Apple iPod Touch 8GB 2nd Generation MP3 Player Reviews
1415 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
+ This MP3 player scores high on range of features. - It has no outstanding negative points.
“This was bought for my daughter who is giving the review. she says its an amazing…”
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1415 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
93% of people recommend it.
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Dan, Leyland , “I like cheese straws”
Score 10.0/10+ Just brilliant. Wifi Internet is ace.
- Battery life isn't quite as good as expected
purchased 08 Dec 2008
Elliot, BpT , “i am a god”
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
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speaker rather quiet
need a pen for the screen
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Courtney, hull , “teenager”
Score 8.0/10+ Put whatever you want to listen to on it
- Low battery life - having to charge it up through a computer
purchased 14 Dec 2008
Suzan , Enfield
Score 7.0/10+ There are endless things to do on it.
- Battery life isnt long enough.
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ It was bought for my son to use. He uses it in the car which means I do not have to have the music blaring out while I am trying to drive, even better as we do not share the same taste in music.
- He can't hear me when I am nagging him.....!!!
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Jo JO, Leeds , “Lve music”
Score 8.0/10+ Light wieght and easy to use
- The back gets very easily scratched
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ Easy to use, small yet does so much.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Dawn, East Sheen
Score 10.0/10+ Everything. I love it! It's SO easy to use and small enough to fit in your pocket too!
- There are none.
purchased 11 Dec 2008
dawn, newcastle upon tyne
Score 10.0/10+ beilliant all round
- screen scratches easily
purchased 14 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ design, ease of use, range of applications.
- no bluetooth facility, easy to scratch the back, unable to upgrade memory, (so buy the 16G or 32G if you think you will use it), poor sound quality without earphones or speakers.
purchased 11 Dec 2008
Karen , Harrogate
Score 10.0/10+ Every aspect of the I pod touch is fantastic, its quite an amazing piece of equipment.
- The only bad point is, the amount of battery life..... it could ideally do with more.
purchased 14 Dec 2008
Sohail, London
Score 9.0/10+ Touch screen, internet connection, video. Gift for the wife whi is a technofob, she's a whizz with it within the day.
- cannot use more than 1 computer for itunes
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Mark, Bristol
Score 8.0/10+ brilliant design and ease of use.
- not enough space! i should of got the 16GB one
purchased 15 Dec 2008
Richie, Portree
Score 8.0/10+ Ipod seem to eventually got it right with sound quality, as the older ones where pretty pathetic for sound, more of just a gadget, Well Done Ipod
- Very easily scratched
purchased 12 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ it's sleek design and sounds quality
- I struggled to install it onto my computer
purchased 19 Dec 2008
billy, sunderland , “teenage kids xmas present”
Score 7.0/10+ quality of product
- battery life 40 to 50 minutes
purchased 13 Dec 2008
Chris, Wrexham
Score 9.0/10+ Beautifully designed and fantastic touch screen with magnificant display and ease of use makes it's a work of art from apple.
- Battery life is not great
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ lots of applications to use as a games machine as well as music. Good sound and picture when transferring vidoes.
- battery life not good and no charger apart from the usb port supplied
purchased 11 Dec 2008
Kenneth, Musselburh , “that I am fair”
Score 8.0/10+ Sound of muic very good+ screen really clear
- battery has to charged a lot
purchased 18 Dec 2008
Preston, Helen
Score 9.0/10+ compact and good features
- none
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Andie, Aberdeen , “Technology Freak Teenager”
Score 10.0/10+ Absolutely amazing, it has everything and it's so easy to download games, etc. Wicked piece of technology!
- Longer battery life would be nice.
purchased 31 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Wifi, Good Sound Quality ( from Headphones ), Nice Design
- Speaker could be louder and of higher quality, Rear scratches VERY easily
purchased 31 Dec 2008
John, Ellesmere Port , “wife happy, i'm happy”
Score 9.0/10+ Easy to use lots of fun things to play with, keeps the wife happy
- none realy
purchased 30 Dec 2008
Heather, London
Score 10.0/10+ It is very easy to use, even my 2.5 years old can do it.
- Haven't found any yet.
purchased 01 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Gadget Dude”
Score 10.0/10+ Superb
- The size, and thats pushing it
purchased 01 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Design is excellent and features are superb.
- Sound quality is it's weakest feature.
purchased 02 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10+ Design, sound quality and wi-fi
- lack of radio
purchased 01 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ almost everything is good i love the design the sound and picture quality
- the ear phones keep coming out of my ears
purchased 13 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Everything but the battery problem
- Battery runs out fast when using applications
purchased 03 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ its just great, you can put everything on here an take it with u, its all in one place. keeps my kids quiet for ages.
- battery life is a bit poor
purchased 04 Jan 2009
Dawn, Chesterfield
Score 10.0/10+ ease of use, internet access, great size brilliant!!
- Non really
purchased 04 Jan 2009
Harpreet, london
Score 9.0/10+ the sounds quality is very good, all the features are good- the games
- the battery life doesnt last very long
purchased 03 Jan 2009
lorraine, exmouth , “middle age mum”
Score 10.0/10+ The whole things is good, large variety of downloads, games are great to play on it, easy for me to use, really good
- none
purchased 17 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ simply amazing, the best thing i have bought in a long time, would have no problem in recommending this to everyone. Well done apple is all i can say! Love the features, the ease in which i or anyone can use it and it simple interface. Love the wifi connection, saves me tonnes of time and bother all the time.
- Can't think of any, really can't!
purchased 04 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Looks great, easy to use, great way to store games, music etc
- shorter battery life to what it says, silver backing gets scratched easy so need cover.
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Peter, Radcliffe
Score 9.0/10+ Ease of use and quality of photos and video play
- No radio, camera or video recorder
purchased 05 Jan 2009
Brian, Downham, Essex , “What A Great Dad”
Score 10.0/10+ Just fantastic bought three in total whole familly hooked
- Can't find any yet except, we do get quiet time with all the kids playing on apps and games
purchased 07 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “middle-aged”
Score 10.0/10+ everything is good, and i thought i wasn't a gadget person, but this is fantastic. you just need this and a cheap phone and it's better (and cheaper) than having an i phone
- can't think of any, apart from why it wasn't around when i was younger
purchased 01 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 1.0/10+ User interface on ipod
- Dreadful itunes software. Everything is virtual rubbish. There is no recognition of the ipod on explorer and hence no copy/paste or drag/drop. You dont know what the itunes software is doing when you plug the ipod in. It took about 2 hours to work out how to download a tune, as the ipod is only visible as a device through itunes temporarily. You have to close and then reopen the itunes software in order to see it. The documentation is rubbish. Downloading a tune does not appear anywhere, its all synchronization whatever that is. This has got to be the most un user friendly software I have ever used.
purchased 08 Mar 2009
ian, thomson
Score 10.0/10+ easy to use & light
- some sound quality
purchased 11 Mar 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10+ the colour and design
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the full volume needs to be more louder,
should be a search option where you can search your song by typing in the name
purchased 20 Apr 2008
Fleming, Livingston , “new to technology”
Score 9.0/10+ Good size and sound
- Maybe just a liitle too quick when changing programmes
purchased 12 Sep 2008
Matt, Manchester , “Programmer, Student, Technolover.”
Score 9.0/10
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Decent amount of Apps in App Store
CoverFlow improved.
- Tilting screen can be tricky at times.
purchased 15 Oct 2008
Stephen, St. Helens
Score 9.0/10
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Big Screen
Easy to use
Has WiFi
- No speaker
purchased 16 Oct 2008
Pia, Bolton , “Pia 11 from Bolton”
Score 9.0/10+ COOL FAST AND HIP
- PITY THERE'S NO LOUD SPEAKER
purchased 15 Oct 2008
Martyn, Blackpool
Score 10.0/10+ totally love this
- none
purchased 19 Oct 2008
Mark , Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland
Score 8.0/10+ The screen size is great and the picture quality is outstanding.
- Had problems downloading a software update but itunes sorted it out pretty quickly.
purchased 20 Oct 2008
Kirsty, Uppingham , “Very good sound.”
Score 9.0/10+ Very good sound and big memory
- I think the size of it is too big. Quite akward to carry around.
purchased 06 May 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ modern design
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 18 Apr 2008
Eli, Dalgety Bay
Score 8.0/10+ Ease of use, quality, design
- Battery life, a bit big
purchased 05 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ features internet email
- volume low
purchased 16 Jul 2008
Dennis, London , “love a gadget”
Score 9.0/10+ picture quality,sound fantastic,great contrast, downloads
- applications
purchased 16 Oct 2008
cindy, hull
Score 10.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- to heavy
purchased 19 Oct 2008
bryan, manchester
Score 10.0/10+ styalish
- could be smaller
purchased 16 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Touch screen, size
- None yet
purchased 02 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ NICE DESIGN
- INSTRUCTION MANUAL NOT ENOUGH
purchased 04 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Nice looking piece of IT which sounds great and has lots of uses
- Had a difficult time trying to set up the Wi-Fi aspect and connecting to I tunes
purchased 12 Nov 2008
Paul, Bedford , “Am ipod addict”
Score 10.0/10+ Loved it all
- None
purchased 18 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent design and very easy to navigate.
- Battery doesn't seem to last as long as you would expect.
purchased 18 Nov 2008
Stephen, Belfast , “Bit of a techie”
Score 9.0/10+ Looks good and sounds good. Will be used to control Apple TV
- None I can think of
purchased 18 Nov 2008
adrian, belfast , “gadget freak”
Score 9.0/10+ I have had ipods for the last 6 years and they are always fantastic bits of kit !
- having to always use iTunes and not being able to simply drag and drop like other MP3's and MP4's
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ looks good easy to use
- only can use apple store
purchased 24 Nov 2008
Steve, Silsden
Score 10.0/10+ user interface sets the standard - it's incredably slick
- The lovely rounded design makes it easy to slip from the fingers!
purchased 13 Nov 2008
Jayne, Manchester
Score 10.0/10
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When i purchased it in the USA, I was able to down load all my pictures there and then.
Great to use the internet in designated areas.
I find it a must to have with me at all times.
- The screen when making larger can sometimes, plays me up, It could be me!
purchased 20 Nov 2008
Ryan, Derby , “Still at school”
Score 8.0/10+ Looks good, nice and neat
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “no thanks”
Score 9.0/10+ looks good,works well
- expensive
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Julie, Norfolk
Score 10.0/10+ Ease of use
- Battery life not as good as originally thought, but still OK
purchased 22 Nov 2008
dawn, newcastle
Score 10.0/10+ fantastic fantastic fantastic what can i say .
- no bad points
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Connie, Littlehampton, West Sussex
Score 10.0/10+ Looks great, loads of extras!
- None!
purchased 26 Nov 2008
John, Colchester
Score 10.0/10+ Outstanding product.
- none
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Maxine, Wigan
Score 9.0/10+ Nice looking kit, good graphics.
- Should include case - have to buy as extra which can be expensive.
purchased 23 Nov 2008
Christina, Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Score 10.0/10+ Too many to list! Beautiful design, outstanding screen quality and just wonderful to use. The touch screen is so repsonsive and zooming in and out and pinching images is just great.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 15 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic computer slills”
Score 9.0/10+ easy to use with great versatility even for the mature user!
- Could improve battery life and come with mains charger.
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ IT DOES EVERYTHING AND MORE
- ITS SET UP IS COMPLICATED
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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wifi
good looks
easy to use
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expensive
doesn't look robust
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Simon, Isle of Wight
Score 10.0/10+ Very user friendly, huge amount of downloads available, maps are excelent, cant find fault with it.
- Little bit expensive, but well worth it once you've got it.
purchased 30 Nov 2008
allan, leighton buzzard
Score 8.0/10+ To fit all this tecnology into such a small, slim, handy to use design is amazing
- If you play games on the ipod touch it will need the battery charging daily.
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Lorraine, Barnsley
Score 9.0/10+ A very good piece of equipment. Lots of features and applications
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser , “love it”
Score 10.0/10+ love it
- love it
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Easy to use.
- None
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Absolutely fab! Best Ipod yet, would recommmend to anyone who loves gagets.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ extremely good value for money. very easily portable. very easy to use and expandable. changes the face of technology for ever.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ graphics are excellent
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Ray, Southampton , “Gadget fan.”
Score 9.0/10+ Well designed handheld technology. Great fun for adults and kids.
- External speaker disappointing. Similair products available cheaper, but not as iconic as this.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Tracy, Lincoln
Score 9.0/10+ Very versatile and easy to use
- Costs a lot, screen gets greasy, its slimline design it causes it to slip out of the hand and is frequently being dropped.
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Waleed, Birmingham , “Sixth Form Student”
Score 10.0/10+ Excellent...Its worth it... everything is awesome!
- The battery life should be alittle more
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Nice modern design. Good clarity on screen and very good graphics. Simple to use.
- Sound a bit poor from inbuilt speaker but nothing that you can't live with.
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ touch screen is excellent
- battery life not great
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ What a great product! It's an amazing piece of technology.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 23 Nov 2008
ali, swindon
+ excellent design. very portable. sleek. can download lots of things from itunes
- did not realise that you had to pay for all music downloads. disappointing for the kids that had it for xmas and can not afford to get itunes,
purchased 26 Nov 2008
William, Preston
Score 9.0/10+ internet,applications
- speaker sound quality
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10+ Reviewer left no comment
- No volume control on the headphones
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Steve, Brighton
Score 9.0/10+ Too many to list, just what I wanted.
- Not found any as yet..........
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ versatile
- buying case, power point etc, rather have all inclusive and be charged more to begin with
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Wifi and apps... so much more than a music player
- I don't think iTunes is a very good application and you have to use it with this
purchased 01 Dec 2008
tracey, sunderland , “great customer”
Score 10.0/10+ Everything about it, great buy and great product
- Only chargers from computer and not dockin station which i also bought and wont charge it,
purchased 24 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ I bought the ipod touch for my 9 year old Daughter she loves it and was on using it without any questions what so ever. Easy to download new games.
- None
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Everything, this is an amazing product.
- none
purchased 02 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10+ Looks great
- Cannot find cover to fit it
purchased 12 Dec 2008
Joanne, Lincoln
Score 9.0/10+ loads of things you can do with it in such a small box
- unable to remove unused applications such as stocks!!
purchased 09 Dec 2008
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Expert reviews for Apple iPod Touch 8GB 2nd Generation
TechRadar expert review
You can't escape the fact that Apple's iPod defines portable media, but it certainly isn't the only option or the best. Take the latest addition to the Creative line-up as an example: the Zen is small, light, well designed and far more capable than the similarly priced iPod Nano.Admittedly, the latest Nano is 15g lighter, and a little smaller, but we're still definitely in the realms of smaller-than-a-credit-card marketing here. And on the plus side, the slightly larger size affords an extra half-inch in screen real estate; important when this is just as good at playing movies as…
This Apple iPod Touch 8GB 2nd Generation review continued on TechRadar
reviewed 06 Jun 2008
Product Features
Hard Disk Capacity in GB
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8 |
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MP4 Playback
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Yes |
Built-In Radio
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No |
Colour
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Black |
Touchscreen
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Yes |
Music Playtime (hours)
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22 |
Video Playtime (hours)
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5 |
Screen Size in Inches
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3.5 |
Screen Resolution (pixels)
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480x320 |
Weight (g)
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120 |
Colour Screen
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Yes |
Photo Viewer
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Yes |
USB Port
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No |
Built-In Microphone
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Yes |
| Memory Type | Flash Drive |
WMA Playback
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No |
WAV Playback
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Yes |
| OGG Playback | No |
| AAC Playback | Yes |
| WMV Playback | No |
DivX Playback
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No |
Dimensions (mm)
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618x110x85 |
Release Date
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17 Sep 2007 |
Waterproof
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No |
Built-in Camera
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Yes |
Colour Display
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Yes |
Also known as: New Apple iPod Touch 8GB - 2nd Generation, Apple iPod touch 8GB Current Generation
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A great iPod.
Pioneering technology and a brilliant 3.5-inch screen bring an amazing experience to your music, movies, and more.
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This new feature acts as your personal DJ, searching your iTunes library to find songs that go great together, then organising them into mixes you’ll love. All automatically.
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