Apple ipod nano 4th gen vs. 5th gen: Any suggestions?
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Below is my review, I would go with an unopened gen4! ============================================= Last year for Christmas, my wife gave me a gen4 Nano that I absolutly love. This year, I decided to return the favor and get her an ipod for Christmas. I gave it to her early so she could enjoy our Christmas cd's on it. I have to say that while my wife does like it, there are obvious issues with gen5. Fist off, the outputs on the base of the unit have been reversed so the gen5 requires it's own mount to use it on any docking station! Why csn't Apple stick with one body style for the nano. So now all the included adaptors in home theater systems are obsolete once again; makes no sense what-so-ever. The gen5 has a built in speaker that is completly useless! Sound is emitted out of the base of the unit. At best it sounds like and old time transistor radio, only without the volume! The video recoder is very awkward to use with little relivence to listing to your favorite tunes. The genius is still with us, another useless feature if you have an eclectic musical taste. The playlist feature works alot better and is much more fun. The unit works ok and we did not find any defects with it. We did not have any of the click-wheel issues that other reviwers have commented on. For me the bottom line is that Apple has takin a good thing and cluttered it with a bunch of new features. The Ipod classic would of been a much better platform for this stuff with it's 160gb's of storage. All of these features that have been added to gen5 take up precious storage space for your rockin tunes or arias, whatever the case my be.
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Harvey from what I could find it looks like the two are the same size so I don't think you would have any real problem. There will be the small hole in the back where the camera is on the 4th generation. I read the reviews complaining about the belt clip and decided just to take it off, but that is your decision and not what you asked about. Plus if you take the belt clip off the case and the iPod can easily fit in your pocket :) Here is the link where I found the information and I cut and pasted their comparison. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/ipod-faq/differences-between-4th-gen-ipod-touch-3rd-gen-ipod-touch.html External Differences The first most noticeable difference between the iPod touch 3rd Gen and 4th Gen -- at least if the devices are side-by-side -- is that both lines have a multi-touch capable 3.5" display, but the 4th Gen devices have a much higher-resolution 960x640 (326 ppi) "Retina" display compared to a 320x480 (163 ppi) display in the model replaced. Second, one likely would notice that the iPod touch 4th Gen has two cameras -- a front-mounted camera designed to be used for video conferencing in conjunction with Apple's provided "FaceTime" software over a Wi-Fi network (it takes VGA quality photos and video up to 30 FPS) and a rear-mounted camera which supports HD video recording (720p up to 30 FPS with audio), and can take 960x720 still photos (roughly 0.7 megapixels). The iPod touch 3rd Gen, by contrast, has no cameras at all.
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No, because the dimensions of the device are different from the 5th gen ipod.
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I had the 5.5 80gb classic and was very satisfied with the audio quality of it. But gen. 6 120gb is very audibly inferior -- sounds compressed and tinny, regardless of how high the bitrate is. After 2 weeks, I returned it and bought a 120mb MS zune -- had mixed feelings about it. But the sound quality blows away the iPod Generation 6 120mb. Even my wife, who has a "tin ear" could hear the difference on the Sennheiser 650 headphones we have. I think the DAC in the Apple is way inferior to their older gen 5 one...but whatever it is, their audio quality has deteriorated.
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I have/had a 4th generation nano and the same thing happened. I called for support and was told that the headphone socket needed to be replaced. I found detailed repair videos on youtube and everything else I needed EXCEPT the part. The part was discontinued and I've not been able to find it. However, it is my understanding that if you bring your ipod into an apple store that they can/will replace the part for something like $80.00
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I believe the iPod nano 5th generation is compatible. I'm not sure about the rest. Hope this helps.
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I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the... » Read More I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. « Show Less
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Culled from the internet: 2nd Generation one has better Wi Fi connectivity, a slimmer size, built in speakers (Can only use earbuds/earphones or plug in speakers on 1st Gen), external Volume buttons, and built-in Nike+ support...Other than that all other features can be made equal by updating the software on the iPod to the latest version (at a cost to you).
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In my opinion, the ipod 5th generation is so much better because it has a bigger screen to play games on and it's slimmer so it's not as bulky in your pocket
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It's kinda like the difference between buying a 2009 Mustang GT and a 2010 Mustang GT. Yea the new body lines and refined interior are nice but it's a performance car. They are bought to perform well. So, if you plan to use your Ipod to play music or watch videos, good news. The first generation Ipod touch is going to do it with plenty of style. If you absolutely have to have built in speakers, a couple other bells and whisles, and like to be the guy or gal who has the newest and best of everything then the second or third generation are for you. :)
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Connector is different for ipads and 5th gen. Ipod from the larger connector for iPod Touch 4th gen.
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Yes, until it died that is the ipod that I used to have and it sounded great. I now have a 5th generation 160 gb which I just use a 30-pin to lightning adapter.
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I believe the Ipod Nano Gen 4 has the lightning connector. These are lightning connectors and should work fine.
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iPod Model Apple iK501 Adapter 1. iPod Nano (2nd Gen) 2GB, 4GB & 8GB NANO 2. iPod Nano (3rd Gen) 4GB & 8GB NANO 3G 3. iPhone 3G iPHONE 3G 4. iPod Nano (4th Gen) NANO 4G 5. iPod Touch (2nd Gen) TOUCH 2G those are from the manual i use an ipod touch 3rd gen with it i know few coworkers use iphone 4 with it i assume as long as its got 32 point adapter on it before apple changed to the smaller one it might work if not than use the Auxiliary Input cable cause this is the best dock station ive bought and the loudest i love it
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That depends on how many apps/music/videos/pictures that your kids load. I think if my son had a 16G instead of 8G on his older 4th generation ipod we probably wouldn't have chosen to upgrade. He had LOTS of apps, and his 8G got too slow. If a camera is important to your kids, you will pay a lot more for a 5th gen - the 4th gen have cameras on every memory configuration but the 5th gen only on the 32G, which is pricey.
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I have the latest iPhone 4S and it works marvelously. I love the sound of this docking station. I know the connection changed wtih the iPhone 5, and it will not work with this docking station (w/o an adaptor). I do not know what the connection is for your 7th generation iPod Nano, but if it differs from the iTouch and iPhone 4 connection, then it probably won't work w/o an adapter (adaptor must fit the iPhone 4 and earlier).
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hello, the ipod touch 4th gen can only be updated to the IOS 6 that is as high it can go the only can be updated is ipod touch 5th gen to the late IOS, this all Apple, i hope this will answer your question