Choose the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition and Apple will give $10 of its purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
Volume, meet virtue
You make choices every day, from the clothes you wear to the music you play. Now making a choice means making a difference. In 4GB and 8GB models(1), the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED holds up to 2,000 songs, 25,000 photos(2), and a little hope. That’s because $10 from every iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED sold goes directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Which means your iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED sounds good and does good at the same time.
100% iPod nano
Sleek, lightweight, and starting at $199, the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED delivers everything you’d expect from the world’s best-selling digital music player. A brilliant, 1.5-inch color display. Up to 24 hours of battery life(3). Seamless iTunes integration that lets you import your CDs and shop for songs, podcasts, and audiobooks on the iTunes Store, then sync them in minutes. All in a durable aluminum enclosure that tells the world you’ve chosen to join (RED).
Music matters
When you buy an iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED, it matters even more. For further information about the Global Fund and (RED), visit www.JOINRED.com.
- 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.
- 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.
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 (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition
- Earphones
- USB 2.0 cable
- Dock adapter
- Quick Start guide
Capacity
- 4GB or 8GB flash drive(1)
- Holds up to 1,000 or 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
Comparison Chart
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| Storage/capacity | 1GB (240 songs) | 2GB (500 songs) | 4GB (1,000 songs) | 8GB (2,000 songs) | 30GB (7,500 songs) | 80GB (20,000 songs) |
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| 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.
- 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.
