1 — Ipod9

While the iPhone 7 got the A10 in 2016, the kept the chip alive until 2019. This made it a bizarre device: three-year-old silicon on day one. Yet, due to Apple's efficient metal API, the iPod9,1 became a surprisingly capable machine for Apple Arcade games when that service launched later in 2019.

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, which was the final model in Apple's iPod lineup. Released in May 2019, it featured an upgraded A10 Fusion chip but maintained the design of the previous generation. : iPod9,1 . Release Date : May 28, 2019. While the iPhone 7 got the A10 in

Throughout 2016, 2017, and 2018, Apple stopped updating the iPod touch. The iPod6,1 (the 6th gen) was left to rot on iOS 9 and 10. Developers noticed that Apple was updating the "iPod7,1" (the 2015 model) but never incrementing the number. : Monitor battery capacity and peak performance capability