By Dan Moren

May 28, 2019 5:51 AM PT

iPod touch amazingly not dead, gets update

Note: This story has not been updated for several years.

Looks like rumors of an update to Apple’s odd-man-out iOS device were not just sound and fury: the iPod touch has gotten speed-bumped to an A10 Fusion chip—a significant improvement over the old A8. Apple says it now supports features like AR and Group FaceTime, as well as “providing better game performance.”

Given that Apple also spends some time in its press release talking about Apple Arcade, it’s clearly pushing the iPod touch’s reputation as a gaming device.

As before, 32GB and 128GB configurations go for $199 and $299 respectively; Apple’s also added a 256GB option for $399. Otherwise, the device is identical in specs and appearance to its predecessor.

[Dan Moren is the East Coast Bureau Chief of Six Colors. You can find him on Twitter at @dmoren or reach him by email at dan@sixcolors.com. The latest novel in his Galactic Cold War series of sci-fi space adventures, The Nova Incident, is available now.]

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