Main Difference between iPod 4G and iPhone 4G
iPhone is capable of doing everything the iPod Touch can, the iPod Touch cannot do everything the iPhone can.
ipod Touch is the umbrella term for the wildly popular portable music and video players built by Apple Inc. iPhone is Apple’s cell phone that has an iPod built right into it.
Here is a brief comparison consider the main difference between iPhone and iTouch 4th generation.
Mobile Phone:
The biggest difference between the iPhone and the Touch is that the iPhone is a phone. You can make phone calls on it. You cannot make phone calls on the Touch.
However, there are apps on the Touch 4th gen that will give you some phone features. Apps like FaceTime will allow you to make a phone-call via Wi-Fi connection. Other apps will allow you to send text messages to a cell phone and receive replies in that app. AOL makes an app for this called touchTXT.
Since the iPhone is a phone you have to pay your monthly fee to your carrier. Along with the monthly fee comes a required data plan each month. It can get a little expensive. However, the iPod Touch has no such fee attached. You pay for it and you are done (unless you count paying for Internet service in your home or on the road in a hotel).
Internet Anywhere With The iPhone Connectivity:
One advantage for iPhone users is that the iPhone can connect to the internet via the cell phone carrier’s wireless network. This means that as long as the iPhone is in a service coverage area of the cell phone provider’s network, the internet features can be used. In the U.S. this is done over AT&T’s 3G network.
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How to get wireless Internet for iPod Touch ANYWHERE
The iPod Touch does connect to the internet via WiFi connectivity. But this requires the device to be nearby a wireless access point such as those in wireless home or office networks or in coffee shops and libraries. If you want to get Internet anywhere on the Touch you will need a device that uses the cell towers. Something like Verizon’s MiFi card will do this.
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GPS, Compass:
The iPhone comes with GPS and can be used for turn by turn directions. The built in Maps app can do this, or you can purchase apps in iTunes for even better GPS service. While the Touch can determine your location when you have a Wi-Fi connection, it does not have GPS. To go with GPS the iPhone also has a compass app.
Camera
iPod Touch 4th generation back camera is 0.7 M pixels however the same back camera at iPhone is 5 M pixels.
The iPod Touch camera has a darker contrast than the video shot with the iPhone 4.
Display:
While the new iPod Touch does contain a retina display, it is not the same high quality display found in the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4 uses an IPS display which offers better viewing angles.
Performance:
Both the iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch 4G sport Apple’s custom A4 processor, though the iPhone has twice the RAM with 512MB of Random Access Memory. But iPod 4th generation is faster than the iPhone 4, even though it’s just by a couple of seconds, because of less software’s and less applications.
The biggest consideration is whether you need a phone with a built in browser, gaming, music, and media player or whether you just need everything but the phone.
4th Generation iPod Touch considered to be “iPhone without a phone & without a GPSâ€
Finally…..,,
With all these advantages, it makes sense to buy the iTouch over the iPhone. It offers great value for money, and provides an variety of features that are hard to find in the iPhone. For those with deep pockets, there is an iPod Touch available for 64GB, which is double the capacity of the standard iPhone.
