iPod (April 2003) and iPod Classic (September 2007) Compared I guess it would have been difficult to surpass the earlier iPhone frenzy, but today’s offerings from Apple seem pretty bland. The iPhone Touch? An iPhone sans phone. The iPod Classic? Well, it does have 16 times the capacity of my first iPod (pictured at left). Sure, the old iPod had a low-resolution black-and-white screen and a battery that only lasted for a few hours, but until very recently it capably handled all of my portable music needs. And then I somehow misplaced it! I still have my trusty iPod Shuffle, and my shiny new iPhone, but I will always remember my first Apple product fondly.