Touch 3rd generation

Apple iPod Touch 2nd generation

Apple iPod Touch 1st generation

Discontinued

In production

8/64GB: September 12, 2012

September 1, 2010

16/32GB: September 9, 2009

September 9, 2008

Model

A1421

A1367

A1318

A1288

A1213

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Posted 2015-05-23 13:53:57 by Kelly
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Posted 2015-02-18 15:15:36 by jillgran
You missed generation. iPod Touch 4.5 Came out at the same time as the 4s and introduced the white iPod Touch. Rear facing camera is slightly higher quality and device has prototype ARM A4s CPU containing a prototype GPU.
Posted 2013-07-25 22:24:08 by Colin Bennett
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Posted 2013-05-01 14:07:31 by Honza Darp
You made a mistake!! the iPod Touch has 802.11 a/b/g/n not just b/g/n
Posted 2012-11-30 03:07:29 by Rodwell Flowers
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