Capacity

All iPod models have a different capacity. Typically, this is measured in "number of songs" or "hours of video", depending on the model. The following is a table with an estimate of how many songs your iPod can hold.

Capacity	Example	Num. 128kbps AAC songs	Num. 256kbps AAC songs	Num. 320kbps MP3 songs	Num. lossless songs	Qt. 480p video
0.5 GB	iPod shuffle (1st generation), base model	120 songs	60 songs	50 songs	18 songs	N/A
1.0 GB	iPod shuffle (2nd generation), base model	250 songs	125 songs	100 songs	35 songs	N/A
2.0 GB	iPod shuffle (4th generation)	500 songs	250 songs	200 songs	75 songs	N/A
4.0 GB 5.0 GB	iPod mini (base model) iPod (1st generation) (base model)	1,000 songs	500 songs	400 songs	150 songs	5.0 hours
8.0 GB 10.0 GB	iPod nano (5th generation) (base model) iPod (3rd generation) (base model)	2,000 songs	1,000 songs	825 songs	300 songs	10.0 hours
16.0 GB	iPod nano (7th generation)	4,000 songs	2,000 songs	1,650 songs	600 songs	20.0 hours
20.0 GB	iPod (4th generation) and iPod photo (base model)	5,000 songs	2,500 songs	2,050 songs	750 songs	N/A
30.0 GB 32.0 GB	iPod video (base model)	7,500 songs	3,750 songs	3,100 songs	1,050 songs	36.0 hours
60.0 GB 64.0 GB	iPod photo (highest capacity avail.) iPod touch (5th generation) (highest capacity avail.)	16,000 songs	8,000 songs	6,600 songs	2,500 songs	80.0 hours
80.0 GB	iPod classic (6th generation) (base model)	20,000 songs	10,000 songs	8,200 songs	3,000 songs	96 hours
128.0 GB	Safe upgrade limit for: 3rd gen, 4th gen, iPod photo, 1st gen mini True upgrade limit for 6th gen. iPod touch (6th generation) (highest capacity avail.)	32,000 songs	16,000 songs	13,200 songs	5,000 songs	6 days 12 hours
160.0 GB	iPod classic (7th generation)	40,000 songs	20,000 songs	16,400 songs	6,000 songs	8 days
256.0 GB	iPod mini (2nd generation) safe upgrade limit iPod video "30 GB" safe upgrade limit iPod touch (7th generation) (highest capacity avail.)	64,000 songs*	32,000 songs	26,400 songs	10,000 songs	13 days
400.0 GB	iPod video "60/80 GB" safe upgrade limit iPod classic (7th generation) safe upgrade limit	100,000 songs*	50,000 songs*	40,800 songs	15,000 songs	20 days
512.0 GB	iPod mini (2nd generation) and iPod video "30 GB" safe lossless upgrade limit	128,000 songs*	64,000 songs*	52,800 songs*	20,000 songs	26 days
1.00 TB	iPod video "60/80 GB" and iPod classic (7th generation) safe lossless upgrade limit	256,000 songs*	128,000 songs*	105,000 songs*	40,000 songs	7 weeks
2.00 TB	iPod video and iPod classic (7th generation) true upgrade limit Upgrade limit for any iPod with Rockbox	512,000 songs*	256,000 songs*	210,000 songs*	80,000 songs*	14 weeks

† For audio file size calculations, a 4 minute average song length is used. This translates into 3.75 MiB per 128kbps song, 7.50 MiB per 256 kbps song, 9.40 MiB per 320 kbps song, and 25 MiB per lossless song. Capacity may vary depending on many other factors.

‡ For video file size calculations, the maximum iPod-supported bitrate of 1536 kbps (12 MiB/minute) is used. Actual amount of video supported will probably be higher.

* Not achievable without Rockbox on any iPod.

[Note 1]: Safe upgrade limit: How much the iPod can be upgraded without causing software problems (when using 256kbps audio), without Rockbox.

[Note 2]: Safe lossless upgrade limit: How much the iPod can be upgraded without causing software problems (when using lossless audio), without Rockbox.

[Note 3]: True upgrade limit: The maximum amount of storage the iPod itself can read, without Rockbox.