NgoLwesithathu odlulileyo, iVenkile ye-Apple ekwi-Intanethi ibikhona kwakhona emva kweeyure ezimbalwa zokulungiswa ukubandakanya ii-iPod ezintsha kwikhathalogu yayo. Zontathu iimodeli zahlaziywa, kodwa iNano kunye neShuffle ziquka kuphela imibala emitsha. I-iPod Touch iye yafika nezinto ezininzi ezintsha, ezinje Iprosesa ye-64-bit ye-A8 okanye ikhamera ye-megapixel eyi-8. Kukho amanye amacandelo esingenako ukuwaqinisekisa nge-100% de i-iFixit iqalise ukusebenza kwaye yaqhawula ngokupheleleyo i-iPod entsha.
iFixit iqinisekisa iibenchmarks zokuqala, apho sinokubona ukuba ine-1GB ye-RAM. Ngokukodwa ngakumbi I-1GB ye-LPDDR3 RAM, imemori efanayo esetyenziswa yi-iPhone 6 kunye ne-iPhone 6 Plus. Iphinda kabini loo modeli yangaphambili, esebenzisa i-512mb DDR2 RAM. Iprosesa, njengoko uyazi, inike i Umtsi omkhulu xa usuka kwi-A5 eyayisetyenziswa yi-iPhone 4S (2011) ukuya kwi-A8, iprosesa entsha, ngemvume evela kwi-A9, ekhoyo ngoku kwizixhobo ze-iOS.
Ngokuphathelele ibhetri, Isizukulwana sesithandathu i-iPod inebhetri enkulu kancinane kunemodeli yangaphambili, oku kuba 1043 mAh, kuphela 13 mAh ngaphezu kokuba iPod isizukulwana sesihlanu (1030 mAh). Ubomi bebhetri kulindeleke ukuba bufane nemodeli yangaphambili. Njengoko besilindele, ikhamera yeemegapixel ezisi-8 yale iPod intsha ayithethi ukuba ikhamera iyafana naleyo ye-iPhone 6. Ikhamera ephambili ye-iPhone 6 ine-aperture engu-ƒ/2.2, ngelixa leyo ye-iPod entsha ingu-ƒ/2.4. Kweli candelo, ixabiso eliphantsi, ngcono iifoto ziphuma.
Ekugqibeleni, I-iFixit inike i-iPod yesizukulwana sesithandathu ixabiso le-4 kwi-10 kumanqanaba "okulungiswa". Le ngongoma ephantsi kunemodeli yangaphambili, into enokuba yinto eninzi okanye encinci kuxhomekeke kwizandla zikabani isixhobo esiwela kuyo.