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iPod shuffle (2nd generation)

A1204 · 2006–2009 · handheld

Specifications

Cpu: Not publicly documented (Apple never disclosed the SoC; iFixit and enthusiast teardowns identified an audio/flash controller but did not conclusively name the chip)
Ram: max: Not publicly documented (no RAM capacity has been published by Apple or confirmed via teardown) · base: Not publicly documented (no RAM capacity has been published by Apple or confirmed via teardown)
Ports: 3.5mm headphone jack: doubles as audio output and USB sync/charge via the included dock adapter (no direct USB connector on the device)
Battery: Lithium polymer, built in and non removable. Rated by Apple at up to 12 hours of continuous audio playback, about 4 hours to full charge via the USB dock
Storage: base: 1 GB flash · options: 2 GB flash (added Feb 19, 2008)
Release Price: $79 at launch (Nov 2006, 1 GB, silver only). Cut to $49 in Feb 2008 when the 2 GB model launched at $69
Storage Medium: flash

Colors

Silver2006 launch color (brushed aluminum), carried through every later lineup revision

PinkAdded Jan 30, 2007 alongside orange, green and blue; reappeared in the Sept 9, 2008 refresh

OrangeJan 30, 2007 color refresh only, discontinued when the Sept 5, 2007 lineup replaced it

GreenIntroduced Jan 30, 2007; a green also featured in the Sept 9, 2008 refresh

BlueIntroduced Jan 30, 2007 (sold as "light blue" in the Sept 5, 2007 lineup); reappeared in the Sept 9, 2008 refresh

PurpleSept 5, 2007 lineup only ("Late 2007"), replaced the Jan 2007 orange/green/blue/pink set

(PRODUCT)REDSpecial Edition, introduced Sept 5, 2007, part of Apple's Global Fund partnership; continued through the Sept 9, 2008 refresh

GoldAvon exclusive Special Edition, 1 GB only, offered mid-2009 as a bundle with ANEW skin care products, not sold through standard Apple retail

battery

Battery soldered inside a sealed clip shell; not practically serviceable

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