Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 3.10 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPod Touch 5th Generation has a general score of 62.7, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. IPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a much better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and more CPU cores. Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a very superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation features a way better battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPod Touch 5th Generation feature extremely similar cameras, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) also has a lot bigger aperture for better photography in low light situations and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
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