White iPod Touch debuts, skips the upgrade

Along with the announcement of the iPhone 4S, the iPod Touch also got a minor update with a new White model now included in the line-up.

Sadly, there are no hardware upgrades on this one. Was hoping it would get the same specs as the iPad 2 but all they did was paint it all white.

The price looks the same in the US with the 8GB model starting at $199PHP 11,678INR 16,865EUR 190CNY 1,448, 32GB at $299PHP 17,547INR 25,340EUR 285CNY 2,176 and the 64GB at $399PHP 23,416INR 33,815EUR 380CNY 2,904.

In the Apple Philippines Online Store, the figures are a bit skewed and somewhat more expensive than last year’s price.

iPod Touch 4G in September 2010 (Black only):
iPod Touch 8GB â€“ Php12,490USD 213INR 18,043EUR 203CNY 1,550
iPod Touch 32GB â€“ Php15,990USD 272INR 23,099EUR 260CNY 1,984
iPod Touch 64GB â€“ Php21,990USD 375INR 31,767EUR 357CNY 2,729

iPod Touch 4G in October 2011 (Black & White):
iPod Touch 8GB â€“ Php11,490USD 196INR 16,598EUR 186CNY 1,426
iPod Touch 32GB â€“ Php16,990USD 290INR 24,544EUR 276CNY 2,108
iPod Touch 64GB â€“ Php22,990USD 392INR 33,211EUR 373CNY 2,853

Note that the 8GB got a cut by Php1k while the 32GB and 64GB were both bumped up by Php1k.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

15 Comments

benchmark says:

13 years ago

Probably that’s because China has been making this C Peel for I Touch. Maybe that is the reason why they didn’t upgrade their I touch.
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Iyan Sommerset says:

13 years ago

Wow. Only Apple can make zero changes to a product except for its color and call it “new”. Debut indeed. :P

(And ouch…a price hike on the more-useful models to boot. Maybe they switched flash memory suppliers or something.)
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therealdeal says:

13 years ago

what!? im not surprised at all cause i know that the 1ghz processor on the current ipod touch 4 is already enough for a music player and watching videos. but the price?! i think the samsung galaxy s wifi 5.0 is the clear winner here… just my 2 cents
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ProbSolution says:

13 years ago

Steve Jobs is still the best in releasing products than his new replacement.
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Sabana says:

13 years ago

Didn’t Apple say that they lowered the prices for the iPod Touch as well?
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nana says:

13 years ago

is it the so-called “iPod Touch 5G”? some tech blogs named it as 5th gen iTouch.
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razorous says:

13 years ago

I bought this for the same price way back December :D
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domz says:

13 years ago

sir yuga what’s new with this itouch aside from its new color model? according to apple website the new ipod touch has iOs 5, imessage and icloud.

im planning to buy po kasi.. what can you suggest? should i buy the new model or the one that is available now in the philippines?

thanks!
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chi says:

13 years ago

i’ll go for the 4th gen :)
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Gadget Meister says:

13 years ago

The iPod Touch is still the perfect companion to people who can’t bear to use the iPhone ie. dual-sim dumb phone users or blackberry users. All the digital media portability but without the battery life concern whether your iPhone will last you a day or not…
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Karen says:

13 years ago

Is it advisable to order one from the Apple online store? I’m actually excited to have the white one, plus the engraving! :) and as far as I know, authorized resellers here don’t have the product yet.. :) Thanks!
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Jel says:

13 years ago

Kelan po kaya magiging available dito yung white na iPod touch?
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Delfim says:

12 years ago

ola por favor quanto custa o transporte para Portugal 32GB de US $ 299
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