Battery
- Part / capacity
- iPod nano 3rd-gen battery #616-0337; installation requires soldering to logic board. Capacity: 370 mAh.
- Fitment
- 3rd-generation iPod nano
- Connector / work
- soldered to logic board
Medium confidence
iPod nano (3rd generation)
3rd generation · 2007–2008
Available in
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- (PRODUCT)RED
Identification and specifications
- Product family
- iPod nano
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Year(s)
- 2007–2008
- Model / A-number
- A1236
- Capacity
- 4, 8 GB
- Colours
- Silver, black, blue, green, pink, (PRODUCT)RED
- Identifying features
- Short/wide body, video-capable color screen and click wheel.
- Flash / iFlash notes
- No iFlash; soldered flash storage, so conventional storage replacement is not practical.
- Rockbox support
- No supported Rockbox port confirmed for nano 3rd gen.
- Popular mods
- Battery/display repair; case repair; no practical storage upgrade.
- Catalogue notes
- Family-level ReclaimStuff nano benchmark only; not generation- or condition-specific. Mod sources: https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/IFlash; https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodPort; https://ipodwiki.com/wiki/Bluetooth_modification. Dates cross-check: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/index-ipod-nano-specs.html.
Typical recorded value
$45–$75 USD
Rough range shared across the whole iPod nano line, not specific to this generation. Per-model sold prices are coming.
Parts & upgrades
Storage
- Factory capacities
- Factory-installed flash: 4, 8 GB. No iFlash HDD-adapter listing was found for this model family.
- Upgrade path
- Not yet verified.
- Maximum practical capacity
- Not yet verified.
- Fitment notes
- Apple model capacity is documented; no primary-source storage-upgrade method or higher practical maximum was verified.
Low confidence
Front / back shell
iFixit lists a replacement rear panel specifically for 3rd-generation Nano.
The listing does not specify a transferable color finish; match the stock rear panel finish if appearance matters.
Medium confidence
Click wheel
A1236 3rd-generation Nano click-wheel assembly; seller explicitly lists all 3rd-gen models, including red order MB257LL/A.
Wheel/center-button/front-faceplate colors are finish-specific; the listing includes separate red, black, white, and aqua variants. Do not infer 4th-generation compatibility.
Medium confidence
Screen / LCD
iFixit lists a generation-specific color LCD replacement for this Nano generation; its listing does not establish cross-generation interchange.
Match the generation and keep LCD distinct from front glass where sold separately.
Medium confidence