I am not an iphone phone fan, but bought me a ipod touch in 2012.I used it daily for music and podcasts mostly which I listened to on a daily basis until few months ago.It worked flawlessly and never had an issue with it.Mine is full with music,books,podcasts,some pictures and videos and travels everywhere with me.Have you thought about this option?The last one has a way better chip,camera and storage.Itunes sucks big time so I almost never used it.It might work for you if you are an android guy.