It wasn’t long before Apple stayed iPod touch sell out.
Consumers anxious to own what is now a part of mobile technology history have stripped down all color and storage options for the 7th generation of Apple’s portable music and media player.
There are still some iPod touch devices available at other online retail sites. best buyfor example, still has the blue and black 128GB models, but the rest of the color options appear to have sold out.
In case you missed the news, Apple without much fanfare the iPod line quietly perished on Tuesday, announcing it would sell the iPod touch “while supplies last.” The company that started a mobile music revolution never specifically said the iPod line was dead, but the implications were clear enough.
Purchasing these devices is anything but a piece of cake. The 7th generation iPod Touch is in every way a iPhone 7 without cellular capabilities (it even has the same A10 CPU).
It has a decent 8MP camera and can record up to 1080p at 60fps. The FaceTime camera is pretty light at 1.2MP, but at least you’re getting 720p video. The 4-inch screen is small but has a sharp enough resolution of 326ppi.
It’s also the last pocket-sized Apple mobile device with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
You can install almost any app from the App Store on the iPod touch like you can on the iPhone 13.
The iPod touch brought all of these features into a device that, even with 256GB of storage, was cheaper than most iPhone models at $399.
My point is that there’s a reason people still want the iPod touch, and I’m not surprised they picked up every single one of them.
I personally have a small collection of these classic devices. Floating around in a drawer somewhere is a tiny iPod shuffle, a slim iPod nano, and two or three second- and third-generation iPod touches. The latter models are characterized by their beautiful chrome backs. These were great spots to personalize with an etched message (“Sophie’s iPod”).
All of those old models, even the Tiny Shuffle with the iconic (albeit no longer fully physical) scroll wheel, still feature the classic 30-pin connector. Current iPod touch players use the Lightning port.
Most no longer hold a charge, are otherwise corrupted beyond repair, or do not support the latest version of iOS. These portable marvels are now part of my tech museum: a set of plastic drawers.
Those who buy 7th generation iPod touch devices will likely get at least a good few years off until Apple ends software support. One day Apple will launch a version of iOS (maybe iOS 17?) and it won’t include iPod support at all.
And that will really be the end of the road for this iconic product.
