

Accessories: earbud headphones, USB 2.0 from the box.156-mm dot pitch) with a “white LED” backlight. Display: The iPod classic (5G) models 2.5-inch (diagonal) QVGA transflective over 260,000 color LCD display (320×240.Battery Type: lithium ion battery provides 14 hours of music playback for the 30 GB model and up to 20 hours for the 60 GB model.This model supports for the first time Audible format. Audio: A high output amplifier (60-mW), a standard 3.5-mm headphone jack.

Connectivity: USB, video, audio, dock, headphones.Storage capacity: 30 GB (7500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format) and 60 GB (15000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format).The 4-pin remote port was removed as well, thus causing troubles with backward compatibility of certain accessories. Its proportions were changed, the rear casing became more rounded, while the front one – more flat. The iPod Classic 5th Generation (2005) Black was completely redesigned. The black edition case had also undergone drastic changes. The white edition got the smaller Click Wheel as compared to the previous model. Second, the iPod Classic 5th Generation (2005) was being offered in two color schemes for non-special edition, its usual white color and the alternative black. Which, considering that the device can be connected to any external display via the proprietary Apple TV cable, was certainly a breakthrough back then. It can play MP4 (up to 2.5 Mbit/s) and H.264 (up to 768 kbit/s).

First, though positioned as a portable audio player it featured the video playback on the internal display. The iPod Classic 5th Generation (2005) with 30 Gb or 60 Gb hard drive onboard was in many ways the first of its kind.
