What is the difference between the new 8g 3rd Generation iPod Touch, and the 2nd Gen? (Besides the $30 price cut.)
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October 9th, 2009
I want to know because I’m thinking about getting a refurbished 16g 2nd Gen. It has twice the space of the new 3rd Gen 8g Touch, and the same price. I just want to know what features I would miss out on if I went that direction.
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Shorter battery life when listening to music; no change for video.
Voice Control, like the iPhone.
the 32/64 models have voice over, like the latest shuffle.
basically, it’s the internals of an iphone 3Gs.
So you’re saying it has a mic?
@Seth it comes with a headphone/remote/mic all-in-one. imagine a iphone/shuffle headset.
@Seth no, that only applies to the Gen 3 models. the 8/16 models were discontinued with Gen 3. Gen 3 is 32/64gb flavors, with the features i mentioned above.
Gen 2 has a slightly longer (reported) battery life, but lacks voice control/voice over.
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@airowDee Wow, what a helpful answer thank you for contributing.
the new 3G also has the faster processor found in the iPhone.
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