Feature comparison: iPod nano 4th and 5th generation
Summary
The following chart compares the features of the iPod nano (4th generation) to that of the iPod nano (5th generation).
Products Affected
iPod nano (4th generation), iPod nano (5th generation)
| iPod nano (4th generation) | iPod nano (5th generation) | |||
| Storage | 8GB | 16GB | 8GB | 16GB |
| Songs | 2,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Price | $149 | $199 | $149 | $179 |
| Built-in FM Radio | Not included. | Displays station and song information. Lets you pause Live Radio and tags songs that you can preview and purchase in iTunes1. | ||
| Video Camera | Not included. | 640-by-480 VGA video camera. iPod nano formats recorded videos as VGA video H.264 at 30 fps with AAC. | ||
| Pedometer | Not included. | Built-in Pedometer to count your steps and count calories. | ||
| Spoken Menus | Spoken Menus lets you hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen. | Spoken Menus lets you hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen. | ||
| VoiceOver | Not included. | While listening to a song, hear the name of the song and the artist at the press of a button. Hear the names of your playlists2, allowing you to select from among them. |
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| Built-in microphone | Not included. | For video recording and voice memos. | ||
| Built-in speaker | Not included. | Listen to any audio on iPod nano without earphones or headphones—except for the built-in FM Radio, which uses the earphone or headphone cord as an antenna. | ||
| Voice Memos | Not included, but supported with accessory: Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic. | Record voice memos using the built-in microphone in iPod nano or an optional iPod nano–compatible microphone. Set chapter marks while you record, store voice memos on iPod nano and sync them with your computer, and add labels to voice memos. | ||
| Display | 2-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight. | 2.2-inch (diagonal), 240-by-376 display at 204 ppi. | ||
| Battery life | Up to 24 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of video playback. | Up to 24 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback. | ||
| Ports | Dock connector, stereo minijack. | Dock connector, stereo minijack. | ||
| Connectivity | USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables, sold separately); audio through headphone jack. | USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables, sold separately); audio through headphone jack. | ||
| Charge time | About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity). | About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity). | ||
| Audio support | AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, and AIFF. | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV. | ||
| Photo support | Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats. | Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats. | ||
| Video support | H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 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, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. | H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 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, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats. | ||
| Nike + iPod Sport Kit | Supported.3. | Supported.3. | ||
| Size | 3.6 x 1.5 x 0.24 in. (90.7 x 38.7 x 6.2 mm). |
3.6 x 1.5 x 0.24 in. (90.7 x 38.7 x 6.2 mm). |
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| Weight | 1.3 oz. (36.8 g). | 1.28 oz. (36.4 g). | ||
| Included accessories | Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter. | Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter. | ||
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