Apple intended that model nano — with its tiny shape and multitouch screen — to be an innovation, but it simply removed too many useful features. The 7th-gen model rectifies that. It restores features like video playback that had been removed from the 6th-gen model, while also adding key new features like a bigger, 2. The Shuffle will never be a contender for top iPod honors. It's too limited for everyday use by all users.
But the users it's designed for are going to love it. The Shuffle is best as something you use in limited ways, such as at the gym and when running. It's small, light, clips to clothing, and won't get in your way. It doesn't have a screen or too many features, but when you're exercising you don't need them. This version of the Shuffle harkens back to the design of the 2nd generation model, offering the buttons on the face that the 3rd-generation model lacked.
As a result, this version fixes most of the problems of the previous one. It's still tiny and light — just 0. It only offers 2GB of storage, but it's a great package for the right users. I sang the praises of the iPod touch at the top of the list, so why is this model at the bottom? Storage space. The entry-level iPod touch only offers 16GB of storage. When you factor in how much room the iOS and all of its default apps need, the user is left with 10GB or less of storage for their apps, photos, music, and more.
That's just not enough these days. The most elaborate games can take up as much as 4GB while recording 1 hour of HD video can require around 7 GB of storage. But Apple simply shouldn't be selling 16GB models anymore: they're not good enough.
It's more than worth the difference in price. The best iPod for most people is undoubtedly the iPod touch 7th Gen from Apple. It has upgraded specs, a nice screen, and offers plenty of functionality in addition to music playback. As another minimalistic option, we like the iPod Shuffle view at Walmart if you can still find it on sale. Nowadays its 6. It also used the click wheel, getting you the same feel as the larger iPods. The only issue was storage.
We should also give a shout out to the third-generation iPod nano, which is almost certainly the cutest iPod ever. Stubbier and chunkier than other nanos, its design was there to show off the Cover Flow feature, which let you flick through the album art of your collection instead of just looking at list names. This seemed cutting-edge back in This is where it all began.
There was no dock connector, but a Firewire socket. The very first iPod also has a scroll wheel that actually moved under your finger, while subsequent models all have static touch-sensitive wheels. What difference a decade or so makes, eh? It was the first, most significant, design refinement of the iPod series. While the 2G model got rid of the moving wheel, this one radically slimmed-down the body, added the dock connector and offered capacity of up to 40GB. All that was left to do after this was to add colour, improve the 8-hour battery life and merge the function buttons into the scroll wheel.
This news comes just three years after Apple killed off its iconic iPod Classic. Soon, only one relic of the early aughts will remain — the iPod Touch. To celebrate the lives of two of our favorite players, we've resurfaced this guide to the best iPods ever made, ranked best to worst.
If Apple was the one to create the digital music player, it was also the one to kill it. Nowadays the iPod Classic is long-gone, and all that remains is the iPod touch and the portability-focussed Nano and Shuffle. This might be a controversial decision, but in our opinion the best iPod was the fourth generation of the iPod Nano. The fourth generation was where the Nano series found the perfect mix between old and new.
When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Editors' note, August 18, : Rumors strongly suggest that a new line of iPods will be unveiled early in September of this year. For those considering the purchase of an iPod, we recommend holding off until these new models become available.
Apple's fourth-generation iPod Nano returns to the original long, light, and slender formula that put the series on the map. Design The Nano 4G feels impossibly light and thin, with a seamless metal construction that prevents it from snapping like a twig. A slightly curved design gives the Nano 4G the essence of an airplane wing, repeating the rounded design themes of Apple's iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod Touch.
Compared with the short, squarish design of last year's Nano, the long, tapered body of the fourth-generation Nano is more comfortable to grasp. Curved glass now covers the iPod Nano's screen, giving it better resilience against scratches--in theory.
The curve of the glass screen lies flush with the slight curve of the Nano's body, and although the glass is inherently glossy and reflective, we didn't notice a diminished viewing quality compared with last year's Nano. The shape may have softened, but the dimensions of the fourth-generation Nano are nearly identical to the second-generation version, measuring 3.
The Nano's 2-inch screen size remains unchanged from the previous model, as well as its 1-inch wide scroll wheel control. Headphone and dock connections are located on the bottom of the 4G Nano, and a sliding hold switch makes a reappearance on top of the player another throwback to the second-generation design.
Because Apple has flipped the Nano's screen on its side, menus and user interface get a dramatic overhaul from last year's model. Menu text size has increased slightly and album cover art takes up less real estate on the main menu.
The Nano's music playback screen now presents full-screen album art by default, and Cover Flow view is zippier than before, offering alphabetization letters below the covers when you quickly flip through your collection. Features All of the features from last year's Nano have migrated to the fourth-generation model, including music, video, and podcast playback, as well as extras such as photos, calendar, games, alarms, stopwatch, contacts, notes, and clocks.
Apple also added a few features that make the 4G Nano more compelling than its predecessors. A new Genius feature lets you create an instant song playlists based around the musical characteristics of a single song.
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