Battery
- Part / capacity
- Thin iPod Classic battery #616-0229; iFixit lists 80/120/160GB thin models. Capacity: 650 mAh.
- Fitment
- 80/120/160GB thin Classic
Medium confidence
iPod classic (7th generation / 160 GB)
7th generation (Classic, 2009) · 2009–2014
Available in
- Silver
- Black
Identification and specifications
- Product family
- iPod full-size
- Generation
- 7th generation (Classic, 2009)
- Year(s)
- 2009–2014
- Model / A-number
- A1238; MC293/MC297
- Capacity
- 160 GB
- Colours
- Silver, black
- Identifying features
- Final 160-GB iPod Classic revision; frequently chosen for large-capacity mod builds.
- Flash / iFlash notes
- Yes; iFlash compatible; verify ribbon and board revision.
- Rockbox support
- Supported; mature Rockbox port; check live matrix.
- Popular mods
- iFlash/SD flash mod; battery/large-battery; Rockbox; Bluetooth; faceplate/click-wheel; USB-C feasibility unverified.
- Catalogue notes
- Family-level Classic benchmark; no 7th-gen-specific comps. Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort; https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/Bluetooth_modification. USB-C compatibility is unverified; https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IPod_modding exposes only an unfilled/red USB-C link. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-specs.html.
Typical recorded value
$100–$190 USD
Rough range shared across the whole iPod full-size line, not specific to this generation. Per-model sold prices are coming.
Parts & upgrades
Storage
- Factory capacities
- Factory HDD: 160GB.
- Upgrade path
- iFlash-Dual or Quad; 256GB–1TB is the maker-recommended range for 7th-gen 160GB.
- Maximum practical capacity
- 1TB (maker-recommended upper capacity)
High confidence
Front / back shell
Use the thin Classic rear panel for the 160 GB thin model; iFixit sells a distinct thin panel from the thick variant.
Choose by chassis depth, not the 160 GB capacity alone; original 160 GB thick and later 160 GB thin Classic are different shells.
Medium confidence
Click wheel
iFixit lists a Classic click wheel with cable marking 821-0545-A; a specialist listing identifies the Classic wheel as different from Video 5th/5.5 (821-0372-A). Exact support by Classic sub-generation is not stated.
Do not substitute Video 5th/5.5 click wheel; inspect cable/connector and sub-generation before ordering.
Medium confidence
Screen / LCD
A third-party listing identifies an A1238 Classic LCD as 2.5-inch, 320×240, 34-pin ZIF and lists 80/120/160 GB variants; exact cross-generation compatibility is not independently confirmed.
Seller listing is not primary evidence; verify connector and revision before ordering.
Low confidence — based on third-party seller/marketplace listings; fitment is unconfirmed.