The other flavor is a superzoom model, or a "bridge camera, " as manufacturers are calling them these days.

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While the new iPod touch continues its tradition of being thinner than its contemporary iPhone cousin and has a bigger display and better camera than the fourth-generation model, it is bested in many other respects by the iPhone 5, which of course has much higher hardware costs than are reflected in the subsidized price.

ENGADGET: Switched On: The iPod's modern family