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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-09-18 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPod Touch 5th Generation is a little bit better than iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a global score of 62.7 against 62.2. The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with iOS 7.x OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Even though the iPod Touch 5th Generation is notably older than the iPad 10.2 (2020), it's design is notably thinner and incredibly lighter.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a very superior CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2,5 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The iPod Touch 5th Generation has a bit better display than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a lot worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 64 GB internal memory. The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a superior battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). IPad 10.2 (2020) captures slightly better pictures and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F2.4 aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a way more megapixels camera.
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