Someone’s made a USB-C dupe of the iPod Classic, complete with clickwheel — and it’s extremely cheap
If Apple won't bring it back, someone else had to
· TechRadarNews By Carrie Marshall published 23 December 2025
We don't know why a dog is modeling this MP3 player, and we've decided not to speculate (Image credit: Innoasis) Share Share by:
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- It's an iPod Classic, except it isn't
- USB-C, 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth, wide format support
- Under $60 / £50
What's got two thumbs and misses the days of iPods? The answer is me – so I'm delighted to see what some people might describe as an iPod Classic homage, and others as a lawsuit waiting to happen. The Innioasis Y1 is an MP3 player that doesn't so much take inspiration from the iPod Classic as copy it completely.
The Y1 is available in five colors: graphite grey, yellow, orange, silver and teal/turquoise, and as you can see it looks very like Apple's original. In the UK it's listed at Amazon for between £44.49 and £49.49 depending on the color you choose. In the US, it's $54.49 at Amazon for all five versions. In Australia, it's $109.48 at Amazon.
Innoasis Y1 mp3 player: key features
I'm not familiar with this particular brand, but looking at its other listings, the product line-up is a mix of digital audio devices and screen protectors.
The included battery delivers a promised 25-30 hours of playback with wired headphones at 50% volume, and there's an unspecified version of Bluetooth for the best wireless headphones or connective to the best Bluetooth speakers.
Audio support is good, with all the key formats and quite a few uncommon ones supported, and you can also play video in MP4, MKV, MOV and other formats including 3GP/3G2. Resolution is up to 720p and battery life is a reported four hours of video at 50% brightness.
One of the biggest things to note here is the promise that the wheel on front really does work like the iPod's clickwheel – click parts to choose options, and spin around to scroll.
The major downside seems to be that it has 128GB of storage and no option to expand, though maybe that won't be a problem for everyone. For this reason, and others, we're not expecting this to challenge the best hi-res music players.
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