What is the difference between the first and second generation iPod mini models?
The difference between the original iPod mini, introduced January 6, 2004 and discontinued February 23, 2005, and the second generation iPod mini, introduced February 23, 2005 and discontinued September 7, 2005, are fairly minor. The second generation models use richer, deeper shades of four of the original colors — silver, blue, green, and pink (with gold no longer available), the pressure sensitive “ClickWheel” navigation buttons are color-matched to the housing (these were gray on the original iPod mini regardless of housing color), boost battery life to 18 hours (up from an impressive, at the time of introduction, 8 hours for the original), provided the option of a larger capacity hard drive (6 GB), no longer shipped with a Firewire cable or an AC adapter, and started at a lower price (US$199). The iPod mini (2nd Generation) shipped in four stylish colors instead of five — silver, blue, green, and pink (with gold no longer offered), the pressure sensitive navigation buttons on th
