Hello,
First, you are correct in your thoughts that the iPhone and the iPod
touch are only different in that the iPhone can make phone calls and
text abilities. Second, I have researched Apple.com and found that
they do not say a specific version or generation for the iPod touch.
Also, if you purchase it from apple.com, you will get the newest one.
If you go with a third party site to but it from, pasted below are the
specifications you need to look for.
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Color
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Space Gray
Silver
Blue
Pink
Yellow
Product Red
Apple exclusive color
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Capacity1
list of 3 items
16GB
32GB
64GB
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Price
list of 3 items
$199
$249
$299
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In the Box
list of 4 items
• iPod touch
• iPod touch loop
(sold separately for 16GB model)
• Apple EarPods
• Lightning to USB Cable
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Size and Weight
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Height: 4.86 inches (123.4 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
Weight: 3.10 ounces (88 grams)2
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Wireless3
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802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0
Maps: Location-based service4
Nike+ support built in5
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Display
list of 6 items
4-inch (diagonal) widescreen display with Multi-Touch IPS technology
Retina display
1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
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Camera, Photos, and Video
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5-megapixel iSight camera
Autofocus
Tap to focus video or still images
Backside illumination
Hybrid IR filter
Five-element lens
LED flash
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Face detection
Panorama
HDR
HD video recording (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD video (720p) up to 30
frames per second
Video stabilization
Tap to control exposure for video or stills
Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
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Input and Output
list of 4 items
Lightning connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speaker
Microphone
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External Buttons
and Connectors
list of 11 items
FaceTime camera
On/off, Sleep/wake
Volume up/down
Home
iSight camera
Microphone
LED flash
iPod touch loop*
Lightning connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Build-in speaker
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Power and Battery6
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Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Music playback time: Up to 40 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 8 hours when fully charged
Charging times: Fast charge in about 2 hours (80% capacity), full
charge in about 4 hours
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Audio Playback
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Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from
iTunes Store), HE-AAC, 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
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TV and Video
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AirPlay mirroring and video out to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning
Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold
separately)
H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 4.1
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 per channel, 48kHz,
stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per
second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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Headphones
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Apple EarPods7
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Sensors
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Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
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System Requirements
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Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
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• Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
• PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional
with Service Pack 3 or later
• iTunes 10.7 or later8 (free download from
www.apple.com/itunes/download)
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Environmental Requirements
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Operating ambient 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
Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
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Languages
Language Support
English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish,
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek,
Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai,
Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Keyboard Support
English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English
(UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese -
Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French,
French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German
(Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish,
Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi,
Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese
(Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian
(Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese
Dictionary Support
English (U.S.), English (Australian), English (Canadian), English
(UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese -
Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French,
French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German
(Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish,
Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,
Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian,
Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese
(Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian
(Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese
Siri Languages
English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain),
French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland),
Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland
China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)
Normally, the device you but today should get two more yearly updates for IOS.
On 6/23/15, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I know some people here will tell me to ask this question on an Apple
> mailing list. I'm asking here because Apple lists are too much
> information and too much chaos for what I want to know, so I hope people
> will be patient with me.
>
> Basically, I want to know what the difference is between an iPod Touch
> and an iPhone, and I want to know what the latest generation of the
> touch is.
>
> As I've mentioned here before, I do some translating. I've translated
> cell phone apps for Android, which is my preferred platform, as well as
> for iOS. While I work, I like to try the apps out so I'm sure I'm using
> the most appropriate translations, which aren't always the most obvious
> or the most literal. Beyond that, each operating system has its own way
> of talking about things. For example, android users swipe while iOS
> users flick. Anyway, I have an iPhone that I dust off when I have a
> translation to do. It's old enough to have missed out on the iOS 8
> update, and I just did a translation for an app not available on earlier
> versions, so I'm thinking it's time to update my hardware. I don't get
> enough iOS translation work to justify buying a new iPhone, and since I
> wouldn't use it for calls, I can't justify buying it for other reasons.
>
> Based on what I've read, it sounds like the iPod Touch is basically an
> iPhone without the phone. It also sounds like iPhone apps all work on
> the iPod. Is this true?
>
> Also, the various Apple websites I've read don't specify a model or
> generation number. If I decide to buy a Touch somewhere else, how do I
> know I'm getting the latest hardware? Is there a version number, like
> iPod touch twelfth generation?
>
> Along the same lines, are there plans/rumors of a new model coming up?
> I'd like something that will receive updates for a couple of years.
>
> Thanks, and sorry for the off topic.
>
> Ciao
>
>
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