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Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009)

Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009)
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alaScore 96

7723 reviews

Apr, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7723 reviews of Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the sound and size. The design and portability also get good feedback. There are some mixed views about the reliability. Many are negative about the connectivity.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 891 user reviews of Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the design and portability. The price and sound are also appreciated, but some have doubts about the reliability.

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92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4283 user reviews of Apple iPod nano (5th Gen, 2009) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the sound and size. The price and portability also get good views, whereas there are some negative views about the connectivity and reliability.

usability, portability, price, size, sound

reliability, connectivity

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2025

Expert review by : Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

Apple iPod nano 5th Gen 8GB

 

The addition of a video camera makes this Apple's best nano yet.

The 5th gen iPod nano is inarguably Apple's best yet. It's still more expensive than its peers, but it's got more style than any rival and the addition of a video camera gives it more than a modicum of substance too.

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by : Rob Mead (techradar.com)

Apple iPod nano 5th Gen 16GB review

 

Does the world's most popular iPod really need an FM radio and a video camera?

Good value ; Sleek design ; Good quality playback

Video camera & FM radio are pointless ; Scrollwheel feels archaic

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Apple iPod Nano 5G review

 

The Nano 5G has lined up its crosshairs on Flip-style video cameras. Is it ready to become the world's most popular mini camcorder?

Tonnes of new features plus better sound and video – the new Nano’s all gain and no pain

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by : Donald Bell (cnet.co.uk)

Apple iPod Nano fifth generation review

 

The iPod Nano MP3 player continues Apple's legacy of packing a multitude of features into a colorful, impossibly thin design and comes reasonably priced at $149 (8GB) and $179 (16GB). This time around, Apple is branching out of its iPod formula in a...

Packed to the gills with new audio-video features such as a video camera, FM radio, voice recording, Genius Mixes, a built-in speaker, and a larger 2.2-inch screen; also gets a pedometer.

The Nano's camera can't shoot photos or HD-quality video and Apple located its lens in the most awkward location imaginable. Storage capacities remain stuck at 8GB and 16GB.

No other MP3 player on the planet packs more features, from video to a pedometer, into a smaller package than the overachieving Apple iPod Nano.

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by : Christopher Breen (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple iPod nano video review

 

A highly capable and affordable performer in its previous two iterations, the fifth-generation (5G) iPod nano adds useful and entertaining features such as a video camera and microphone mounted on the back of the iPod, an FM radio with buffering and...

The 4G iPod nano was an incremental update to the 3G nano that preceded it - new form, new colours, better storage, Genius playlist support, Spoken Menus, and an accelerometer. A fine, but hardly earthshaking, update. The 5G iPod nano is different. A...

Sep, 2009
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Stuff magazine

 

The Nano 5G has lined up its crosshairs on Flip-style video cameras. Is it ready to become the world's most popular mini camcorder?

Tonnes of new features plus better sound and video – the new Nano's all gain and no pain

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by : Anthony Dhanendran (talktalk.co.uk)

Apple iPod Nano

 

Apple’s smallest screen-based player gets a video camera MORE: See our video review of the Apple iPod Nano After an ill-advised foray into square-shaped designs, Apple returned to the more ...

Dec, 2009
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Expert review by : Hanleigh Daniels (techsmart.co.za)

Apple iPod nano

 

The latest generation Apple iPod nano packs some new features, including a mic, speaker and video camera.

The nano is available in 8 GB and 16 GB versions for R1999 and R2499 respectively.

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : John Thompson (zath.co.uk)

iPod Nano 5th Generation Review

 

I've spent quite a lot of time with the latest 5th generation of the iPod Nano since its release last month, and found it to be a welcome addition to Apple's holiday line-up with a host of welcome features including what must be Apple's most leaked...

All things considered, the new 5th generation iPod Nano is well worth taking a look at if you want to upgrade your iPod, but I wouldn’t upgrade if I had a 4th generation Nano, as the new features, personally, don't justify the purchase of another new...

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Charles Arthur (guardian.co.uk)

Apple iPod nano

 

The latest version of the iPod nano adds FM and video, but a usability blunder lets it down

It also ushers in one of the worst pieces of usability design I've ever seen on an Apple product. But we'll come to that

Sep, 2009
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