Models and features

Main article: List of iPod models

While the suffix "Classic" was not introduced until the sixth generation, it has been
applied here retroactively to all generic iPods for clarity
Mode
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Generati
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Image
Capaci
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Connecti
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Origina
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release
date
Minim
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to sync
Rated battery life (hours)
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