iPod nano

The iPod nano is a MP3 player made by Apple Inc. It is available in 8GB and 16GB memory, in nine colours: silver, grey, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and pink.

iPod Nano

Black 5th Generation iPod Touch
Developer	Apple Inc.
Manufacturer	Foxconn
Type	Portable media player
Release date	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) – July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)
Camera	Rear: HD video recording 1080p up to 30 frames/s with audio Aperture f/2.4 Facial recognition (stills only) Panorama 5 MP back-side illuminated sensor Front: FaceTime HD camera with 1.2 MP HD video recording720p up to 30 frames/s with audio
Connectivity	Lightning connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack (TRS connector), Bluetooth 4.0
Predecessor	iPod Mini
Related articles	iPod Shuffle iPod Nano iPod Touch
Website	www.apple.com/ipodtouch

The iPod Nano was discontinued by Apple on July 27, 2017.

Features (5th Generation)

FM radio

There is a built-in FM receiver inside the iPod nano, and with the radio app, radio from the FM channels can be listened to. There is also a feature called Live Pause which allows listeners to pause the radio stream, and resume it at the same place later.

VoiceOver

The iPod nano can 'talk to you', using a feature called VoiceOver. When the button on the headphones or the Click Wheel is held down, VoiceOver will speak the song currently playing and its artist. This feature is available in 20 languages.

Fitness

Pedometer

The iPod nano has a built-in pedometer. You can create a Daily Step goal, or use the 'Always On' setting so it counts all of your steps.

Nike+iPod

The iPod nano 5th generation's video camera

Using the Nike+iPod sport kit, the iPod nano can be used as a fitness aid. It can measure your run by fitting into the insole Nike+ shoe pocket, then it can sync it to nikeplus.com. Nike+ is also compatible with some exercise machines.

Video camera

The iPod nano includes a video camera which can be used to capture video. You can add fifteen video effects, then upload it to YouTube, MobileMe, or Facebook with your computer.

Models

Generation and Appearance		Capacity	Colors	Connection	Original release date	Minimum OS to sync	Rated battery life (hours)	Screen (pixels)	Audio processor	On-board RAM	Physical size	Weight
1		1 GB	Black White	USB (FireWire for charging only)	February 7, 2006	Mac: 10.3.4 Windows: 2000 iTunes 5 or later	Audio: 14 Slideshow: 4	176×132 0.168 mm dot pitch		32 MB	89 mm 41 mm 6.9 mm	42.5 g (1.5 oz)
		2 GB			September 7, 2005
		4 GB
		Replaced Mini. Color screen for picture viewing; 1 GB version released later.
2		2 GB	Silver	USB (FireWire for charging only)	12 September 2006	Mac: 10.3.9 Windows: 2000 iTunes 7 or later	Audio: 24 Slideshow: 5	176×132 0.168 mm dot pitch.		32 MB	89 mm 41 mm 6.6 mm	40 g (1.41 oz)
		4 GB	Silver Blue Green Pink
			(Product) Red Special Edition		October 13, 2006
		8 GB	Black		September 12, 2006
			(Product) Red Special Edition		November 3, 2006
		Anodized aluminium casing with plastic top and bottom; 6 colors available.
3		4 GB	Silver	USB (FireWire for charging only)	September 5, 2007	Mac: 10.4.8 Windows: XP iTunes 7.4 or later	Audio: 24 Video: 5	320×240 204 PPI		32 MB	70 mm 52 mm 6.6 mm	49.3 g (1.74 oz)
		8 GB	Silver Light Blue Light Green Black (Product) Red Special Edition
			Pink		January 22, 2008
		51 mm QVGA screen; lighter color shades and chrome back; new interface; video-playing capability.
4		8 GB	Silver Black Purple Blue Green Yellow Orange Pink (Product) Red Special Edition	USB	September 9, 2008	Mac: 10.4.11 Windows: XP iTunes 8 or later	Audio: 24 Video: 4	240×320 204 PPI	Cirrus Logic CS42L58	32 MB	91 mm 38 mm 6.1 mm	36.8 g (1.3 oz)
		16 GB
		Curved enclosure and new colors; revised interface; voice recording features; "shake to shuffle"; accelerometer; limited 4 GB models
5		8 GB	Silver Black Purple Blue Green Yellow Orange Pink (Product) Red Special Edition	USB	September 13, 2009	Mac: 10.4.11 Windows: XP iTunes 9 or later	Audio: 24 Video: 5	240×376 204 PPI 0.3 megapixel camera	Cirrus Logic CLI1480A	64 MB	91 mm 38 mm 6.1 mm	36.3 g (1.28 oz)
		16 GB
		Polished aluminium case including a larger screen, video camera, FM radio tuner, Recorder and a pedometer. Retains entire color line as fourth generation.
6		8 GB	Silver Graphite Blue Green Orange Pink (Product) Red Special Edition	USB	September 1, 2010	Mac: 10.5.8 Windows: XP iTunes 10 or later	Audio: 24	240×240 220 PPI	Cirrus Logic CLI1544C0	64 MB	37.5 mm 41 mm 8.78 mm	21.1 g (0.74 oz)
		16 GB
		Multi-touch screen. No click-wheel, camera, or video playback. The 1.1 OS update brought the ability of turning off by holding the wake/sleep button. Same price range as the 5th generation, except in Europe, Japan and Australia. Features iOS-like interface design and still contains "shake to shuffle", FM radio, and pedometer. The 1.2 OS update added built-in accelerometer support which works with Nike+iPod without the need to attach a Nike receiver or shoe sensor.
7		16 GB	Slate Silver Purple Pink Yellow Green Blue (Product) Red Special Edition	USB	October 12, 2012	Mac: 10.6.8 Windows: XP iTunes 10.7 or later	Audio: 30 Video: 3.5	240x432 202 PPI			76.5 mm 39.6 mm 5.4 mm	31 g (1.1 oz)
		New, larger 2.5 inch Multi-Touch screen. Unibody now made of anodized aluminium. Also, with larger screen, supports video playback.

History

First Generation

The iPod Nano was first released on September 7, 2005. 1, 2, and 4 GB iPods were available.

Second Generation

The second generation iPod Nano was released on September 25, 2006. Like the second generation iPod Mini it was available in different colors. But unlike the Mini, the click wheel was grey for all colors except for the black iPod which had a black click wheel.

The 1GB iPod was only available in silver, the 4GB iPod was available in green, blue, silver, and pink and the 8GB was only available in black, but red was added later.

On October 13, 2006, a Product Red iPod Nano was released. For each red iPod Nano sold a $10 donation goes to the Product Red brand. On November 3, 2006 a red 8GB iPod Nano was released due to high demand.

Third Generation

The third generation iPod Nano was released on September 5, 2007. It had a new smaller and wider design, video playback ability and a new user interface.

A 4GB iPod was released in silver while an 8GB iPod was released in silver, turquoise, mint green, black, and Product Red. A pink 8GB iPod was also released on January 22, 2008.

On October 6, 2007 Apple released OS 1.0.2 which improved cover flow and made going throw the menu a lot quicker. On November 28, 2007 1.0.3 was released which fixed a couple of bugs. On January 15, 2008 1.1 came out which had support for iTunes movie hiring, music song lyrics and more bug fixes. 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 had bug fixes. They were both released in May and July 2008.

Fourth Generation

The iPod Nano fourth generation was released on September 9, 2008 and changed back to the body shape used in the first and second generation models.

The six old colors (silver, black, mint, turquoise, berry red and rose pink were replaced with silver, black, purple, light blue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink. But the Product Red iPod could only be bought on the Apple website and retail stores. An accelerometer was also added to the iPod Nano. Because of this, you could turn the shuffle songs feature on and off by shaking it, go through the cover flow when you put the iPod on its side and look at pictures portrait or landscape. But videos could only be watched in landscape. Because of the accelerometer feature, the Quiz game was removed and a new Maze game was added.

Fifth Generation

The iPod Nano fifth generation was released on September 9, 2009 and had a smaller price than the last generation. At the time the 8GB Nano was $149 and the 16GB Nano $179. The screen was also bigger and some new colors were introduced: Silver, Black, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Product Red, Green and Pink though the yellow and Product Red iPods were only available at the Apple Website and retailers.

The fifth generation introduced a number of new things including a microphone, a pedometer, a video camera and an FM radio that had station frequencies coming from North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and Asia.

The dock connector and the head jack also swapped sides so that the head jack was left of the dock connector.

Sixth Generation

The sixth generation iPod Nano was released on September 1, 2010. It was a combination of the iPod Shuffle by the size and shape and the iPod Touch by the touch screen, a sleep/wake button and the user interface and icons. This iPod Nano however didn't have a video camera, the ability to play back videos, the voice-recorder, (though plugging in the headphones with a microphone would show a voice memos app) built in speaker and games. But it did still have a pedometer and an FM radio. The price for this iPod Nano was also the same GB models for the same prices as the previous generation Nano.

On February 28, 2011, OS 1.1 was released with featured the ability to change song or pause by double clicking the sleep/wake button and on October 4, 2011 OS 1.2 added several new wallpapers and the ability to change the size of icons.

Seventh Generation

The seventh generation iPod Nano was released on October 12, 2012. The shape was again similar to the fifth generation shape but it was still the same size as the sixth generation and still had a touch screen but only a single 16GB iPod Nano was released but video playback was also restored. It was discontinued on July 27, 2017, alongside iPod Shuffle.

Timeline of iPod models and related products

See also: Timeline of full-sized iPod models and Timeline of compact iPod models

Sources: Apple press release library, Mactracker Apple Inc. model database