Using the iPod touch 5, 10 Years Later - Review

The iPod touch 5 from 2012 would end up being the final major iPod redesign- and what a device it was, bringing the 4 inch display and colorful palate to the delight of its users. How does it hold up nearly a decade later?

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0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - The Final "New" iPod
4:39 - Design
11:00 - Camera & Hardware
17:20 - Conclusion

Music:

[Tech]

Anyone here ever use the iPod touch 5 back in the day? Friend of mine used it as his main driver until 2018- poor soul, not sure how he did it honestly.

[jamesbell]

I’ve always enjoyed the slim look of this gen of iPod touch.

[MoonlitChris]

This was my very first Apple product and I used it from 2012 up until the end of 2016 when I got an iPhone 6S for Christmas and that BLEW ME AWAY with how much faster it was in comparison. I'm still very nostalgic for this iPod though and whip it out from time to time for the memories

[TheOriginalCollectorA]

It’s an interesting hybrid between the iPhone 4S, with the A5 chipset, and the iPhone 5, with the larger display. It would be a fun A5 device to try and use as a daily driver and just see how far it can go alongside jailbreaking.

[Aryan-tzzk]

I remember getting this for Christmas when i was 9. Damn those days were so chill. Wish I could relive my childhood once again

[TacticalNuke]

I miss the days when the iPod touch was an alternative option to have just about everything the iPhone can do without contract

[gonebutyea]

I love how this channel is basically just a feel good nostalgia channel for people who were there during the smartphone launches.

[xAdi]

This was my first ever apple device. I had it alongside my trusty 3ds when I was 10. I have fond memories of that era. Time flies

Edit: I remember getting the 16gb version and was so surprised when I saw that it doesn't have a rear facing camera

[Brosfight_]

I do remember playing Gangster Rio /Vegas, Minecraft PE, Rc Plane, Nova, Angry Birds, Mega Jump, Ski Safari, Eden, Doodle jump, Fruit Ninja, Hill Climb Racing, Asphalt 6, Clash of Clans, Jetpack Joyride, Cut the Rope and of course Infinity Blade 1-3! etc. with my best friend back in 2010-2013...

Sitting in front of our or his house during hot summer evenings while everything turned orange... Simple times

Me with my iPhone 4 and him with his iPod Touch 4.Gen and later with his green/yellow iPod Touch 5.Gen, all with iOS 4-6...
Good old times

It was basically my childhood. Playing on our iPhone/iPod together, watching Nickelodeon, being Outside and having a blast of a time!

Those are Memories that I will never let go.
If I had a Time Machine, this would be my go for

[angeldiaz]

I remember drooling for this in 2015, I got my dad to get me an iPod Touch 5th gen for my birthday. Using Instagram and iFunny back then was so much fun. Every time I open up a new phone out of its box, I'm reminded of first opening that iPod.

[hiwcmechilis]

I have one of the 16gb models with no back camera, and I must say it’s one of the strangest but coolest apple product variants that’s ever existed

[StoinkyDoinky]

I got a lot of nostalgia for the 5th gen as that was my first ios device and the closest thing I would have to a phone for years. Can't lie it did feel good to have the best newest tech of all the kids in school at the time.

[lcal_nawa]

Ah yes iPod touch, a great little sidekick in your pocket for taking pictures and writing notes.

[limethelemon]

I used this as a secondary device with an iPhone 4S in early high school, specifically the one without the camera. It served me well o7

[sburton]

Even today when I was out mowing the yard, I still used my iPod touch 2nd generation from 2008. How do you think it would hold up 13 years later? Well, it still plays offline music just fine and I can actually use it with any new bluetooth headphones since the 2nd gen iPod touch does have bluetooth, something that I didn't notice when I first bought it in early 2009.

[adnamamedia]

I really loved the design of this ipod, I wish they made phones or other devices with that aesthetic

[lester]

I still keep mine for the simple reason that there are games still installed on it which are no longer listed in the App Store. Those games are valuable to me because most of them are from the era where mobile games are still not infested in microtransactions.

[thealiengodofgames]

This was my second apple device (the first being the 4th generation) my parents didn't want to buy me a iphone so this a cheap alternative but I still enjoyed it. I've had very fond memories from 2014 - 2017 until I got a Samsung Galaxy on 5 (2017 - 2018) to Motorola one (2018 - 2020) and now I have Motorola Edge (2020 - Present).

[jaredisgay]

I still download music, it's more convenient than streaming to me since I don't always have service out here in BFE Missouri 😂😭

[johnq]

we use this design of ipod at work as an barcode reader and for looking up inventory, still works great for this use case and the battery isnt to bad in my experience