The price difference is 3,000 yuan. Which one should I choose between the new iPod touch and 5s?

Recently, Apple quietly updated its iPod touch, Shuffle and Nano products on its official website. The sixth-generation iPod touch has attracted the attention of consumers because it has performance close to that of the iPhone 6 and is not expensive. So consumers have questions when buying Apple products: should they buy the iPhone 5s? Or should they buy an iPod touch combined with an Android phone? Or should they buy the iPhone 6? Today, the editor will help you with some ideas and suggestions.

First, compared with the iPhone 5s, which is currently priced at 4,488 yuan, the new iPod touch also has a 4-inch screen with 1136x640 pixels and a pixel density of 326ppi, so the screen-to-body ratio is not high. Above the screen is a 1.2-megapixel front camera, which is the same as the iPhone 5s. Below is a physical Home button, which Apple did not equip with Touch ID fingerprint recognition, while the iPhone 5s has fingerprint recognition.

In terms of size, the new iPod touch measures 123x59x6.1mm, exactly the same as the previous generation iPod touch, and weighs 88 grams, which is very light. It is very close to the size of the iPhone 5s, and the iPod touch can be regarded as a thinner iPhone 5. Of course, the curved frame and thinner body make the iPod touch more comfortable to hold in the hand.

In terms of photography, the iPod touch has an 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of F/2.4, while the iPhone 5s also has an 8-megapixel camera, but the aperture of F/2.2 allows for more light to enter. The iPod touch has the same A8 processor as the iPhone 6, which supports up to 43-megapixel panoramic mode shooting, while the iPhone 5s does not have that high a resolution.

But if we compare the new iPod touch with the iPhone 6, although it has comparable performance to the iPhone 6, its screen size is much smaller than the 4.7-inch iPhone 6. Its battery life is also much worse, but its price advantage is very large.

Buying advice: Better choice than iPhone 5s

For a 4-inch small screen product, the GPU performance is simply off the charts. From the video below, you can see that the new iPod touch has greatly improved compared to the previous generation, but it has also caused tons of damage to the previous generation. This generation is simply Apple's favorite child. The new iPod touch can easily handle large 3D games.

The new iPod touch has surpassed almost all Apple mobile phone products before iPhone 6, including iPhone 5s. It is only slightly inferior to iPhone 6 in performance, and the performance difference is not much. In fact, the new iPod touch is faster in image processing due to its smaller screen. Therefore, consumers have doubts when buying iPhones: should they buy iPhone 5s? Or should they buy a combination of iPod touch and an Android phone?

This is the most significant and generous upgrade that Apple has ever made to the iPod touch. The entry price of 1,498 yuan is very affordable compared to other Apple products, especially the iPhone 6. The iPod touch can realize all the entertainment methods you need on a mobile terminal, whether it is games, music, photography or watching videos.

In terms of purchase suggestions, if you are hesitating whether to buy an iPhone 5s to join the iOS camp, you actually have a better choice. The entry price of iPhone 5s is as high as 4488 yuan, which is the price of a mid-to-high-end Android phone more than the iPod touch. So you can choose an Android phone and an iPod touch specifically for entertainment, which can save power for the phone and get a complete iOS system experience.

In addition, you are not only buying an iPod touch, you are also getting the complete iOS system. This is a good opportunity for you to get familiar with and understand the iOS ecosystem, behind which is the AppStore with more than 1.5 million apps. In addition, a thousand-yuan Android phone device with an iPod touch is only half the price of an iPhone 6. So if you are a small screen lover, then the iPod touch is more suitable for you.

For users who already have an iPhone, the new iPod touch is not recommended for you to buy. Because the functions it can achieve can be achieved on your phone, and the iPod touch is not very useful to you. But if your device is still an iPhone 4s, then you can buy it. Using the iPod touch for entertainment can also save power for your 4s, of course, the premise is that you don't plan to change to iPhone 6s.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.