Is it worth buying iPod Touch in 2020?

iPod Touch review (7th-gen): do you still need an iPod in 2020? With few changes from the 6th-gen model, the 7th-gen iPod Touch doesn’t have much going for it – but it is compact, inexpensive, and capable of running the latest iOS software.

What are the benefits of an iPod?

Since their initial launch, iPods have been lauded for their large storage capacity (up to 160 gigabytes for the sixth generation iPod), high quality music playback, and easy portability due to small size. Other advantages include the ability to playback multiple formats, such as audio-books, videos, and photos.

What can the iPod Touch do?

If you love FaceTime and everyone in your home has an Apple device, this new iPod Touch can now do group FaceTime calls for a many-people-are-speaking conversation. Thanks to Wi-Fi, it’ll also, of course, allow for web browsing and downloading apps and games.

Is an iPod Touch like a phone?

It still works as a phone, without any monthly fees The iPod touch can’t connect to cellular networks. But it has iMessage and FaceTime, including FaceTime Audio, over Wi-Fi. For a traditional phone number, you can add the Skype or Sideline apps.

Why is it good to have an iPod Touch?

If the law comes knocking, you’re better protected, and there’s no cell number to hack. All the usual reasons why you might need a separate communications device to your main phone—traveling across high-risk areas, working in any kind of activism, and so on—are reasons to think about getting an iPod Touch for some of your most private chats.

Is the iPod touch compatible with the App Store?

It also means that if you buy an iPod Touch, you’ll be able to run most of the apps available in Apple’s App Store. There might be cases where the iPod Touch will buckle under the app’s power requirements, but for the vast majority of apps, it’ll work just fine.

How much storage does the new iPod Touch have?

The new iPod touch has the A10 Fusion chip, up to 256GB of storage, and Group FaceTime. All in our most portable iOS device. Buy now at apple.com.

Is there going to be a new iPod Touch?

Hey—there’s a new iPod Touch in town, and it’s in line to get the latest iOS 13 upgrade later this year (dark mode and all). But why on earth would you want a hobbled iPhone? Apple wants to sell it to you because it’s committed to services like the App Store and TV+ and a cheap iOS device lets it get those services into the hands of more people.