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Review Score:

9
Based on 502 reviews.

Price:

£299.95


APPLE iPod touch

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Specification / Price Comparison

Feature Spec Comment
Product type iPod touch, 6th Generation The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Product type spec is £249.48
Supports high resolution audio Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Supports high resolution audio spec is £184.83
Sound presets User-configurable maximum volume limit The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Sound presets spec is £249.48
Memory capacity – 128 GB
– Up to 40000 songs
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Memory capacity spec is £299.95
Expandable memory No The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Expandable memory spec is £108.08
Photo playback Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Photo playback spec is £187.98
Video playback Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Video playback spec is £249.48
Supported audio formats AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE‰ÛÔAAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Supported audio formats spec is £249.48
Supported video formats – H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 fps, Main Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov
– MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640×480 pixels, 30 fps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 4
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Supported video formats spec is £249.48
Special playback features – 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)
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Special playback features spec is £249.48
Controls – Home
– Volume
– On/Off
– Sleep/Wake
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Controls spec is £249.48
Screen type 4″ Retina display The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Screen type spec is £249.48
Display features – Widescreen display
– Multi-Touch IPS technology
– 1136 x 640p at 326 ppi
– 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
– 500 cd/må_ max brightness (typical)
– Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Display features spec is £249.48
Front camera – 8 megapixels
– iSight camera
– Autofocus
– f/2.4
– 5-element lens
– Hybrid IR filter
– Backside illumination
– Improved face detection
– Exposure control
– Panorama (up to 43 MP)
– Burst mode
– Tap to focus
– Photo ge
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Front camera spec is £249.48
Rear camera – 1.2 megapixels
– FaceTime HD
– f/2.2
– Backside illumination sensor
– Auto HDR for photos & videos
– Improved face detection
– Burst mode
– Exposure control
– Timer mode
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Rear camera spec is £249.48
Video recording Full HD 1080p (30 fps) The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Video recording spec is £249.48
Video features – Tap to focus while recording
– Slo-mo video (120 fps)
– Time-lapse video
– Cinematic video stabilisation
– Improved face detection
– 3x zoom
– Video geotagging over WiFi
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Video features spec is £249.48
Web browsing Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Web browsing spec is £249.48
Apps – Camera
– Photos
– Health
– Messages
– FaceTime
– Mail
– Music
– Passbook
– Safari
– Maps
– Siri
– Calendar
– iTunes Store
– App Store
– Notes
– Contacts
– iBooks
– Game Center
– Weather
– Reminder
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Apps spec is £249.48
Microphone Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Microphone spec is £361.64
Voice control Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Voice control spec is £281.79
Voice recording function Yes The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Voice recording function spec is £249.48
Sensor – 3-axis gyro
– Accelerometer
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Sensor spec is £249.48
Software required iTunes 12.2 or later The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Software required spec is £249.48
System requirements – Apple ID (required for some features)
– Internet access
– Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
– Mac: OS X v10.7.5 or later
– PC: Windows 7 or later
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this System requirements spec is £249.48
Ports – Apple Lightning connector
– 3.5 mm jack x 1
The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Ports spec is £249.48
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this WiFi spec is £504.22
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Bluetooth spec is £715.68
Power options Battery The average price of iPods and MP3 players with this Power options spec is £117.81

Reviews of APPLE iPod touch

Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy APPLE iPod touch or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. APPLE iPod touch scored an incredible 9 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 502 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.

Alternatives to APPLE iPod touch

As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying iPods and MP3 players. In fact there’s 17 products available in the iPods and MP3 players category at Currys. There are also 126 products available from Apple. And 2 items from Apple in the iPods and MP3 players category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.

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