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Every iPod
The iPod ran from 2001 to 2022 and, more than any other product, carried
Apple into the modern era. Every model is here, split into the five lines:
the original scroll-wheel Classic, the mini,
the flash nano, the screenless shuffle and
the iOS touch. Each row lists the chip where Apple named one,
a line of headline specs, the starting US price at launch and the year.
Prices are the starting US price at launch and exclude tax. Apple never
marketed a chip for the click-wheel iPods, so those show “—”;
the iPod touch used the same A-series chips as the iPhone of its day. Apple
discontinued the last model, the 7th-gen touch, in May 2022.
iPod / iPod Classic — the original
| Model | Chip | Specs | From | Released |
|---|
| iPod (1st gen) |
— |
5GB hard drive, mechanical scroll wheel, FireWire, Mac-only — “1,000 songs in your pocket” |
$399 |
2001 |
| iPod (3rd gen) |
— |
Touch-sensitive buttons, Dock connector, thinner, Windows support |
$299 |
2003 |
| iPod (4th gen) |
— |
The Click Wheel arrives, longer battery, lower prices |
$299 |
2004 |
| iPod photo |
— |
First colour screen, photo viewing and TV-out |
$499 |
2004 |
| iPod (5th gen) |
— |
The “video iPod” — 2.5″ colour screen, plays video, slimmer |
$299 |
2005 |
| iPod Classic |
— |
Aluminium body, up to 160GB, Cover Flow — the line’s final form (to 2014) |
$249 |
2007 |
iPod mini
| Model | Chip | Specs | From | Released |
|---|
| iPod mini (1st gen) |
— |
4GB microdrive, anodised aluminium, Click Wheel, five colours |
$249 |
2004 |
| iPod mini (2nd gen) |
— |
Brighter colours, longer battery, 4/6GB — soon replaced by the nano |
$199 |
2005 |
iPod nano
| Model | Chip | Specs | From | Released |
|---|
| iPod nano (1st gen) |
— |
Ultra-thin flash player that replaced the mini, colour screen |
$199 |
2005 |
| iPod nano (2nd gen) |
— |
Curved anodised aluminium, brighter screen, more colours |
$149 |
2006 |
| iPod nano (3rd gen) |
— |
Short & wide “fat nano,” 2″ screen, video playback |
$149 |
2007 |
| iPod nano (4th gen) |
— |
Tall curved aluminium, accelerometer, shake-to-shuffle |
$149 |
2008 |
| iPod nano (5th gen) |
— |
Built-in video camera, FM radio, pedometer |
$149 |
2009 |
| iPod nano (6th gen) |
— |
Tiny square multi-touch screen with a clip — worn as a watch by some |
$149 |
2010 |
| iPod nano (7th gen) |
— |
2.5″ touch, Lightning, Bluetooth, home button — the last nano (to 2017) |
$149 |
2012 |
iPod shuffle
| Model | Chip | Specs | From | Released |
|---|
| iPod shuffle (1st gen) |
— |
Gum-stick shape, no screen, doubles as a USB stick — “life is random” |
$99 |
2005 |
| iPod shuffle (2nd gen) |
— |
Tiny aluminium square with a built-in clip, control ring |
$79 |
2006 |
| iPod shuffle (3rd gen) |
— |
Buttonless, VoiceOver reads tracks, controls on the earbud cord |
$79 |
2009 |
| iPod shuffle (4th gen) |
— |
Clip-on square with physical buttons and VoiceOver — the last shuffle (to 2017) |
$49 |
2010 |
iPod touch
| Model | Chip | Specs | From | Released |
|---|
| iPod touch (1st gen) |
— |
An iPhone without the phone — 3.5″ multi-touch, Wi-Fi, Safari |
$299 |
2007 |
| iPod touch (2nd gen) |
— |
Built-in speaker, volume buttons, Nike+ support, App Store |
$229 |
2008 |
| iPod touch (3rd gen) |
— |
Faster, more storage, Voice Control |
$199 |
2009 |
| iPod touch (4th gen) |
A4 |
Retina display, front & rear cameras, FaceTime, 720p video |
$229 |
2010 |
| iPod touch (5th gen) |
A5 |
4″ Retina, 5MP camera, anodised colours, Lightning |
$299 |
2012 |
| iPod touch (6th gen) |
A8 |
4″ Retina, much faster chip, 8MP camera, more colours |
$199 |
2015 |
| iPod touch (7th gen) |
A10 Fusion |
4″ Retina, up to 256GB, Group FaceTime — the final iPod (to 2022) |
$199 |
2019 |