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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Apples last iPod, the iPod touch lasted this long only because it was an Apple product. If you weren't wedded to Apple's ecosystem, a $20 pre-paid Android phone was just as capable as an MP3 player and at a fraction of Apple's outrageous prices.
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Cheap Android phones do the same thing.
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Yeah, it is.
The Android version of an iPod touch is a non-activated Android phone. Cheap and just as capable.
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Originally Posted by DNSB
For what it's worth, one of my kid's picked up a cheap Android phone as a replacement for his old iPod Touch 3 years ago. In his opinion, the sound quality sucked and it took less than a year for the battery life to start dropping like a paralyzed falcon. Otherwise, the tools for managing music, podcasts, etc. on it made iTunes look great. Then there was the interfacing to his car by having to plug in an audio cable with no controls he could use while driving. Next up, we had the updates which despite the manufacturer's promises never did arrive.
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So it sounds like a cheap Android phone does the same thing as an iPod Touch, it just sucks at some of the things. But hey, it is only $40.
