iPod touch (white) hands-on

By on Oct 12, 2011 at 3:35 PM
mobile October 12, 2011

While Apple’s white iPod touch is the same iPod touch that millions and millions of people own and are familiar with — just in another color — it’s the first device from Apple to ship with iOS 5 pre-installed. The experience right out of the box with iOS 5 is now perfect, requiring no computer whatsoever to get going. And while this doesn’t yet apply to the general public since the only people with iOS 5 back-ups are developers, you can also effortlessly restore all of your backed-up information right to the device from iCloud — no syncing, no cables. Apple’s iPod touch is insanely popular for many reasons, but with a new lower price point starting at only $199, a white color option to freshen things up for the holiday season, and iOS 5, Apple has another hit on its hands. Be sure to check out our hands-on photos of the new white iPod touch in the gallery!

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  • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

    YAWN!!!!!!! I’ll take a Samsung Galaxy player with DROID OS over this iCrap.

    • Generatione

      As if you were only serious

    • Anonymous

      yawn!!!!!!!!!!! i’ll take your sis with olive-oil over your mom anyday !

      • Chris Darby

        whats wrong with having both?

    • Anonymous

      lol norm do you just sit here all day waiting to troll articles?  Don’t you have to like…make money or something?

      • Anonymous

        he is gay like other android user’s, gizzly,seven2k blah blah & 2,3 other droid crapwares.

      • Mohsin Tariq

        lol… you serious? apple is gay as steve jobs was gay… lol… its a gay phone …. like literally gays own i phone and apple products…

      • sirpaul

        Norm needs constant supply of spare “F5″ keys because of his trolling lifestyle…

    • http://www.allegrotechie.blogspot.com Allegrotechie

      Honestly, go back to your cave, no one likes you except your array of cat– Never mind, they hate you too

  • http://www.searingarrow.com AlienSix

    All white everything

    • slav

      White power.

  • Anonymous

    Sexy.

  • Anonymous

    the white iPod is probably the most exciting thing they announced during the keynote lol. it makes me want to sell my 64GB, it’s slick!

    • Anonymous

      if you want to sell electronics because a new color is out, you don’t deserve the electronics in the first place.

    • sirpaul

      Yeah, same here. Who needs a faster CPU when you can have the same thing…but in white?! I was slightly disappointed hearing the A5 would not make it to this year’s iPod, but this change in colour totally redeemed Apple – it’s “simply beautiful”!

      PS – the above is 100% sarcasm.

    • Iamguest

      Try playing dreamscape

  • Stephen

    Id never get an iPhone , but I do have an iPod touch. id love it in white

    • TrollLOL

      Racist.

      • Anonymous

        HAHAHA

    • Iamguest

      Try playing dreamscape on an ipod touch

  • Newsfan

    Hey, did you guys ever correct the Google & Samsung delayed Nexus Prime due to patent fight with Apple story yet?

    I mean, if you report a rumor, it’s only fair to correct it once someone else does the job you should have done.

    BGR? crickets…

    • Valdec

      It wasn’t due to the patent. It was because the phone was lame.

      • Valdec’s dad

        And yet, it is still better than the iPhone 4S…odd that…

      • Anonymous

        from which angle gs2 looks u better then iphone 4S ? 
        gs2=laggy-cheap plastic build quality-crap OS(android)-gizzly’s penis size screen-no siri like function-fragmentated apps in malware marketplace & so much to hate about :/

      • Astroboy <– that sounds weird

        AforApple, apparently reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit. First, I never talked about the Galaxy S II, though I’d still prefer it over an iPhone.  I was talking about the upcoming Nexus Prime/Galaxy Nexus, which is going to be a killer phone with Android 4.0.

        Funny you talk about cheap quality build considering iPhones crack all the time even when you put a cover on them b/c if a spec of dust touches the glass that’s too much pressure. Never mind all the problems with holding the phone wrong when making a call and losing all connectivity.

        Really, Android phones have penis size screens? That must mean that Apple fans only have 4.3 inch penis. That explains so much.

        Google came out with Voice Actions and it will probably release a Siri like app in the near future as well. I still don’t get why? I mean, if you want to look like a douche talking to your phone like its a real person, get an iPhone.

        Yeah, you realize all those stories about OMG malware are propagated by antivirus companies that want to sell a product in the Android market. I’ve had my phone for well over a year, with no antivirus and have never gotten any viruses or malware on it.

      • Anonymous

        Guy’s stuck on 3G tend to be bitter.. imo

  • http://twitter.com/supertino Super Tino

    The white balance on these pictures are all over the place. I hope all the blogs I love learn something from thisismynext/Verge who have the best product photography.

  • Valdec6

    So beautiful..

  • Anonymous

    sexy ifamily there ;)

  • Anonymous

    gizzly sh!t will come & bark here but friends u have to avoid him, i know he’s a true google a$s leaker but avoid him please//

    • Anonymous

      looks like another troll has been born…welcome buddy…you still have long way to go till you reach the dizzy heights of Norm, Scroat, Papynic(whatever the hell his name is) and Goofan….troll away

  • Anonymous

    Are you fisting me?  You’re reviewing an iPod?

    Better yet, an iPod in a different color?!  OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN

  • SniperSniper

    Seriously, if you are going to take a picture of WHITE Apple products, why don’t you fill the room with light. Bounce a secondary lamp off a wall or something. Your photos are terrible, and make the white Apple products look tan.

    You took enough time to put the 3 products together, why dont you get some light for your camera, or a nice speed for your DSLR. You “are” taking pictures with a “DSLR” right?

  • Supermartin73

     And while this doesn’t yet apple to the general public since the only people with iOS 5 back-ups are developers…Does this make sense?

    • slav

      Having only a high-school education, BGR writers typically refrain from editing the articles that they publish.

  • http://twitter.com/SRNear SRN

    Is this an article or an advertisement for the new Touch?

    • Drew

      What ever it is, it’s been jizzed on by Jonathan…

  • Anonymous

    I wonder what Jonathan S. Geller provide as an explanation for why everything pertaining to the colour of iApple deserves so much attention? I mean, no automotive site does review of “black bmw 3-series” and two months later posts “breaking news – review of white bmw 3-series” and in a week “breaking news – review of red bmw 3-series”. Same goes for any other consumer product – the colour can be anything you like – just change the dye when making faceplates.

    • Scott Duffy

      Don’t you remember it took them 8 months to make the iPhone 4 white? Collecting all that Unicorn blood takes time!

    • SniperSniper

      Well, white is a special to apple.

      Is Gold a Color? Or Chrome?

      Because when Bugatti comes out with a gold and chrome covered Veyron, it is widely newsworthy.

      How about when the BMW m3 came out in matte gray? There was a big deal as well.

      There are also times when color plays a factory in “exclusivity”, such as a bright blue Subaru. You know thats a WRX STi… And so on.

      Yes, color can be a big issue. And since you used a car as an analogy, see my above comments.

      —-

      And yes, I bought my Ipad 2 in White…why? Because, from a distance, everyone will know it is an Apple (not that I care that much) because no other tablet that I know of comes in white in the 10 inch form factor.

      • wcurr

        I bought it in white only so people from far away wold know its an apple……followed by not that I care that much….wow, right….

      • Anonymous

        Seriously, show me several reviews of the same car of merely different colours from any automotive source.

        I salute your desire to increase your cool rating by buying things that others think are cool. Keep going.

  • Anonymous

    Running Gellar article checker…
    Apple love:  check
    Superlatives about mundane things:  check
    Glee over what others have done but are now on an Apple product:  check
    Overly confident about the success of the Apple product:  check
    Using ALRIGHT at end of article:  not found
    Result:  Gellar wrote this article with 90% confidence.

  • Anonymous

    ITunes sucks balls, no thank you

  • John

    yawn

  • Anonymous

    Really “A HANDS ON” for a color.. You have got to be kidding me.. Just gotta get that mug all snuggled up next to Apple products.. PATHETIC..

    Btw.. update the Google and Samsung patent crap article.. It was also bullshit..

  • iGuest

    OMG! It comes in white!!!!!! Wow, really bgr….stop it.

    • Metroferals

      If it only had a larger screen is get a new one.

  • Anonymous

    You have to admit dude thats one cool looking device. wow.
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