Email from Phil Schiller explains lack of ambient light sensor in 5th gen iPod touch

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By Jeff BenjaminOct 16, 2012, 9:32 am1.2k ptsHotTop
Yesterday we emphasized the lack of an ambient light sensor in the 5th generation iPod touch after initially highlighting the omission in our iPod touch 5th gen review. Now a reader claims to have emailed Apple’s SVP of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, and received a response explaining the drop of the…

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