Last Tuesday and without any prior notice, although during the fantastic week of March, it had been rumored,Apple officially updated the iPod toch, with which it reaches its seventh generation. If we look at the design, we see how Apple has been too conservative with this model since the exterior is the same as the previous two generations.
The only justifiable reason to renew this device is the fall launch of Apple Arcade, the subscription gaming platform that Apple officially announced on March 25 along with Apple Card, Apple News + y Apple TV +. Even so, 4 inches for gaming is too few.
A 4-inch device to play, although it is intended for children, is a very small size if we compare it with any other model with the same price on the market, even if it is not an iPhone. For a little more we can take advantage of an offer and get a Nintendo Switch whose screen is larger and offers us controls to play comfortably without touching the screen. Apple will have its reasons, reasons that we will obviously never know.
But beyond Apple Arcade, in the App Store we have other games available games such as Fortnite one of the most popular in the last year and which is also completely free.
IPod touch performance with Fortnite
The 7th generation iPod touch is powered by the A10 Fusion processor, the same processor found in the iPad 2018. The performance of this processor, precisely with Fortnite, is not bad at all, but sometimes it leaves something to be desired, not only because of the graphic level but also because of the jerks and lags that it presents.
iPhone 7 Plus (5,5-inch) / Nintendo Switch (6,2-inch)
If you are interested in buying an iPod touch and its main purpose is Fortnite, not a good option, not only because of the performance but also because of the screen. If you have a remote control Nimbus Steel Series fantastic since no need to touch the screen to play allowing you to enjoy its full size.
For a little more the Nintendo is an excellent alternative
But if this is not the case, I would recommend taking advantage of an offer from the Nintendo Switch that for about 250 euros it offers us not only a bigger screen but it also offers us control knobs on both sides as well as allowing us to connect it to the TV.
Regarding the games. Obviously the Apple Arcade platform looks interesting but Today we do not know to what extent it can be. TAll the games that initially arrive on this platform will only be available on iOS, not on Android, but if they will reach the consoles, so the price they may have is the only impediment in terms of games.
Another advantage that the Nintendo Switch offers us is the crossplay function. In this case, if our idea or that of our son is to play with his friends, he can do it perfectly regardless of whether they use an iPhone or an AndroidSince a few months ago, user matching has been carried out between both platforms, although Nintendo's option has an advantage by integrating physical control knobs.
7th Generation iPod touch Pricing and Availability
The new 7th generation iPod touch is available in 6 colors: pink, silver, space gray, gold, blue and (PRODUCT) RED, with which we contribute to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, as well as all products labeled with this color / name.
The 32 GB iPod toch is available for 239 euros. If we want 128 GB of storage we have to pay 110 euros, 349 euros to be exact. But if, even so, they fall short, we also have at our disposal a model with 256 GB of storage for 459 euros.
If the Nintendo Switch is not an option
If you do not want another gaming ecosystem to become part of your usual expenses, other options within Apple are found in el iPad 2018 (9,7 inches), which for 349 euros (No products found.) we have at our disposal the 32 GB model. The interior of this model is the same that we can find in the 7th generation iPod touch. If the 32 GB falls short, we have the 128 GB model for 439 euros (No products found.).
If we want a more portable size, we have at our disposal the iPad Mini 2019 (7,9 inches), which for 449 euros, offers us 64 GB of storage and the same power, A12 Bionic, which we can find in the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, models that also allow us to enjoy the game at 60 fps.
Obviously, The portability offered by the Nintendo Switch or iPod touch is not going to be found in Apple for less than 500 euros, unless we choose to buy a second-hand iPhone, such as the iPhone 7 Plus (5,5-inch screen), a model that is also managed by the A10 Fusion.
Apple TV 4th generation would be the ideal device to enter with Fortnite and put the pull you need. Nor do I tell you about the Apple Arcade platform
Anyway, something escapes me
I love the part where you say, "If you have a great Nimbus SteelSeries type controller"
Only if the HP of the Post Office do not lose the packages with the remote inside ... 🙁
I think that the error of this article is in that part with the idea that the iPod Touch has some possibility of rivaling the Nintendo Switch, and, honestly, I do not know you have been able to complete the article because by writing a paragraph you already realize that you are wrong.
In any case, the rival is the iPad or iPad mini. Not to mention that the iPod Touch battery lasts very very little, due to the power of its processor. I have the previous generation and is that the battery lasts a little sigh ... I have affection for my iPod Touch, but we must admit that it is a residual product, surpassed by iPhone and iPad.
This article is not born with the idea that the Nintendo Switch can rival the new iPod touch (something that it does not do for the different reasons that I explain in the article). The article is based on the portability it offers when playing Fortnite on a device that you can carry comfortably, especially young people, main consumers of both this game and both the iPod touch and the Nintendo Switch.
My opinion is that to get that out without news, touch, better screen, something worthwhile, it is better to buy an iPhone 7, that is the typical rehash to remove stock of components that they did not know whether to throw away, and the bad thing is that it comes back to give Apple a bad appearance from my point of view, a company that goes to the saga and wants to sell you what it has left to take it from them, yet we are a step behind, that the others go for 12gb Apple puts one, when they have without frames on the mobile 3 years Apple removes them, etc…. And let's not say the iPhone xi cameras as they do not have to be like that for something special, it is the ugliest thing I have seen.