An iFixit teardown of the recently refreshed Apple 16GB iPod touch shows the new device includes the same internal design and components as its larger-capacity 32GB and 64GB siblings.
After getting its hands on the new 16-gigabyte iPod touch, iFixit proceeded to dismantle it, revealing any secrets it may have inside. It turns out, however, that there weren’t any surprises, as the new model appears identical to the 32- and 64-gigabyte versions, aside from sporting half the available flash memory.
Apple surprised many observers on Thursday when it updated the entry-level 16GB iPod touch to being it in line with it’s more expensive brethren. The new $199 iPod touch gained a rear facing 5-megapixel camera, and is now available in six colors.
The new iPod touch sports the model number “A1421” on the back, the same as the higher-capacity versions of the device.
The full list of integrated chips found on the logic board are:
- Apple A5 dual-core processor, with 4 Gb (512 MB) of Elpida Mobile DDR2 RAM, denoted by the B4064B3PM silkscreen label
- Toshiba THGBX3G7D2KLA0C 128 Gb (16 GB) NAND flash
- Apple 338S1064-B1 dialog power management IC (similar to the Apple 338S1131)
- Murata 339S0171 Wi-Fi module
- Broadcom BCM5976 touchscreen controller
- 338S1146 Apple/Cirrus Logic audio codec
- STMicroelectronics AGD4 2336 L84DC low-power, three-axis gyroscope
In addition to the hardware components, the 16 GB iPod touch also seems to share the same poor repairability of its higher capacity siblings, as the device received a 3 out of 10 repairability score because of its non-removable battery and linked components that must be replaced in groups.
