iPod nano

Technical Specifications

iPod nano measurements

Size and weight

  • Height: 69.8mm/2.75 inches
  • Width: 52.3mm/2.06 inches
  • Depth: 6.5mm/0.26 inch
  • Weight: 49.2 grams/1.74 ounces
iPod nano in package

In the box

  • iPod nano
  • Earphones
  • USB 2.0 cable
  • Dock adapter
  • Quick Start guide

Capacity

  • 4GB or 8GB flash drive1
  • Holds up to 1,000 to 2,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format2
  • Holds up to 3,500 to 7,000 iPod nano-viewable photos3
  • Holds up to 4 hours (4GB) or up to 8 hours (8GB) of video4
  • Stores data via USB flash drive

Display

  • 2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
  • 320-by-240-pixel resolution at 204ppi

Audio

  • Skip-free playback
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
  • User-configurable maximum volume limit

Video

  • Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Earbuds

Headphones

  • Earphones
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements

  • Macintosh computer with USB 2.0 port
  • Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later
  • iTunes 7.4 or later5

Windows system requirements

  • PC with USB 2.0
  • Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
  • iTunes 7.4 or later5

Languages

  • Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish
  • Additional language support for display of song, album, and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian

Environmental requirements

  • Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
  • Nonoperating temperature: -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Input

Input and output

  • Dock connector
  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery6

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
  • Playback time
    • Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
    • Video playback time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged
  • Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
    • Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
    • Full-charge time: about 3 hours

Comparison Chart

  iPod shuffle iPod nano iPod classic iPod touch
         
Storage/capacity 1GB
(240 songs)		 4GB
(1,000 songs)		 8GB
(2,000 songs)		 80GB
(20,000 songs)		 160GB
(40,000 songs)		 8GB
(1,750 songs)		 16GB
(3,500 songs)
Colour Grey Blue Red Green Purple Grey Grey Blue Red Green Black Silver Black Silver Black Black Black
Battery life Up to 12 hours of music playback Up to 24 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback Up to 30 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback Up to 40 hours of music playback; up to 7 hours of video playback Up to 22 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of video playback
Display   2-inch (diagonal) colour LCD with LED backlight 2.5-inch (diagonal) colour LCD with LED backlight 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
Ports Stereo minijack Dock connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, stereo minijack Dock connector, stereo minijack
Connectivity USB through included dock USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately); audio through headphone jack USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately); audio through headphone jack USB through dock connector; component and composite video through dock connector (with AV cables or kit, sold separately); audio through headphone jack
Wireless data       Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Charge time About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)
Audio support AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), WAV, and AIFF AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV and AIFF AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV and AIFF AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, and AIFF
Photo support   Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats
Video support   H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
Size 41.2 x 27.3 x 10.5 mm (1.62 x 1.07 x 0.41 inches including clip) 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm (2.75 x 2.06 x 0.26 inches) 103.5 x 61.8 x 10.5 mm (4.1x 2.4 x 0.41 inches) 103.5 x 61.8 x 13.5 mm (4.1x 2.4 x 0.53 inches) 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5 mm (2.75 x 2.06 x 0.26 inches)
Weight 15.6 grams (0.55 ounces) 49.2 grams (1.74 ounces) 140 grams (4.9 ounces) 162 grams (5.7 ounces) 120 grams (4.2 ounces)
Included accessories Earphones, dock Earphones, USB cable, dock adaptor Earphones, USB cable, dock adaptor Earphones, USB cable, dock adaptor, polishing cloth, stand

Limited warranty and service

Your iPod comes with single-incident telephone support for the first 90 days and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod to extend your service and support to two full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support.

Options & Accessories

Available from the online Apple Store or an authorized Apple reseller.

  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
  2. Song capacity is based on 4 minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; actual capacity varies by content.
  3. Photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes.
  4. Video capacity based on H.264 1.5-Mbps video at 640 by 480 resolution combined with 128-Kbps audio; actual capacity varies by content.
  5. iPod and iTunes are for legal or rightholder-authorized copying only. Don’t steal music.
  6. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2007 using preproduction hardware and software. The playlist contained 358 unique audio tracks consisting of content imported from CDs using iTunes (128-Kbps AAC) and content purchased from the iTunes Store (128-Kbps AAC). Video content was purchased from the iTunes Store. Battery tests are conducted with specific iPod units; actual results may vary. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced (see www.apple.com/dk/support/ipod/service/battery). Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/dk/batteries for more information.