The SE is also generations ahead in terms of tech: an A15 chip great cameras Touch ID a better battery. It’s bigger and heavier – but not overly so, and the larger 4.7in display makes for a broadly superior user experience. In terms of form factor, the iPhone SE is the closest iPod touch alternative you can buy from Apple. Recommended for: folks who want a tiny iPad – and have the cash to pay for it. For the 64GB unit, you’re talking $499/£479 – almost double the cost of the 128GB iPod touch. There is a little ‘jelly scrolling’ in portrait and the device can be a touch fiddly, but the main blocker is the price. The unit is packed with other modern tech as well: a speedy A15 chip, great cameras, landscape stereo speakers and Touch ID. Despite its diminutive dimensions, the 8.3in display is nonetheless the sharpest of any iPad, is anti-reflective, and covers most of the front face. You might reason the iPad mini is a better iPod touch replacement – and it has the portable thing down, weighing just 0.65 pounds (293g) and having a small frame. Recommended for: people who prize value – and also screen size over pocketability. The reflective display isn’t ideal either, nor is the dated design still, at just $30/£20 more than the mid-tier iPod touch (which, admittedly, has twice as much storage), it represents good value. At 1.07 pounds (487g), the iPad isn’t exactly heavy, but it’s not pocketable – unless you have comedy pockets. The larger display is a boon for most tasks – although the flip side is portability.
And it’s also graced with far more modern tech: a faster A13 chip, superior cameras (including a superb FaceTime one), a compass, and Touch ID. Given that the standard iPad effectively is a giant iPod touch, it on paper looks like a solid alternative to one – especially if you don’t want to spend money on an iPhone.
Recommended for: iPod die-hards, collectors, and possibly kids. On the flip side, we suppose it does have a headphone jack… Also, the device can be fiddly, has terrible cameras, lacks a compass and Touch ID, and has poor battery life.
The iPod touch’s aging iPhone 7 era A10 chip has only one or two years of support left in it. When Apple discontinues a device, people clamor to mop up remaining supplies, but we don’t think you should in this case.
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