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Apple iPod touch (7th gen) review: Final iPod 2019.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2019·$199
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#3 of 5
Tier
Specialty
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

iPod touch (7th gen).

7th-gen iPod touch was the final iPod — A10 Fusion in an 88 g shell before Apple ended the line.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for specialty phones of 2019.

TypeRetina IPS LCD
Size4.0"
Resolution1136 x 640

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among specialty phones of 2019 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetA10 Fusion
RAM2 GB
Storage32 GB

03Camera

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among specialty phones of 2019 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP
Front1.2 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker battery results among specialty phones of 2019 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity1,043 mAh

05Software

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among specialty phones of 2019 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Final iPod touch.
  • A10 Fusion + 2 GB RAM.
  • 88 g pocket PMP.
  • Full iOS apps.
What doesn't
  • Discontinued May 2022 — end of iPod line.
  • 1.2 MP front cam.
  • 1,043 mAh.
  • $199 niche.
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How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .