Not bad for $30 in 2021!
I needed a new device to replace my current LG T40 I'm using for music so I started looking and found this iPod for about $30, with Bluetooth, 32GB of storage, and USB support, all of which I was looking for in a music playing device since my current one, the LG T40, doesn't have USB support and only 16GB storage with my SD card. It was a deal I couldn't pass up!
To get started with the full-on review, let's start with shipping; The shipping was amazing! It was very fast, and super easy to track! Not to mentioned it shipped over night from Virginia to North Carolina, which was unexpected for free shipping, but I'm not complaining!
Second, The product itself; When it arrived, the packaging was... interesting (it was wrapped in bubble wrap and thrown into a bag with a shipping label on it) but secure enough to make it in one piece. The device was in good shape as described, with only some scratches on the back, as expected. The battery of the device, on the other hand, was very disappointing. When playing music only, It gives me about 2-3ish hours on one charge but when doing screen intensive stuff, It'll only last 30ish minutes on a full charge, and that's with the brightness down! People use a touch for more than music. That's the point of an iPod touch instead of a nano or a shuffle. So when it really can't do those other things to long without killing the battery, it defeats the purpose.
UPDATE: After a dew days of use, I've noticed the battery getting better? Odd but ok. Instead of taking 30min to get a full charge, it actually took 1-2 hours to charge. This is also with a new cable different from the one that came with the iPod, so I can only assume it was a cable thing and not a battery thing. That's good because I really didn't wanna drop $79 for a battery replacement from Apple. The battery is also lasting me more like 4-6 hours, even with heavy screen usage. However, I do have it in airplane mode so that could be adding to the battery health. With these new discoveries being made in the about a week of use, my rating has changed! One final note, the internal speaker is kinda trash. This doesn't bother me since I mainly use headphones with it but for anyone intending on using the internal speaker a lot, maybe go for a 5th gen iPod touch instead.
Over all, would recommend to anyone looking for a cheap MP3 player!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned