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Prizefight: Apple iPhone vs. Apple iPod touch



Round 1: Sexiness



The iPhone and the touch may look like identical twins at first glance, but these siblings each has its own style. So which is easier on the eyes? Our individual judges' ratings are based on a 0-to-5-point scale, which results in a final score of 0 to 15 points per round.

Kent
5

There's no escaping that the iPhone is a slick and stylish device. As video players go, it's top of the line. And when compared with the iPod touch its heftier profile gives it a more refined look.
4

Sure, the iPod touch is slimmer than the iPhone, but that's just not enough for me. Also iPod touch lacks the iPhone's sparkling silver border around the front face.
     

Donald
5

Since its release, the iPhone has been mobbed and groped more than a pre-rehab Lindsey Lohan. The iPhone is undeniably the sexiest product Apple has ever made--even sexier than the Newton.
4

The iPod touch looks like the iPhone's strategically less-attractive wingman. Sure it's lighter and skinnier, but it just doesn't feel as good in the hand or turn as many heads on the street.
     

Tom
4

It's one of the first mobile phones that captivated people who weren't gadget freaks, and the combination of the touch screen and a sleek exterior is still turning heads.
5

It's the same thing, only shorter and thinner! The iPod touch is a dramatic reinvention of iPod design, and it makes the iPod classic look like an Apple II next to a MacBook Pro in comparison.
     

Total

14

13

 

 
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hannahp1 says...
I know for a fact that you can hack into the ipod touch and have all the features that the iphone has got!Including the use of phone calls and text messages!
So i disagree with you, the ipod touch is much better, once hacked!You have the google maps,the email and much muh more!!The only thing that you do not have is a camera, which personally i am not bothered about as i have my own personnal camera.
So in all i think my choice of purchasing the ipod touch was a better idea!I have 16GB with all the features of the iphone and for alot cheaper!!By the time you end up paying for the iphone it comes to around £900!!But i managed to purchace the same thing in a different form for only £240!!

Jan 11, 2008 05:41
 
 
yovenger says...
dun talk rubbish leh u think u put the sim card in which slot of the ipod touch use yout brains please the say until so powerful hack

Aug 22, 2008 22:08
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FyreVortex says...
You don't need to hack if you buy the new upgrade (Around 20 bucks, I think) and you get the mail, notepad, weather, stocks...

May 04, 2008 15:56
 
 
lonus says...
I am still thinking to buy a IPOD TOUCH, would someone have been using it for a while to advice me how good this product and should I get a 8GB or 16GB. Hope to see some reply.

Aug 01, 2008 12:10
 
 
ipodoriphone says...
i am still pondering over which i should buy, ipod touch or iphone...which do u guys think is better???

Sep 24, 2008 21:14
 
 
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