The iPod touch bears a striking similarity to the locked or unlocked iphone, and shares many common features, to the extent that it has got some people asking whether it would not actually be a better buy for them. Its features the same 3.5in screen, a great web browser, and it uses the same finger-based gestures for control. However, the 3G GSM iphone locked or unlocked, which is close in price to the higher-capacity iPod touch, does still have a few features missing from the iPod. A factor that many people miss is the very shallow iphone insurance options offered by AT&T and Apple. The best available is in fact Apple Care where iphone insurance is indeed only iPhone extended warranty. The best options for iPhone insurance is the Internet where iphone damage is a key iPhone insurance option.

First, the touch is not a phone. It can’t make calls or send texts. More importantly, it lacks the iphone’s software-based email application, leaving you no choice but to use webmail, such as Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail, instead. So if you want native email, text and calls, the iPod touch is not for you, and you should most definitely choose the ATT locked or unlocked iphone. If, on the other hand, you want a first-class mobile music and movie player with an excellent web browser built in, then the iPod touch may well be a better deal. The 8GB edition may look expensive when you consider you will have to pay more for it than you do for the digital 8GB unlocked iphone and still not get all of the features. Bear in mind that in regard to a locked ATT iphone that you will not also be paying to service an ongoing two-year contract, meaning your overall cost of ownership will be considerably lower. You will also find the touch to be significantly slimmer than the unlocked or locked prepaid iPhone, despite the 8GB iphone or 16GB iphone sporting a new, sleeker shell.

The choice, then, comes down to whether you will use the extra features, and more importantly whether you can justify an additional outlay of an ongoing contract for the privilege. If not, the iPod touch may be for you, but for our money the AT&T GSM locked iphone 16GB postpaid or iphone pay as you go remains the more accomplished device. Ensquared an unlocked iphone expert offers the best Locked 3G GSM Iphones postpaid on AT&T contracts