All Apple Devices Released in 2008 - By Year: EveryMac.com

Apple Device Specs > By Year > 2008

Update Published July 9, 2026

Every Apple device that was introduced in 2008 is listed below.

This was a relatively light year for Apple devices, but Apple did unveil the iPhone 3G -- the first iPhone with 3G wireless networking -- in addition to an assortment of iPods.

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1 Apple Device Storage Capacity iPhone 3G 8, 16 GB

Intro.	June 9, 2008	Disc.	June 7, 2010*
Order	MB046LL/A*	Model	A1241 (EMC 2347*)
Family	iPhone 3G	ID	iPhone1,2
Storage	8, 16 GB	Battery Life	24 Hours
Complete iPhone 3G Specs

iPod classic (Late 2008/7th Gen) 120 GB, 160 GB

Intro.	September 9, 2008*	Disc.	September 9, 2014
Order	MB562LL/A*	Model	A1238 (EMC 2173)
Family	iPod classic	ID	None
Storage	120 GB, 160 GB	Battery Life	36 Hours
Complete iPod classic (Late 2008/7th Gen) Specs

iPod nano 4th Gen 8 GB, 16 GB*

Intro.	September 9, 2008	Disc.	September 9, 2009
Order	MB598LL/A*	Model	A1285 (EMC 2287)
Family	iPod nano 4th Gen	ID	None
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB*	Battery Life	24 Hours
Complete iPod nano 4th Gen Specs

iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Late 2008) 1 GB, 2 GB

Intro.	September 9, 2008	Disc.	September 9, 2009*
Order	MB815LL/A*	Model	A1204 (EMC 2125)
Family	Late 2008	ID	None
Storage	1 GB, 2 GB	Battery Life	12 Hours
Complete iPod shuffle 2nd Gen (Late 2008) Specs

iPod touch 2nd Gen 8, 16, 32 GB

Intro.	September 9, 2008	Disc.	September 9, 2009
Order	MB528LL/A*	Model	A1288/A1319* (EMC 2341)
Family	iPod touch 2nd Gen	ID	iPod2,1
Storage	8, 16, 32 GB	Battery Life	36 Hours
Complete iPod touch 2nd Gen Specs

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