iPod Touch Features

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Think of the iPod touch as a stripped-down version of the iPhone instead of a revved-up iPod. The iPod touch is a few centimeters smaller in length and depth, and it weighs about half an ounce less than the iPhone. The iPhone's battery lasts a longer than the one in the iPod touch. The iPhone has about 24 hours of audio or seven hours of video playback time, while the iPod touch can play 22 hours of audio or five hours of video on a full charge.

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The iPod touch's home screen also looks like the iPhone's, but with fewer icons. From the home screen, you can get to the iPhone's e-mail client, text-messaging capabilities, digital camera and collection of mini-applications called widgets. And, of course, you can also use the iPhone as a cellular phone. The iPod touch doesn't share any of these features, but the two devices do have a few things in common, including:
* Flash memory (8 GB for the iPhone, 8 or 16 GB for the iPod touch)
* WiFi capabilities (802.11b/g)
* Safari Web browser
* Audio, video and photo storage and playback
* YouTube video player
* Calendar and contacts that synch with your computer
* Clock and calculator applications
* Access to the iTunes Music Store via WiFi
* Dock and headphone connections

The iPod touch also costs roughly the same amount as an iPhone or an iPod classic, but each of these devices has significantly different features and capabilities. Here's a run-down of the costs, (these prices change rapidly):
* iPod touch: $299 for 8 GB, $399 for 16 GB
* iPhone: $399 for 8 GB, plus the cost of a cell-phone service plan
* iPod classic: $249 for 80 GB, $349 for 160 GB
* iPod nano: $149 for 4GB, $199 for 8 GB

In terms of storage space, the iPod touch is comparable to the iPhone and the iPod nano. It costs about the same as the iPhone, but it's significantly more expensive than the nano, which costs less than $200. The iPod touch also has far less storage space than the iPod classic, but their prices are roughly the same.

In summary, when you buy an iPod touch, you're basically paying extra for WiFi capabilities, widescreen display and touch-sensitive user interface.

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