<s>
The	O
sixth	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
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
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
lineup	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
Apple	O
Store	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
minor	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Nano	O
and	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Shuffle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
of	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Apple	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
next-generation	B-Operating_System
successor	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
features	O
iOS	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	O
8.4	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
play	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
television	O
shows	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	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
do	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
remote	O
or	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
supports	O
iOS	O
9	O
through	O
iOS	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
features	O
the	O
Apple	O
A8	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
M8	I-Device
motion	B-Device
co-processor	I-Device
chipset	O
with	O
64-bit	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
chip	O
on	O
iPad	O
Mini	O
4	O
,	O
Apple	O
TV	O
4th	O
Gen	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
HomePod	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
slightly	O
underclocked	O
at	O
1.1GHz	O
(	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
series	O
was	O
clocked	O
at	O
1.4GHz	O
while	O
the	O
iPad	O
Mini	O
4	O
was	O
clocked	O
at	O
1.5	O
GHz	O
)	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
small	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
LPDDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
twice	O
the	O
amount	O
as	O
the	O
previous-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
Metal	B-Library
graphics	O
technology	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
this	O
generation	O
of	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
touch	O
features	O
an	O
8	O
MP	O
rear	O
iSight	O
camera	O
with	O
video	O
which	O
can	O
record	O
in	O
1080p	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
,	O
or	O
120	O
fps	O
in	O
slow-motion	O
mode	O
that	O
records	O
at	O
720p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous-generation	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
on	O
the	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
lacks	O
a	O
sapphire	O
crystal	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
that	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
128	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
partially	O
filling	O
the	O
void	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Classic	O
which	O
offered	O
160	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exterior	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Device
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
Loop	O
button	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth-generation	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
comes	O
with	O
a	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
Charging	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
touch	I-Operating_System
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
wireless	O
headphones	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
Special	O
Event	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
EarPods	O
with	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
Connector	I-Architecture
which	O
launched	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
7	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remote	O
functions	O
are	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nate	O
Ralph	O
from	O
CNET	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
camera	O
quality	O
and	O
noted	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
's	O
exceptional	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
middling	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
small	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
largely	O
redundant	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sascha	O
Segan	O
from	O
PCMag	O
has	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
poor	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Touch	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
option	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
would	O
prefer	O
a	O
handheld	O
media	O
player	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
an	O
intimate	O
relationship	O
with	O
a	O
cellular	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
