Apple - iPod nano - Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Size and weight

Height: 3.5 inches
Width: 1.6 inches
Depth: 0.26 inch
Weight: 1.41 ounces

In the box

iPod nano
Earphones
USB 2.0 cable
Dock adapter
Quick Start guide

Capacity

2GB, 4GB, or 8GB flash drive⁽¹⁾
Holds up to 500 to 2,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format⁽²⁾
Holds up to 25,000 iPod nano-viewable photos⁽³⁾
Stores data via USB flash drive

Display

1.5-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
176-by-132-pixel resolution, .168-mm dot pitch
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

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

Headphones

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

Mac system requirements

Macintosh computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
iTunes 7 or later⁽⁴⁾

Windows system requirements

PC with USB 2.0
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
iTunes 7 or later⁽⁴⁾

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

Input and output

Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery⁽⁵⁾

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged⁽³⁾
Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged⁽³⁾
Charging via USB or FireWire 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

Design for the Environment

Comparison Chart

	iPod shuffle	iPod nano			iPod

Storage/capacity	1GB (240 songs)	2GB (500 songs)	4GB (1,000 songs)	8GB (2,000 songs)	30GB (7,500 songs)	80GB (20,000 songs)
Color
Battery life	Up to 12 hours	Up to 24 hours of music playback; up to 5 hours of slideshows with music			Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with music; up to 3.5 hours of video playback	Up to 20 hours of music playback; up to 6 hours of slideshows with music; up to 6.5 hours of video playback
Display		1.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight			2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
Ports	Stereo minijack	Dock connector, stereo minijack			Dock connector, stereo minijack, composite video and audio through minijack
Connectivity	USB through included dock	USB through dock connector			USB through dock connector; composite video (with AV cable, sold separately) and audio through headphone jack or line out on the iPod Universal Dock (sold separately)
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)
Audio support	MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store, M4A, M4B, M4P), 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, 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, 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
Video support					H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Low-Complexity 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 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 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
Size	1.62 x 1.07 x 0.41 inches (including clip)	3.5 x 1.6 x 0.26 inches			4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43 inches	4.1 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches
Weight	0.55 ounce	1.41 ounces			4.8 ounces	5.5 ounces
Included accessories	Earphones, dock	Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter			Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter, case

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 or call 800-823-2775.

Options & Accessories

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

Accessories

1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Song capacity is based on 4 minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding; actual capacity varies by content.
Photo capacity is based on iPod-viewable photos transferred from iTunes.
iPod and iTunes are for legal or rightholder-authorized copying only. Don’t steal music.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.