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| 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
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a general score of 62.7, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s overall score of 62.5. The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation comes with iOS 7.x OS, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a much more vibrant screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The iPod Touch 5th Generation features a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and more cpu cores.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a superior battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, although the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) also has a lot bigger aperture and a camera with a much higher 12 MP resolution.
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