Battery
- Part / capacity
- iPod nano 4th-gen battery for model A1285. Capacity: 230 mAh.
- Fitment
- 4th-generation iPod nano
Medium confidence
iPod nano (4th generation)
4th generation · 2008–2009
Available in
- Silver
- Black
- Purple
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- (PRODUCT)RED
Identification and specifications
- Product family
- iPod nano
- Generation
- 4th generation
- Year(s)
- 2008–2009
- Model / A-number
- A1285
- Capacity
- 8, 16 GB
- Colours
- Silver, black, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, (PRODUCT)RED
- Identifying features
- Tall curved-aluminum body; accelerometer and shake-to-shuffle features.
- Flash / iFlash notes
- No iFlash; soldered flash storage, so conventional storage replacement is not practical.
- Rockbox support
- No supported Rockbox port confirmed for nano 4th 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: 8, 16 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
Click wheel
A1285 4th-generation Nano click wheel, flex cable, bracket and center button assembly; replacement seller lists all 4th-gen Nano capacities.
The seller claims all 4th-gen units; cosmetic colors/buttons vary. No cross-generation interchange is claimed.
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