![]() And the included wired EarPods have decent bass. Music sounds surprisingly good on the bottom-ported speaker, considering how small the device is. It's smaller, so it's putting out less light overall than the bigger screens we're now used to, and it doesn't have a wide color gamut, HDR, or anything like that, so it looks a little dim. But yet, the screen appears to be dimmer and less vibrant than the more recent phones I've been looking at. I got a stunning 550 cd/m2 brightness when measuring with a Klein K-80 colorimeter and CalMAN MobileForge software, brighter than any current iPhone. That's pretty old-school, but in the typical Apple way, it performs very well. The new iPod touch has the same 4-inch, 1,136-by-640, 326ppi LCD as the iPhone 5s. Most of the smartphones on the market approaching this size are used, discontinued, or in the TracFone bargain bin. This is one of the last new, tiny handheld devices available in America, at 4.86 by 2.31 by 0.24 inches and just 3.1 ounces. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Nokia 7.1 Review ![]() That's meaningful because it extends the product's software life, at least to iOS 14. ![]() The major difference here is a new processor -a two-generation jump from the A8 to the A10 -and double the RAM at 2GB. It looks pretty much the same, with the same pocket-friendly form factor, the same 4-inch screen, and the same cameras. The last iPod touch was released in 2015, and this one isn't much different. It might be the only mainstream non-cellular handheld on the market, but it's also good enough to earn PCMag's Editors' Choice. I think almost all of those people are kids, and for the sake of their parents, I'm glad Apple is keeping the iPod line alive. It's great for the few people left who are looking for an easily controlled gadget that plays games and music but doesn't connect to a cellular network.
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