> The 6 is definitely superior hardware to a Touch
Superior how? The iPod Touch has the same SoC/CPU/GPU/RAM. The only real hardware difference is the iPhone 6 has a 4.7" screen, and while I personally enjoy my 5.5" screens, the popularity of the iPhone SE suggests that many people disagree that a larger screen is "superior hardware".
That said, I have no idea how the camera compares. Maybe it is worse, maybe it isn't. Wikipedia isn't very forthcoming here.
Well, Wikipedia does point out that the iPod Touch doesn't have the ambient light sensor that's used for automatic screen brightness. If true, this is actually kind of surprising (I would assume that component isn't very expensive), but I guess it does technically qualify as "inferior hardware", though this is a pretty small difference.
There are so many differences that I'm quite sure that if you were to look at a thorough checklist, you would agree that it's worth five dollars.
The Touch uses the display from the 5 and 5s. Pixel dentist density is the same but contrast is less. The active display sizes are 4 inches versus 4.7.
Advantages of iPhone 6 vs '15 Touch:
- 40% more battery capacity
- Touch ID and NFC
- Dual LED Flash
- 25% faster CPU clock
- 4G radio
- 1400:1 display contrast ratio vs 800:1
- 25% larger screen, and same density meaning higher screen resolution
- Twice the storage (the price i quoted was for a 16gb touch and a 32gb 6)
- larger lens aperture
- sapphire lens cover
- optical image stabilization
Drawbacks:
- 1/8" thicker
- 33% heavier
- some people prefer the smaller size
- costs $6 more
> All iPods lack Touch ID, 3D Touch, NFC, GPS, an earpiece speaker and a noise-cancelling microphone. Depending on the generation, the iPod Touch may have a smaller or inferior display and camera(s). Newer models (5th and 6th generation) lack the ambient light sensor that makes automatic brightness available.
Also it shares the A8/M8 with the iPhone 6, but it's clocked down (1.1GHz vs 1.4GHz for the phone); both cameras are 8MP, but the iPhone can shoot regular video in 1080p at 30 or 60 fps (vs only 30 fps for the iPod) and slow-motion video in 720p at 120 or 240 fps (vs only 120 fps for the iPod).
I forgot that iPod Touch didn't have Touch ID or 3D Touch. But does it really not have a GPS? That's interesting. I guess the assumption is you're not going to go out and about with Maps since you're tethered to a wifi network.
Besides lacking some other features (as mentioned in another comment), it is worth noting that even though it’s using the same SoC it is clocked lower at 1.1 GHz vs the iPhone 6’s 1.4 GHz. (Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/ios-benchmarks )
Superior how? The iPod Touch has the same SoC/CPU/GPU/RAM. The only real hardware difference is the iPhone 6 has a 4.7" screen, and while I personally enjoy my 5.5" screens, the popularity of the iPhone SE suggests that many people disagree that a larger screen is "superior hardware".
That said, I have no idea how the camera compares. Maybe it is worse, maybe it isn't. Wikipedia isn't very forthcoming here.
Well, Wikipedia does point out that the iPod Touch doesn't have the ambient light sensor that's used for automatic screen brightness. If true, this is actually kind of surprising (I would assume that component isn't very expensive), but I guess it does technically qualify as "inferior hardware", though this is a pretty small difference.