If the 32 GB iPod jot had too much electrical capacity for you , or just too many cameras , Apple ’s got a solution : the newfangled 16 GB iPod touch , now usable at the Apple Store for just $ 229 .
Largely selfsame to its fifth - genesis 32 GB and 64 GB counterparts , the 16 GB iPod touch features the same svelte design , with a 4 - inch Retina presentation and treble - core A5 potato chip . However , it lacks a few of its sibling ’ feature of speech : For one matter , you ’ll find no rump - face tv camera on the model . Apple ’s dropped the fancy 5 - megapixel iSight camera that the 32 GB and 64 GB poser sport , leaving only the front - facing FaceTime HD camera , with its 1.2MP photo and 720p picture capability .
For another , the software program does n’t include the iPod speck loop introduced with the most recent coevals , or the pop - out hitch for attaching it . And the 16 GB model also comes in just one color : silver .
Of of course , those variety mean a commensurate reduction in monetary value , too . The 16 GB iPod touch will go you $ 229 , $ 70 cheaper than the 32 GB manakin .
So why the alteration ? Well , for one thing , it eliminates the olderfourth - generation iPod touchfrom Apple ’s lineup . Up until the release of the new 16 GB model , the previous variation of the iPod touch had been usable in 16 GB and 32 GB capacity , for $ 199 and $ 249 severally . Phasing out the older generation means that all useable iPod touches now boast the larger 4 - inch screen , as well as at least an A5 processor .
The removal of the iSight television camera is an odd move , though , given how many apps and lineament rely on it — presumably it was done to frown the 16 GB model ’s cost point to that $ 229 fool . Apple must be confident that the tradeoff wo n’t hamstring sales of the gadget , and that standardise its devices around the Modern , expectant Retina display is at last worthwhile .
Updated at 5:53 a.m. PT : An earlier translation of this clause incorrectly stated that all available iPhones have a 4 - in screen .
