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Why is the iPod Touch such a popular product, with seemingly little competition? The fact is that it’s an iPod, and that alone makes it stand out. The iPod brand wins out over others any day, in the eyes of most consumers, because of a whole set of factors that are all its own. To put these factors simply, the iPod brand is popular, it is attractive and it is trusted. The last one is perhaps the most important. In a world of ever changing electronics consumers never know what to buy, and so they put their faith in the brand they’ve been told is the best-and the brand that has so far lived up to that claim.

While other companies are coming out with devices that claim to be better than the iPod Touch in a lot of ways, what they lack is the massive support of thousands of applications that users can download. Consumers know that they can get all kinds of software for their Touch and they know they can get it easily. The competitors are still far from being able to match that, let alone convincing consumers that their offerings are just as good.

And now for a question that has plagued philosophers for far too long. Which is more worthwhile, an iPod Touch, or an iPhone? After all, is an iPod Touch not capable of nearly all the same things? Are those similar features not the main reasons for buying either device in the first place? Solving this problem requires a bit of knowledge, a bit of logic, and a lot of comparison.

Now let’s assume that there really is an option out there for you to get either device. Not everyone is in that situation. Taking into account that most people won’t buy themselves out of an existing contract with a non-iPhone-carrying network, it’s safe to say that a lot of people just can’t consider the iPhone an option right now. If you are one of those people, most every point in favor of the iPhone becomes irrelevant, and you should just be satisfied with the Touch for the time being.

An iPod Touch owner gets to save a lot of money. An iPhone costs about the same, depending on the model, but only when a long contract is signed. Without the contract, the Touch is 0 less expensive. Then to justify spending that extra money, iPhone owners must spend around a month extra so as to get internet via their cellular provider. The overall cost of an iPhone, once an AT&T contract is done with, is in the thousands.

With all of that in mind, consider life with the iPod Touch. You can play the same games as iPhone users, you can watch the same videos and play the same music. If you want to take a picture, you use your camera or your cell. If you want to make a call, use that same cheap cell. If you want to surf the net though? Well, there’s the kicker. But remember the WiFi? WiFi is now available all over the place. Cafes offer it for free, as do bars and restaurants. It’s likely offered in your place of work and, in bigger cities, it’s possibly offered on the sidewalks as well. That means you have internet in almost as many places as the iPhone owners. To take this further, if you want to make a call you can still use your Touch, so long as you are nearby one of those abundant WiFi networks.

With all of that in mind it’s clear why the iPod Touch is the better choice. While people who are in the market for such a device shouldn’t be shy to start shopping around, they shouldn’t be surprised if it’s the Touch that ends up in their cart.

The iPod has revolutionized the way we listen to music. Yet the sound isn’t the only thing that captures the interest of many people. An iPod can also be a fashion statement, and there are lots of iPod gadgets that can dress up your device. Learn more at Gizmos, Gadgets and Toys.