iPod nano 5th Generation Review

 

The iPod Nano has many new features and packs it into a colorful, impossibly thin design. It boasts a video camera and many other new features. Read on for the full review.

Design
It looks like Apple like the design of the nano as they have now used it for 2 years.

To distinguish itself from previous models, the latest Nano includes a slightly larger 2.2-inch screen (up from 2 inches) and a glossy, polished aluminum finish like the back of the iPod touch in colors. However, the easiest way to tell that you’re holding a fifth-generation iPod Nano is to flip it over. The 5th Gen has a video camera on the back.

The user interface of the 5G Nano remains almost entirely unchanged with the exception of a few new menu items for the video camera, FM radio, and fitness features.

A good portion of the Nano’s hardware design elements remain the same as well. Apple’s Click-Wheel is still under the screen, it is now a bit smaller.

Features
All of the features from last year’s Nano have migrated to the fifth-generation model, including music, video, and podcast playback, as well as extras such as photos, calendar, games, alarms, stopwatch, contacts, notes, and clocks. Apple has now integrated a pedometer, radio, microphone, and video camera. Even with the Nano’s ever-growing stable of features, music playback is still the beating heart of this iPod. As a portable extension of Apple’s popular iTunes computer software, the Nano offers an impressive number of options for playing music, audiobooks, and podcasts.

Video Camera

The quality of the video camera is decent, not great. It is great though to capture moments or to even just fool around. It is placed a bit awkwardly. You might also want to put a case on your nano to protect the back and camera from scratches.