<P> On July 27, 2017, Apple removed the iPod Nano and Shuffle from its stores, marking the end of Apple producing standalone music players . Currently, the iPod Touch is the only iPod produced by Apple . </P> <Table> Chipsets and Electronics <Tr> <Th> Chipset or Electronic </Th> <Th> Product (s) </Th> <Th> Component (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microcontroller </Td> <Td> iPod Classic 1st to 3rd generations </Td> <Td> Two ARM 7TDMI - derived CPUs running at 90 MHz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Classic 4th and 5th generations, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1st generation </Td> <Td> Variable - speed ARM 7TDMI CPUs, running at a peak of 80 MHz to save battery life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Classic 6th generation, iPod Nano 2nd generation onwards, iPod Shuffle 2nd generation onwards </Td> <Td> Samsung System - on - a-chip, based around an ARM processor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Shuffle 1st generation </Td> <Td> SigmaTel D - Major STMP3550 chip running at 75 MHz that handles both the music decoding and the audio circuitry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Touch 1st and 2nd generation </Td> <Td> ARM 1176JZ (F) - S at 412 MHz for 1st gen, 533 MHz for 2nd gen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Touch 3rd and 4th generation </Td> <Td> ARM Cortex A8 at 600 MHz for 3rd gen, 800 MHz for 4th gen . (Apple A4) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Touch 5th generation </Td> <Td> ARM Cortex A9 at 800 MHz (Apple A5) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Touch 6th generation </Td> <Td> Apple ARMv8 - A "Typhoon" at 1.1 GHz (Apple A8) with Apple M8 Motion coprocessor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Audio Chip </Td> <Td> iPod Classic 1st to 5th generation, iPod Touch 1st generation, iPod Nano 1st to 3rd generation, iPod Mini </Td> <Td> Audio Codecs developed by Wolfson Microelectronics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Classic 6th generation, iPod Touch 2nd generation onwards, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano 4th generation onwards </Td> <Td> Cirrus Logic Audio Codec Chip </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Storage Medium </Td> <Td> iPod Classic </Td> <Td> 45.7 mm (1.8 in) hard drives (ATA - 6, 4200 rpm with ZIF connectors) made by Toshiba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Mini </Td> <Td> 25.4 mm (1 in) Microdrive by Hitachi and Seagate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Nano </Td> <Td> Flash Memory from Samsung, Toshiba, and others </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Shuffle and Touch </Td> <Td> Flash Memory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Batteries </Td> <Td> iPod Classic 1st and 2nd generation </Td> <Td> Internal Recyclable Lithium Polymer Batteries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Classic 3rd generation onwards, iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle </Td> <Td> Internal Recyclable Lithium - Ion Batteries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Display </Td> <Td> iPod Nano 7th generation </Td> <Td> 2.5 - inch (diagonal) Multi-Touch, 432 - by - 240 resolution at 202 pixels per inch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Classic 5th and 6th generation </Td> <Td> 2.5 - inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight, 320 - by - 240 resolution at 163 pixels per inch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> iPod Touch 5th and 6th generation </Td> <Td> 4 - inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch, 1136 - by - 640 resolution at 326 pixels per inch </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Chipset or Electronic </Th> <Th> Product (s) </Th> <Th> Component (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microcontroller </Td> <Td> iPod Classic 1st to 3rd generations </Td> <Td> Two ARM 7TDMI - derived CPUs running at 90 MHz </Td> </Tr>

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