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Which iPod is best for you?

We’ve got the perfect iPod for you—whether you prefer to have just a few songs with you or you like to travel with an entourage of thousands of tunes, TV shows and movies. With the iPod touch, you can even access the Internet and make purchases from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.

Storage capacity*

iPod shuffle

1GB:
(240 songs)

iPod nano

4GB:
(1,000 songs)

8GB:
(2,000 songs)

iPod classic

80GB:
(20,000 songs)

160GB:
(40,000 songs)

iPod touch

8GB:
(1,750 songs)

16GB:
(3,500 songs)

Battery life

iPod shuffle

Up to 12 hours of music playback

iPod nano

Up to 24 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback

iPod classic

80GB:
Up to 30 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback

160GB:
Up to 40 hours of music playback; up to 7 hours of video playback

iPod touch

Up to 22 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback

Display

iPod shuffle

none

iPod nano

2-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight

iPod classic

2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight

iPod touch

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display

Included
accessories

iPod shuffle

Earphones,
USB dock

iPod nano

Earphones,
USB cable,
dock adapter

iPod classic

Earphones,
USB cable,
dock adapter

iPod touch

Earphones,
USB cable,
dock adapter,
polishing cloth,
stand

Ports

iPod shuffle

Stereo minijack

iPod nano

Dock connector,
stereo minijack

iPod classic

Dock connector,
stereo minijack

iPod touch

Dock connector,
stereo minijack

Computer connectivity

iPod shuffle

USB through included dock

iPod nano

USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately)

iPod classic

USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately)

iPod touch

USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately)

Wireless
data

iPod shuffle

none

iPod nano

none

iPod classic

none

iPod touch

WiFi (802.11b/g)

Audio
support

iPod shuffle

AAC
(8 to 320 Kbps)

Protected AAC
(from iTunes Store)

MP3
(8 to 320 Kbps)

MP3 VBR

Audible
(formats 2, 3, & 4)

WA

V AIFF

iPod nano

AAC
(16 to 320 Kbps)

Protected AAC
(from iTunes Store)

MP3
(16 to 320 Kbps)

MP3 VBR

Audible
(formats 2, 3, & 4)

WAV

AIFF

Apple Lossless

iPod classic

AAC
(16 to 320 Kbps)

Protected AAC
(from iTunes Store)

MP3
(16 to 320 Kbps)

MP3 VBR

Audible
(formats 2, 3, & 4)

WAV

AIFF

Apple Lossless

iPod touch

AAC
(16 to 320 Kbps)

Protected AAC
(from iTunes Store)

MP3
(16 to 320 Kbps)

MP3 VBR

Audible
(formats 2, 3, & 4)

WAV

AIFF

Apple Lossless

Photo
support

iPod shuffle

none

iPod nano

Syncs iPod-viewable photos in the following formats:
JPEG
BMP
GIF
TIFF
PSD (Mac only)
PNG

iPod classic

Syncs iPod-viewable photos in the following formats:
JPEG
BMP
GIF
TIFF
PSD (Mac only)
PNG

iPod touch

Syncs iPod-viewable photos in the following formats:
JPEG
BMP
GIF
TIFF
PSD (Mac only)
PNG

Video
support

iPod shuffle

none

iPod nano

H.264 video,
up to 1.5 Mbps,
640 by 480 pixels,
30 frames per second,
Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps,
48kHz,
stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, & .mov
file formats

H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

iPod classic

H.264 video,
up to 1.5 Mbps,
640 by 480 pixels,
30 frames per second,
Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps,
48kHz,
stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, & .mov
file formats

H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

iPod touch

H.264 video,
up to 1.5 Mbps,
640 by 480 pixels,
30 frames per second,
Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps,
48kHz,
stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, & .mov
file formats

H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Size/weight

iPod shuffle

1.62” x 1.07” x 0.41” 0.55 ounces

iPod nano

2.75” x 2.06” x 0.26” 1.74 ounces

iPod classic

80GB:
4.1” x 2.4” x 0.41” 4.9 ounces

160GB:
4.1” x 2.4” x 0.53” 5.7 ounces

iPod touch

4.3” x 2.4” x 0.31” 4.2 ounces

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*GB = gigabytes; actual formatted capacity may vary. Capacity based on 4 minutes per song and
128-Kbps AAC encoding.


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