[jon_hendry]

" as he points out in comparing it to the price of the iPod touch, which is $300 for a comprable model."

But the iPod touch has some corners cut. No anti-oil coating on the screen, for one. It also retains the former body shape, not the flat-glass-on-both-sides iPhone 4 style.

[saint-loup]

One other downside for the Touch: no IPS display.

[andreyf]

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/features/retina-display.html

[jon_hendry]

It's not clear if that's an IPS LCD identical to the iPhone 4's, or if it's a non-IPS LCD with the same resolution.