With outstanding audio, video and web capabilities, Apple’s iPhone is certainly the best. However, it still doesn’t have the capacity to beat iPod Touch. Ultra-large display screen, avant-garde user interface, Wi-Fi Internet connectivity and music download capability make Apple iPod Touch better than the best available portable video players. However, the big question is that can iPod Touch become the king of the iPods? Let’s take a closer look at the device to find an answer to this imperative question.

Design of Apple iPod Touch
As far as the design is concerned, iPod Touch looks like a sibling of iPhone. Measuring 4.3 inches in length, 2.4 inches in height and 0.31 inch in depth, iPod Touch is small, slim and pocketable. The all metal and glass design engenders an expensive look. The front is covered by scratch-resistant glass while the back bears glossy metal covering.

There are only two buttons on iPod Touch. One button is present below the screen, which is used for opening the main menu. The other button is present at the top-left edge of the device. It is used for deactivating the screen. Besides these two buttons, iPod Touch has 3.5 mm headphone jack that accepts a standard minijack headphone connection.

No separate volume control button has been provided. Instead, there is an onscreen volume slider for controlling the volume and for playing, pausing and skipping tracks. Apple iPod Touch’s unique user interface is its selling point. By simply scrolling his fingers on the screen, the user can rule over iPod Touch.

What Makes iPod Touch Inimitable?
Apple iPod Touch has inherited 99 percent of its distinctive features from iPhone. From Safari web browser, iTunes Wi-Fi music store and YouTube video portal to video player, audio player and photo viewer, iPod Touch contains hordes of astounding features to become inimitable.

With the aid of an Apple AV Cable or a Universal Dock, iPod Touch can transmit videos and photos to a television. This feature is altogether absent in iPhone. Another area where iPod Touch excels is manual management of audio and video content.

iPod Touch accepts all kinds of audio file formats like MP3, WAV, AIFF, Audible, Apple Loseless and AAC. Likewise all sorts of video file formats like MP4/H.264 are acceptable. The resolution of the display screen is 640 by 480 at the rate of 30 frames per second.

Performance-Wise Apple iPod Touch is Good
Basically, iPod Touch is a portable video player, therefore its video performance should be assessed first. The overall video quality is superb, but the color and contrast change slightly as the viewing angles are shifted. Moreover, the glossy screen produces a lot of glare.

The audio quality is good, but not stellar. Furthermore, in the absence of five-band EQ curve, the user simply cannot customize the EQ settings. However, the surround-sound emulation effect makes video playback phenomenal. The battery life of iPod Touch ranges between 22-hours (for audio playback) and 5-hours (for video playback).

Some Missing Elements
USB storage mode, SD memory expansion slot and embedded flash support are some missing elements that make iPod Touch somewhat archaic. However, there is a multitude of innovative features that are enough to make Apple iPod Touch the king of the iPods.