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Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation Enhanced Specifications
iPod Classic 5th Generation Enhanced
Product Brand: Apple
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Pros
- Large storage capacity (up to 80GB)
- Supports various audio and video formats
- Long battery life (up to 20 hours of audio playback)
- Easy to navigate through menus
- Durable and long-lasting design
- Click wheel for easy control
Cons
- No wireless connectivity (e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- No touchscreen or color display
- Bulky and heavy compared to newer devices
- No support for streaming services or apps
- Limited video playback options (no support for HD or widescreen)
- No built-in camera
Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation Review and Features
The iPod classic 5th Gen Enhanced was introduced instead of a much-awaited iPod classic 6 on the 12th of September, 2006. It is also referred to as the “iPod 5.5 Generation”. The 2.5-inch screen became up to 60% brighter, and the user could adjust the brightness both in the Settings menu and while watching a video.
The iPod classic 5th Gen Enhanced had 30 Gb or 80 Gb hard drive onboard and better battery life. Yet, it was true for photos, slideshow and video playback, while for music playback, the battery life remained the same as in the previous model. Additional icons and a search function sum up the improvements in the model.
On September 9, 2014, Apple discontinued the iPod Classic. The sixth-generation 160 GB iPod Classic was the last Apple product to use the original 30-pin dock connector and the distinctive click wheel.
The iPod’s operating system is stored on its dedicated storage medium. An additional NOR flash ROM chip (either 1 MB or 512 KB) contains a bootloader program that tells the device to load its OS from the storage medium.
Each iPod has 32 MB of RAM, although the 60 GB and 80 GB fifth-generation and sixth-generation models have 64 MB. A portion of the RAM is used to hold the iPod OS loaded from firmware, but most of it serves to cache songs from the storage medium.
For example, an iPod could spin its hard disk up once and copy approximately 30 MB of upcoming songs into RAM, thus saving power by not requiring the drive to spin up for each song.
Custom firmware has also been developed, such as Rockbox (up to 1G – 6G requires emCORE) and iPodLinux (up to 5G, 6G has an encrypted firmware.), which offer open-source alternatives to the standard firmware and operating system.
Full Technical Specifications
General Technical Specifications
| Device Type | Portable Media Player |
| Initial Price |
US $299 for a 20Gb model US $399 for a 40Gb model |
| Released | 12 October, 2005 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Successor | iPod Touch |
| Generation | 5th |
| Colors | White, Black |
| System Requirements |
Mac system requirements Macintosh computer with USB port (USB 2.0 recommended) Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later Windows system requirements PC with USB port or card (USB 2.0 recommended) Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later |
| Customizable Settings |
Customize main menu Create multiple On-the-Go playlists Adjust audiobook playback speed Clicker playback through headphones Rate songs Shuffle songs or albums Repeat one or all Sound Check on or off 20 Equalizer settings Backlight timer Alarms on, off or silent Sleep timer Date and time Display time in menu bar Contacts sort and display by first or last names Clicker on or off Photo slideshow settings: Music from Now Playing, iPhoto (Mac), or iTunes playlists Time per slide (manual) 2, 3, 5, 10, or 20 seconds Repeat on or off Shuffle photos on or off Transitions off, random, cube across, cube down, dissolve, page flip, push across, push down, radial, swirl, wipe across, wipe down, wipe from center TV out on, off or ask TV signal PAL or NTSC Voice recording settings: Low (22.05 KHz, mono) High (44.1 KHz, stereo) Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish Additional language support for display of song, album and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian |
| Input and Output |
iPod Dock connector 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack iPod Universal Dock Dock connector Audio and composite video output S-video output |
| iPod's Processor Type | PP5021C |
| iPod's Processor Speed | 80 MHz (x2) |
| RAM | 32 or 64 Megabytes |
| iPod's Internal Memory |
30GB or 60GB hard drive Holds 7,500 to 15,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos Holds over 1,000 (30GB) or 2,000 (60GB) videos Stores data via USB hard drive 1.8” hard drive. |
| Headphone Type | 3.5mm Audio jack |
| Display Info |
2.5 inch (diagonal) QVGA transflective, over 65,000-color liquid crystal display with white LED backlight 320 x 240 pixel resolution, .156-mm dot pitch Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously |
| Dimensions |
(Size: 30GB model) Height: 4.1 inch Width: 2.4 inch Depth: 0.43 inch (Size: 60GB model) Height: 4.1 inch Width: 2.4 inch Depth: 0.55 inch |
| Weight | 30GB model - Weight: 4.8 oz, 60GB model - Weight: 5.5 oz |
| Camera | No |
| Sensors <strong>Sensors</strong> are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. | Microphone |
| SIM <strong>SIM</strong> (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | No SIM |
| Battery |
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery 60 GB - 600 mAh. 30 GB - 400 mAh. Playback time (30GB model) Music playback time: Up to 14 hours when fully charged Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 3 hours when fully charged Video playback time: Up to 2 hours when fully charged Playback time (60GB model) Music playback time: Up to 20 hours when fully charged Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged Video playback time: Up to 3 hours when fully charged Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter (sold separately) Fast-charge time: about 2 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity) Full-charge time: about 4 hours |
| Navigation | Click wheel |
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