This could be the real reason why Apple is offering a new iPod touch

Earlier this week, Apple unveiled the seventh generation iPod touch. By promoting its upcoming Apple Arcade subscription service on the device, the company sees this as hardware for gamers although the 4-inch display might be a deal breaker to some. It does feature a 3.5mm earphone jack and support for AirPods, but there is no Face ID or Touch ID. In fact, Apple hasn't really hasn't changed the design at all. While swapping out the A8 SoC for the A10 Fusion chipset found inside the iPhone 7 will make this newer unit faster than its predecessor, the cameras remain the same; there is an 8MP rear-facing camera and a front-facing 1.2MP Face Time camera.
The iPod touch has become the ugly stepchild of Apple's product line
The iPod touch has been the ugly stepchild of Apple's product line. It was first launched in September 2007, nearly three months after the iPhone was offered for sale. The OG iPod touch did not come with a camera on the back or in front but did share the 3.5-inch 320 x 480 resolution LCD display used on the original iPhone. The second generation model was launched almost a year later. The first model to feature a camera was the fourth generation device, which included a redesign similar to what Apple did with the iPhone 4; it was released in September 2010. That unit featured a .7MP camera on the back and a .3MP FaceTime camera in front. There was then a two-year hiatus before the fifth generation iPod touch was released in September 2012. This model carried a larger 4-inch display and a 5MP rear camera. The FaceTime camera was bumped to 1.2MP. The iPod Touch sixth generation broke with the tradition of having the device released in September (it was launched in July 2015) and raised the specs of the rear camera to 8MP.
While many out there might be better off by buying a Pixel 3a (priced at $399, the same price as the 256GB iPod Touch seventh generation model), there will be kids out there who prefer iOS and would rather consume streaming content and play games than make phone calls.
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