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I wanted an iPhone in April, as it just came out, I already had a 2G iPod Touch and loved it. But I can not commit to the contract at the time and the full price (not contract) version is really beyond my budget. So I took a conscious decision to wait for the iPod Touch, knowing it would probably be a compromise. I pre-ordered from Apple before being released in stores. Expected to be less happy about some aspects (like the camera), but I knew I would get used to, and probably the love of the improvements in the iPod Touch 2G. I was not disappointed. After only a couple of days I use a lot.
The screen is glorious. It 's much easier for the eyes of the old screen. Yes, it is IPS (although this is not evident outside the steep viewing angles). Appears darker than the old screen, this is probably due to the high pixel density. It also has more than a tinge of blue (cooler color temperature), but I heard this also applies to the iPhone. But I'm used to these things and is a joy to see each time. Despite the better battery, I believe that the screen sucks more juice, as you have it in a more brilliant than in the past for the same perceived brightness.
overall performance is very soft. It is definitely faster than previous versions. Things still crash from time to time, but this applies to any team. Errors in my Touch 2G appeared after IOS upgrade to 4.1, causing Pandora and other audio applications such as to be unusable, luckily I came to my knowledge. content heavy (such as PDF and large web pages) may decrease, but that goes for the IPAD.
Be careful to get a good battery life. The battery has apparently updated for 40 hours of audio instead of 30 h. But if you are new to multi-task, you must understand that you are paying for it in battery life unless you are careful. For example, you can have Skype running in the background and receive calls and messages, even if the iPod is stuck in his pocket, which is great. However, iPod Touch 4th Generation uses the 'Voice over IP IOS, "Skype is constantly running in the background. I think Pandora would do something similar (but with another service). So far the battery is discharged (vi 5-10 hours of flight Skype ISTAT% and Pandora in the background and the iPod locked). Most of the applications you see in the bar multitasking does not use these services, Apple's called "recently used" apps for a reason, most of them are running.
The volume buttons and able to take some "getting used to, but ended up preferring them. They feel more solid and has a more definitive shot them.
Seriously, for what it is, the rear camera is not too badly in spite of the resolution of 0.7 MP. In the light of day is surprisingly good. Become a night increasingly grainy. However, you can still take pictures indoors, lit by night, amateur camera may need to increase the exposure time manually. Do not knock it just because of the number of pixels is a pretty good car my cell phone with 2 MP camera which is not much better. And to take pictures as a record of a fun time you can upload directly to Facebook, I love him. This feature is a big step from the older iPod Touch, then I'm fine with low-res is much better than no camera at all. And get to read bar codes with applications such as AT & T code scanner. In addition, Apple HDR is not available, but I think there third party applications to do so.
He is the most beautiful old iPod Touch, but it definitely could be stronger. I tried to use as a phone (with Skype) and not very practical, you really need headphones unless there is minimum background noise. This is a shame, but I'm not worried about that, especially in view of the situations I'm going to use it this way.
Therefore, as a iPod Touch 4th Generation the rocks. With the screen and the camera, this feels like a mature product. As you might expect from any improvements (like the camera) in the next version, but in its current form is still a pleasure to use. And because you have to pay at least another $ 400 for the extra features on the iPhone, I think is a good iPhone affare.Volevo 4, and just published, already had a 2G iPod Touch and loved it. But I can not commit to the contract at the time and the full price (not contract) version is really beyond my budget. So I took a conscious decision to wait for the iPod Touch, knowing it would probably be a compromise. I pre-ordered from Apple before being released in stores. Expected to be less happy about some aspects (eg the camera), but I knew I would get used to, and probably the love of the improvements in the iPod Touch 2G. I was not disappointed. After only a couple of days I use a lot.
The screen is gloriously. And "much easier for the eyes of the screen age. Yes, it is IPS (though this is not evident outside of the steep viewing angles). Appears darker than the old screen, this is probably due to High pixel density. The company has more than one color blue (cooler color temperature), but I heard the same thing happen with the iPhone. But I'm used to these things and is a joy to see each time. Despite the better battery, I think it sucks more juice screen, and you have it in a more brilliant than in the past for the same perceived brightness.
overall performance is very soft. S is definitely faster than previous versions. Things still crash from time to time, but this applies to any team. Errors in my Touch 2G appeared after IOS upgrade to 4.1, causing Pandora and other audio files to be unusable, luckily I got as far as I know. heavy content (such as PDF and web pages larger) may decrease, but that goes for the IPAD.
Be careful to get a good battery life. The battery is apparently updated for 40 hours of audio instead of 30 h. But if you are new to multi-task, you must understand that you will pay for it in the battery life unless you are careful. For example, you can have Skype running in the background and receive calls and messages, even if the iPod is stuck in his pocket, that's great. However, this is based on the 'Voice over IP IOS, that Skype is running continuously in the background. I think Pandora would do something similar (but with another service). So far the battery is discharged (vi 5-10 hours of flight with Skype ISTAT% and Pandora in the background and the iPod hung). Most of the applications you see in the bar of multitasking not use these services, Apple calls them "recently used" apps for a reason, most of them are not running.
The volume buttons and able to take some "get used to, but ended prefer them. They feel more solid and has a more definitive shot them.
Seriously, for what it is, the rear camera is not too badly despite the resolution of 0.7 MP. In light of the day is surprisingly good. Become a night increasingly grainy. But you still can take pictures indoors, illuminated at night, in a chamber of fans may need to increase exposure time manually. No single stroke is the number of pixels, is a pretty good car, my cell phone with 2 MP camera which is not much better. And to take pictures as a record of a fun time you can upload directly to Facebook, I love it. This feature is a big step from the iPod Touch-old, then I'm fine with the low resolution is much better than no camera at all. And get to read barcodes with applications such as AT & T code scanner. In addition, Apple HDR is not available, but I think there third party applications to do so.
He is more beautiful than the old iPod Touch but could definitely be stronger. I tried to use as a phone (with Skype) and not very practical, you really need headphones unless there is minimum background noise. This is a shame, but I'm not worried, especially taking into account the situations that I will use it this way.
So, as a iPod Touch 4th Generation rocks. With the screen and the camera, this feels like a mature product. As you might expect from any improvements (as the camera) in the next version but in its current form is still a pleasure to use. And since you have to pay at least another $ 400 to obtain the additional features in the iPhone, I think it's a bargain.
