Apple Refreshes The iPod Touch With A8 SoC And New Cameras

Today Apple released a new version of the iPod Touch. The previous model of the iPod Touch was released back in 2012, and over time it has seen a few changes with the addition of a 16GB model without a rear-facing camera, and then the camera being added back to it further down the road. This 2015 model of the iPod Touch is an evolutionary improvement, but still the biggest improvement to the product that we've seen in quite some time.

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The new iPod touch has the 64-bit Apple A8 SoC inside, just like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Which improves the performance quite a bit from the Apple A5 on the previous iPod Touch model. The new SoC is also accompanied by 1GB LPDDR3 RAM up from 512MB. It also gets the M8 motion coprocessor for accurate tracking of physical activities. Furthermore, there's a new 8 MP rear camera with f/2.4 along with a improved 1.2 MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture.

Other changes include a new 128GB capacity, and the addition of 802.11ac WiFi connectivity. Apple's listing for Bluetooth 4.1 support also confirms that their Bluetooth software stack has been updated to that version.

The revamped iPod touch surprisingly costs the same - starts at $199 if you're happy with 16GB of storage. If you want 32GB, you'll need to pay $249. For the 64GB model the price is $299 and 128GB iPod touch costs $399. All of these versions are already up for grabs from Apple's online store.