IPod Touch (3rd generation)


iPod Touch
A black iPod touch (3rd generation)
DeveloperApple Inc.
ManufacturerFoxconn
Product familyiPod
TypeMobile device
Release dateSeptember 9, 2009 (2009-09-09)
DiscontinuedSeptember 1, 2010; 14 years ago (September 1, 2010)
Operating systemOriginal: iPhone OS 3.1 Last: iOS 5.1.1, released May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)
System on a chipS5L8922
CPUARMv7-A32 Samsung S5L8922 600 MHz
Memory256 MB DRAM[1]
Storage32 or 64 GB flash memory[1]
Display3.5 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), Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front[1]
GraphicsPowerVR SGX535 GPU
Input
Connectivity
Online servicesApp Store, iTunes Store, iBookstore, iCloud, MobileMe
Dimensions110 mm (4.3 in) H
58 mm (2.3 in) W
7.1 mm (0.28 in) D[1]
Mass115 g (4.1 oz)[1]
PredecessoriPod Touch (2nd generation)
SuccessoriPod Touch (4th generation)
RelatediPhone 3GS
The back of the iPod touch 3rd-generation (32GB). Model A1318

The third generation iPod Touch (marketed as "the new iPod touch", and colloquially known as the iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 3, or iPod 3) is a multi-touch mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-based user interface and is the successor to the 2nd-generation iPod Touch. It was unveiled and released at Apple's media event on September 9, 2009.[2] It supports up to iOS 5.1.1, released May 7, 2012.

  1. ^ a b c d e "iPod Touch 3rd generation Specs". PhoneArena. 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Apple Introduces New iPod touch Lineup". Apple Newsroom. 9 September 2009.