The iPod Touch 4th Generation: A Comprehensive Review

As I hold the new iPod Touch 4th Generation in my hands, I'm immediately struck by its sleek and compact design. The device is slightly larger than its predecessors, but its slimmer profile makes it easy to carry around in a pocket or purse. The most noticeable change is the placement of the Sleep/Wake button, which has been moved slightly lower down on the top of the device. This may take some getting used to for those who are accustomed to the older model's location.

One of the notable features of the iPod Touch 4th Generation is its split volume rockers on the left-hand side. Gone are the days of a single, unified volume rocker; instead, we now have two separate controls that allow for more precise control over sound levels. This design change may take some time to get used to, but it's clear that Apple has made an effort to improve user experience.

Moving on to the back of the device, we find the 3-megapixel camera, which can shoot video in 720p HD at a whopping 30 frames per second. The camera also features geotagging and photo geo-tagging capabilities, allowing users to tag their photos with their location. This is a great feature for those who want to relive memories from specific locations.

The camera itself is easy to use, with a simple slide-to-unlock mechanism that allows users to quickly access the device's camera app. The camera also features a handy switch that toggles between photo and video modes in an instant. Additionally, the front-facing camera has been improved, allowing for seamless integration with social media apps like Facebook.

One of the most exciting features of the iPod Touch 4th Generation is its new Game Center functionality. Users can easily add friends and join games, making it easy to stay connected with friends and family. While I haven't had a chance to test out Game Center yet, it's clear that Apple has made a significant investment in this feature.

For those who are already familiar with the iPod Touch interface, you'll notice that many of the settings have been moved or rearranged. The Settings app itself is largely unchanged, but there is one notable exception: the battery percentage is no longer displayed on the top right corner of the screen. I didn't manage to find a way to change this setting, so it's unclear whether users will be able to access this information in the future.

Finally, we have the software side of things. The user interface has been tweaked and refined to provide an even more seamless experience. As with previous models, you can easily customize your wallpaper using images from your Camera Roll or take a photo directly within the device. This is a great feature for those who want to personalize their home screen.

As I wrap up this tour of the iPod Touch 4th Generation, I'm excited to see what the future holds for this device. With its improved camera capabilities and new Game Center functionality, it's clear that Apple has made significant investments in user experience. Whether you're a longtime iPod user or just looking for a new music player, the iPod Touch 4th Generation is definitely worth checking out.

In the coming days, I'll be sharing more in-depth reviews of this device, including a battery life test and a photo/video quality assessment. Stay tuned for those updates, and as always, thanks for watching!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys how's it going and spreading here biraz a pod touch help instead i'll be going over the hardware and software toward the new ipod touch 4th generation I which are just some box that you saw in my previous video so first of all let's go ahead and go over the hardware let's get right into this first you have the camera up in the front use for facetime and video calling or you know if you want to take a picture from up front you can switch in and out between that which I'll I may have already shown about show it again when I get into the software detail so on top you have your sleep wake button or otherwise known as your power button up here it's slightly lower down than it was from the previous model I guess for not not getting turned on in your pocket or something I guess just going to take some getting used to what I'm talking about is it's slanted right here it's kind of hard to press and it doesn't stick out as much so used to so also we have the volume rockers on the side on the left hand side we have the volume rockers are now split and they're not together like the old model on the bottom we have well first of all we have the home button there obviously then we have our USB connector our speaker and our 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and on the right side we have nothing and on the back we have our camera right here which does shoot in 720p HD for video which is amazing it shoots up 30 frames per second up and still photos with 960 x 720 is the the size of the pictures that still pictures I've taken so also the video geo-tagging and photo geo-tagging is involved in this too so if you want to like see your location of where you take the videos and pictures just like in the iphone so that's pretty much it for the hardware that's going to get into the software you got your what you all used to the slide to unlock you can make it a passcode if you want let's go ahead and get into let's just go straight to the camera because i know everybody wants to see the camera now i have to get some pictures i'll have a video later on that but anyways you see right here you just you get what's right in front of you self-explanatory you just press this to take the picture and also this feature up here switches the camera graph so if you want to see me me you want to see from this camera you want to take a pics from this side just go like this you'll see what's up guys and then also down here you have your switch between photo and video switches out pretty fast so that's pretty much it for the photos I know some of you a lot of you probably have had an iphone or seeing a lot on the I felt you know how to configure that also the front cameras is good for if you have facebook so I Facebook down here so i can upload photos straight from here to facebook over Wi-Fi which is pretty cool also we have facetime there is an application for facetime right there if you want to facetime me I guess that's what you call it uh-huh I'm not really sure how you do it i guess I contact I guess you do it by email address I don't know you can you can contact me I'll have my contact information down below I mean I probably won't even accept a question of you and just said that but I have nobody to face time with so i can't really test it so yeah if if you i find no you here on youtube and just semi pmo i might want to get a facetime set up it'll be pretty cool so also let's just go to the settings I actually no let's go to the game center first I know a lot people been wondering about game center you want to add me on game center just type that's my nickname but if you want to find me just to search I guess you do it by let's see if I wanted to add a friend you do it by email or nickname so just enter my nickname which is right here xq la dash be just like that x killa and then a dash and then Abby so you can add me on there and I haven't had any games yet so I really don't know how that works but I guess we'll see when that time comes so let's just go and go into settings this will probably be the last thing we have our everything is everything is standard like just like on the old model except for facetime which is just you know your account information so nothing really changed another thing I noticed was that the percentage of the battery is not up in the top right I tried to see if I could change it I didn't really look too long but I really didn't see that you could but I'll look more into them again I didn't really look too hard so anyways you can also change wallpaper as you guys know which is pretty cool when you can do it from your camera roll as well so be looking out for a video and picture quality test I have those being made right now so look out for that next and thanks for watching guys this has been a hardware and software tour of the ipod touch 4th generation thanks for watching guys and I'll catch you later peacehey guys how's it going and spreading here biraz a pod touch help instead i'll be going over the hardware and software toward the new ipod touch 4th generation I which are just some box that you saw in my previous video so first of all let's go ahead and go over the hardware let's get right into this first you have the camera up in the front use for facetime and video calling or you know if you want to take a picture from up front you can switch in and out between that which I'll I may have already shown about show it again when I get into the software detail so on top you have your sleep wake button or otherwise known as your power button up here it's slightly lower down than it was from the previous model I guess for not not getting turned on in your pocket or something I guess just going to take some getting used to what I'm talking about is it's slanted right here it's kind of hard to press and it doesn't stick out as much so used to so also we have the volume rockers on the side on the left hand side we have the volume rockers are now split and they're not together like the old model on the bottom we have well first of all we have the home button there obviously then we have our USB connector our speaker and our 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and on the right side we have nothing and on the back we have our camera right here which does shoot in 720p HD for video which is amazing it shoots up 30 frames per second up and still photos with 960 x 720 is the the size of the pictures that still pictures I've taken so also the video geo-tagging and photo geo-tagging is involved in this too so if you want to like see your location of where you take the videos and pictures just like in the iphone so that's pretty much it for the hardware that's going to get into the software you got your what you all used to the slide to unlock you can make it a passcode if you want let's go ahead and get into let's just go straight to the camera because i know everybody wants to see the camera now i have to get some pictures i'll have a video later on that but anyways you see right here you just you get what's right in front of you self-explanatory you just press this to take the picture and also this feature up here switches the camera graph so if you want to see me me you want to see from this camera you want to take a pics from this side just go like this you'll see what's up guys and then also down here you have your switch between photo and video switches out pretty fast so that's pretty much it for the photos I know some of you a lot of you probably have had an iphone or seeing a lot on the I felt you know how to configure that also the front cameras is good for if you have facebook so I Facebook down here so i can upload photos straight from here to facebook over Wi-Fi which is pretty cool also we have facetime there is an application for facetime right there if you want to facetime me I guess that's what you call it uh-huh I'm not really sure how you do it i guess I contact I guess you do it by email address I don't know you can you can contact me I'll have my contact information down below I mean I probably won't even accept a question of you and just said that but I have nobody to face time with so i can't really test it so yeah if if you i find no you here on youtube and just semi pmo i might want to get a facetime set up it'll be pretty cool so also let's just go to the settings I actually no let's go to the game center first I know a lot people been wondering about game center you want to add me on game center just type that's my nickname but if you want to find me just to search I guess you do it by let's see if I wanted to add a friend you do it by email or nickname so just enter my nickname which is right here xq la dash be just like that x killa and then a dash and then Abby so you can add me on there and I haven't had any games yet so I really don't know how that works but I guess we'll see when that time comes so let's just go and go into settings this will probably be the last thing we have our everything is everything is standard like just like on the old model except for facetime which is just you know your account information so nothing really changed another thing I noticed was that the percentage of the battery is not up in the top right I tried to see if I could change it I didn't really look too long but I really didn't see that you could but I'll look more into them again I didn't really look too hard so anyways you can also change wallpaper as you guys know which is pretty cool when you can do it from your camera roll as well so be looking out for a video and picture quality test I have those being made right now so look out for that next and thanks for watching guys this has been a hardware and software tour of the ipod touch 4th generation thanks for watching guys and I'll catch you later peace\n"