Apple iPod touch (6th generation)
iPod touch

iPod touch (6th generation) Technical specifications

It has a 4-inch Retina display, the A8 chip with 64-bit architecture chip and a 8MP main camera. Storage options: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB. Colors: Space Gray. Weight: 88 g.

  • Display4″
  • ChipA8 chip with 64-bit a…
  • Camera8MP
  • Batteryup to 40 h
  • Storage16GB–128GB
  • Weight88 g
  • Space Gray
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iPod touch (6th generation): key specifications

Display4″ · Retina · 1136 × 640, 326 ppi
ChipA8 chip with 64-bit architecture
Storage16GB / 32GB / 64GB / 128GB
Main camera8MP camera
Front camera1.2MP photos
Video1080p · up to 30 fps
Batteryup to 40 h
Dimensions (H × W × D)123.4 × 58.6 × 6.1 mm
Weight88 g
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac · Bluetooth 4.1
Operating SystemiOS 11

Models, storage and colors

Storage

  • 16GB
  • 32GB
  • 64GB
  • 128GB

Colors

  • Space Gray

Complete specifications

Capacity

  • 16GB
  • 32GB
  • 64GB
  • 128GB

Size and Weight

  • Height4.86 inches (123.4 mm)
  • Width2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
  • Depth0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
  • Weight3.10 ounces (88 grams)

Display

  • Retina display
  • 4-inch (diagonal) widescreen display with Multi-Touch IPS technology
  • 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
  • 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
  • 500 cd/m2 max brightness (typical)
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Chip

  • A8 chip with 64-bit architecture
  • M8 motion coprocessor

Camera

  • 8MP camera
  • Autofocus
  • ƒ/2.4 aperture
  • Five-element lens
  • Hybrid IR filter
  • Backside illumination
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Auto HDR for Photos
  • Improved face detection
  • Exposure control
  • Panorama (up to 43MP)
  • Burst mode
  • Tap to focus
  • Photo geotagging over Wi-Fi
  • Timer mode

FaceTime HD Camera

  • 1.2MP photos
  • ƒ/2.2 aperture
  • 720p HD video recording
  • Backside illumination sensor
  • Auto HDR for photos and videos
  • Improved face detection
  • Burst mode
  • Exposure control
  • Timer mode

Video Recording

  • 1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
  • Tap to focus while recording
  • Slo-mo video (120 fps)
  • Time-lapse video
  • Cinematic video stabilization
  • Improved face detection
  • 3x zoom
  • Video geotagging over Wi-Fi

Power and Battery

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Music playback timeUp to 40 hours
  • Video playback timeUp to 8 hours

Wireless

  • 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.1 wireless technology
  • MapsLocation-based service

Sensors

  • Three-axis gyro
  • Accelerometer

Audio Playback

  • Audio formats supportedAAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

External Buttons and Connectors

  • Home
  • Volume up/down
  • On/Off - Sleep/Wake
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Built-in speaker
  • Lightning connector

Operating System

  • iOS 11
  • iOS 11 sets a new standard for the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, making iPod touch more intelligent, personal, and expressive than ever.
  • See what’s new in iOS 11

Built-in Apps

  • Camera
  • Photos
  • Health
  • Messages
  • FaceTime
  • Mail
  • Music
  • Wallet
  • Safari
  • Maps
  • Siri
  • Calendar
  • iTunes Store
  • App Store
  • Notes
  • News
  • Contacts
  • iBooks
  • Home
  • Weather
  • Reminders
  • Clock
  • TV
  • Stocks
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  • Calculator
  • Voice Memos
  • Podcasts
  • Tips
  • Find My iPhone
  • Find My Friends
  • Settings
  • Files

System Requirements

  • Apple ID (required for some features)
  • Internet access
  • Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires
  • MacOS X v10.8.5 or later
  • PCWindows 7 or later
  • iTunes 12.3 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

Environmental Requirements

  • Operating ambient temperature32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
  • Nonoperating temperature-4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
  • Relative humidity5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Operating altitudetested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Languages

  • Language supportEnglish (Australia, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  • English (Australia, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  • QuickType keyboard supportEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
  • English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
  • QuickType keyboard support with predictive input9English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
  • English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
  • Siri languagesEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)
  • English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)
  • Dictation languagesEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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  • English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  • Definition dictionary supportEnglish, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
  • English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
  • Bilingual dictionary supportChinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • Spell checkEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
  • English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

In the Box

  • iPod touch
  • Apple EarPods
  • Lightning to USB Cable
  • Quick Start guide

Colors

  • Space Gray
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red - (PRODUCT)RED

TV and Video

  • AirPlay Mirroring and video out to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation)
  • Video mirroring and video out supportUp to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
  • H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
  • MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
  • Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Intelligent Assistant

  • Siri — Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
  • Use hands-free
  • Listen and identify songs

Input and Output

  • Lightning connector
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Built-in speaker
  • Microphone

Free Apps from Apple

  • Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, iTunes U, Clips, and Apple Store app are preinstalled.
  • iMovie
  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • Keynote
  • iTunes U
  • GarageBand
  • Apple Store
  • Trailers
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  • Apple TV Remote
  • iTunes Remote
  • Music Memos
  • Clips

Headphones

  • Apple EarPods

iPod touch and the Environment

  • Apple takes a complete product life cycle approach to determining our environmental impact. Learn more
  • iPod touch is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact
  • Mercury-free LED-backlit display
  • Arsenic-free display glass
  • Brominated flame retardant-free
  • PVC-free
  • Recyclable aluminum enclosure
  • Apple and the Environment
  • Apple GiveBack
  • Ready let go of your old iPod? Just give it to us, and we’ll help you recycle it responsibly for free. Good for you. Good for the planet. Learn more about Apple GiveBack.

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) technical specifications

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iPod touch (6th generation) — FAQ

What is the display size of Apple iPod touch (6th generation)?

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) has 4″ Retina (1136 × 640, 326 ppi).

What chip does Apple iPod touch (6th generation) use?

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) uses A8 chip with 64-bit architecture.

What storage capacities are available for Apple iPod touch (6th generation)?

Available storage capacities include 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB.

What colors does Apple iPod touch (6th generation) come in?

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) is available in Space Gray.

What are the dimensions and weight of Apple iPod touch (6th generation)?

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) measures 123.4 × 58.6 × 6.1 mm and weighs 88 g.

How long does the Apple iPod touch (6th generation) battery last?

Battery life of Apple iPod touch (6th generation): up to 40 h.

What camera does Apple iPod touch (6th generation) have?

Apple iPod touch (6th generation) camera: 8MP camera.

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