<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
colloquially	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
5G	O
,	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
iPod	B-Device
5	I-Device
)	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Apple	O
's	O
media	O
event	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	B-Device
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
it	O
succeeded	O
the	O
4th-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
9.3.5	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
fifth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
slimmer	O
,	O
lighter	O
model	O
that	O
introduces	O
a	O
higher-resolution	O
,	O
4-inch	O
screen	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
5C	O
,	O
and	O
5S	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
improvements	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
recording	O
1080p	O
video	O
and	O
panoramic	O
still	O
photos	O
via	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
an	O
LED	O
flash	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
A5	O
chip	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
chip	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
1st	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
with	O
more	O
color	O
options	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
initially	O
featured	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
and	O
slate	O
back	O
and	O
a	O
white	O
screen	O
with	O
five	O
back	O
color	O
options	O
including	O
silver	O
,	O
pink	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
Product	O
Red	O
,	O
however	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
the	O
slate	O
color	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
space	O
gray	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
colors	O
remained	O
unchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
16	O
GB	O
model	O
,	O
introduced	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
one	O
color	O
combination	O
(	O
black	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
silver	O
back	O
)	O
and	O
lacks	O
the	O
rear	O
iSight	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
,	O
LED	O
flash	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
Loop	O
that	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
32	O
GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pricing	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
had	O
also	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Apple	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
features	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
play	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
eBooks	O
,	O
audiobooks	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
can	O
sort	O
its	O
media	O
library	O
by	O
songs	O
,	O
artists	O
,	O
albums	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
playlists	O
,	O
genres	O
,	O
composers	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
audiobooks	O
,	O
and	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
EarPods	O
that	O
come	O
with	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
do	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
remote	O
and	O
mic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
line-up	O
to	O
support	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
spoken	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
improved	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
to	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
restaurant	O
reservations	O
,	O
launch	O
apps	O
,	O
dictate	O
Facebook	O
or	O
Twitter	O
updates	O
,	O
retrieve	O
movie	O
reviews	O
and	O
detailed	O
sports	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
newer	O
applications	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
included	O
Apple	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
Passbook	B-Operating_System
and	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirPlay	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
through	O
an	O
Apple	O
TV	O
or	O
other	O
supported	O
external	O
device	O
allows	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
to	O
be	O
mirrored	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
to	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
to	O
all	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
line-up	O
to	O
run	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
5th	O
generation	O
would	O
receive	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
that	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
confirmed	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2015	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
5th	O
generation	O
would	O
support	O
iOS	B-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
to	O
support	O
4	O
major	O
versions	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
being	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
A5-based	O
devices	O
will	O
also	O
support	O
iOS	B-Application
9	O
including	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
6	O
major	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
(	O
5	O
major	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
4	O
major	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
9.3.5	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
update	O
that	O
supports	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
5th	O
generation	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
incompatible	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
along	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
1st	O
generation	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
features	O
the	O
Apple	O
A5	O
chip	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
comprises	O
a	O
1	O
GHz	O
dual	O
core	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
processor	O
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	O
SGX543MP2	O
(	O
2-core	O
)	O
GPU	O
making	O
it	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
Apple	O
A4	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
measuring	O
1,136	O
by	O
640	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
with	O
an	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
of	O
almost	O
exactly	O
16:9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Measuring	O
4	O
inches	O
diagonally	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
display	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
of	O
6.7	O
square	O
inches	O
and	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
326	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
which	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
allows	O
a	O
6th	O
row	O
of	O
icons	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
5	O
rows	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
iSight	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
has	O
5	O
megapixels	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
with	O
an	O
illuminated	O
sensor	O
and	O
a	O
LED	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
's	O
finish	O
features	O
an	O
aluminum	O
unibody	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
kind	O
of	O
anodized	O
aluminum	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
MacBook	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
new	O
iSight	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
and	O
LED	O
flash	O
,	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
Loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
bottom	O
left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
button	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
pressed	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
wrist	O
strap	O
to	O
attach	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
colors	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
black	O
Wi-Fi	O
antenna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
16	O
GB	O
version	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
iSight	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
,	O
LED	O
flash	O
and	O
Loop	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
(	O
7th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
feature	O
a	O
new	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
named	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
30-pin	O
Apple	O
dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
2003	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Architecture
Lightning	I-Architecture
connector	O
has	O
eight	O
pins	O
and	O
all	O
signaling	O
is	O
digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adapters	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
Apple	B-Architecture
Lightning	I-Architecture
connector	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
30-pin	O
Apple	O
Dock	B-Operating_System
connector	I-Operating_System
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
although	O
not	O
all	O
accessories	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
adapter	O
as	O
not	O
all	O
signals	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
video	O
output	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Out	O
feature	O
for	O
BMW	O
automobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earphones	O
known	O
as	O
Apple	O
EarPods	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
devices	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Apple	O
media	O
event	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
superseded	O
earphones	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
previous	O
generation	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
accessories	O
that	O
were	O
sold	O
with	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
include	O
the	O
lanyard	O
for	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
loop	O
(	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
16	O
GB	O
model	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Williams	O
from	O
TrustedReviews	O
noted	O
the	O
5th	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
's	O
common	O
features	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
respectable	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
Barlow	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
commended	O
the	O
improved	O
screen	O
,	O
more	O
color	O
variants	O
,	O
greater	O
quality	O
earphones	O
and	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
's	O
light	O
weight	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
reset	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Stein	O
of	O
CNET	O
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the	O
enhanced	O
camera	O
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and	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
touch	O
is	O
still	O
weaker	O
and	O
outclassed	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
