IPod Touch (5th generation) 64 GB models. A 16 GB version that did not include the iSight camera, LED flash and Loop was released on May 30, 2013. This model was replaced with a 16 GB model of the original design on June 26, 2014. The fifth generation iPod Touch, as well as the iPhone 5, iPod Nano (7th generation), iPad (4th generation), and iPad Mini feature a new dock connector named Lightning, replacing the 30-pin Apple dock connector which was first introduced by Apple in 2003 on the third generation iPod. The Apple Lightning connector has eight pins and all signaling is digital.
IPod Touch (5th generation) were sold with the iPod Touch include the lanyard for the iPod Touch loop (not available for the 16 GB model). Andrew Williams from "TrustedReviews" noted the 5th generation iPod touch's common features with the iPhone 5, while praising the design and the respectable connectivity. Graham Barlow of "TechRadar" commended the improved screen, more color variants, greater quality earphones and the iPod's light weight while criticizing the "reset" of the lightning port. Scott Stein of CNET praised the enhanced camera quality and design, but remarked that the iPod touch is still weaker and outclassed compared to other iOS devices. IPod