iPod Touch (1st generation)

iPod Touch

An iPod touch (1st generation)
Developer	Apple Inc.
Manufacturer	Foxconn
Product family	iPod
Type	Mobile device
Release date	September 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)
Discontinued	September 9, 2008 (September 9, 2008)
Operating system	Original: iPhone OS 1.1 Last: iPhone OS 3.1.3, released February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)
System on a chip	S3C6400
CPU	ARMv6 Samsung S5L8900 400/412 MHz
Memory	128 MB DRAM
Storage	8, 16, or 32 GB flash memory
Display	3.5 in (89 mm) diagonal (3:2 aspect ratio), multi-touch display, LED backlit TN TFT LCD, 480×320 px at 165 PPI 800:1 contrast ratio (typical), 500 cd/m2 max. brightness (typical)
Graphics	PowerVR PowerVR MBX LITE GPU
Input	Multi-touch touchscreen display Built-in piezoelectric speaker 3-axis gyroscope 3-axis Accelerometer Ambient Light Sensor
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g (802.11g 2.4 GHz)
Online services	App Store, iTunes Store, iBookstore, MobileMe
Dimensions	110 mm (4.3 in) H 58 mm (2.3 in) W 7.1 mm (0.28 in) D
Mass	115 g (4.1 oz)
Successor	iPod Touch (2nd generation)

The first-generation IPod Touch, (colloquially known as the iPod Touch 1G, iPod Touch 1, or original iPod Touch) is a multi-touch mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-based user interface. The first device of the iPod Touch series, it was unveiled and released at Apple's media event on September 5, 2007. It is compatible with up to iPhone OS 3.1.3 which was released on February 2, 2010.

History

The first-generation iPod touch was released after the original IPhone as a companion device. It had similar features, but a thinner design with an all-metal back except for a small corner cut out for WiFi 802.11 b/g, allowing it to use Safari to browse websites. It used the same 30-pin connector as the iPhone (1st generation) and previous iPods, allowing most iPod accessories to work with the iPod touch.

The back of an iPod touch 1. This model has a custom engraving, which Apple offered at the time.

Features

Software

Main articles: iOS, iPhone OS 1, and iPhone OS 3

It fully supports IPhone OS 1 to IPhone OS 3, though it received different features at different times from the IPhone 2G (1st generation). It also did not have the iPod app as it was an iPod, and instead had the Music app for playing music and podcasts, with a separate Videos app to watch videos. It also received the iTunes Store app before the iPhone did - the iPod touch received the iTunes Store app on launch with iPhone OS 1.1 on September 14, 2007, while the iPhone (1st generation) received the iTunes Store app on September 27, 2007 with the release of iPhone OS 1.1.1. It also had Calendar, Clock, Calculator, and Photos apps preinstalled.