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iPod nano (7th generation) combines the best of its predecessors

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Along with a new iPhone and a new iPod touch, September’s Apple event brought with it a new iPod nano, the first in two years. As has been the case with so many iPod nano models over the years, the iPod nano (7th generation) is a dramatic re-imagining of Apple’s most-popular traditional iPod. But unlike the sixth-generation iPod nano, this one is mostly an improvement over its predecessor. When I reviewed 2010’s iPod nano (sixth generation) (3.5 out of 5 rating), I was in many ways disappointed by the direction Apple had taken the iPod nano line. The company will never tell, but the 2012 iPod nano, available only in a 16GB capacity for $149, ditches the tiny-square-with-a-clip design in favor of one closer to that of the fifth-generation model: At 3.0 inches tall, 1.6 inches wide, and an incredible two tenths of an inch thick—thinner than the plug on a 30-pin dock-connector cable—the new model is essentially as tall and wide as two sixth-generation nano models stacked on top of one another, but half as thick. At 30 grams, the new nano is 8 grams heavier than last year’s model—barely noticeable in everyday use.
The Home screens of the previous iPod nano (top) and the new version (bottom)
In that larger expanse Apple has fit a 2.5-inch (diagonal) Multi-Touch display, nearly an inch larger than the one found on the previous nano. (In terms of pixels, this year’s screen is 240 by 432 pixels, compared to 240 by 240 on the previous model.) The pixel density is slightly lower this time around, at 202 pixels per inch compared to 220 for the 2010 nano, and it doesn’t match the Retina displays on Apple’s iOS devices, but the new display is still clear and easy to read, even for small type.
The 2012 iPod nano also takes a number of cues from the iPhone and iPod touch. The body of the nano is made of aluminum—in your choice of black, purple, blue, silver, green, yellow, pink, or (Product) Red—with smooth, rounded sides and chamfered edges at the top and bottom. The front is white plastic with a physical, iOS-style Home button. On the left-hand edge is a three-button controller (more on these controls below), and on top is a Sleep/Wake button. Along the bottom edge of the nano are a 3.5mm headphone jack on the left and a Lightning-connector port on the right. Those wondering why Apple has switched from the older 30-pin dock connector to the Lightning connector can look to the nano for rationale: The new nano simply couldn’t have accommodated the older connector. That plastic covers the antenna for the new nano’s Bluetooth feature, discussed below.

Let’s get physical

The 2012 nano’s bigger display has obvious advantages for the player’s touchscreen interface, which I’ll talk about in a moment, but the new model also gains some much-needed physical buttons. In my review of the previous nano, I wrote, “As useful as the Multi-Touch screen can be, it’s no substitute for physical playback controls when, say, the iPod is in your pocket, or when you’re trying to skip tracks while running or driving.” And like the previous nano, the new one comes with headphones—specifically, Apple’s new EarPods—that are missing the exceptionally useful inline remote-control module. But unlike its predecessor, the new nano sports a relative abundance of physical buttons.[MW]
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