Talk:IPod touch (3rd generation)

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Any reason why it can run iOS 5 but not 6? I know the 4th and 5th gen touches could not run iOS 7 and 10 respectively because they only had half the RAM of their iPhone counterparts. But the 3rd gen touch has the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 3GS so it should at least be able to run iOS 6 in theory? I tried searching for this but couldn't seem to find a reason. Champion1234 (talk) 08:58, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * This same topic has been revisited on Reddit, but the most plausible explanation is marketing. The 3rd-generation iPod touch was discontinued in 2010, well before iOS 6 existed, but the "budget" 8GB version of the iPhone 3GS continued to be sold after the announcement of iOS 6 in 2012 until right before the update was released. It may have run iOS 6 poorly, but it would have also been awkward for Apple to continue selling hardware not supported by newly announced system software software. —Pippinitis (talk) 13:57, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Not sure if that is worth mentioning in the article because of lack of better sourcing though. Champion1234 (talk) 23:33, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * It's anecdotal. —Pippinitis (talk) 23:56, 6 September 2022 (UTC)