First and foremost, the battery can be charged via USB-C, with the iPod mini using a 1,200 mAh battery offering 20 hours of battery life, and the larger iPod using a 2,500 mAh battery offering 40 hours of battery life. The mainboard not only includes a modern DAC for better sound, but also a Bluetooth chip for wireless earbuds and the option to output audio via USB-C. Music can be stored on a microSD memory card. The display, Click Wheel and 3.5 mm headphone jack are retained from the iPod.
While Sprout Pico is limited to locally stored music, there is also a version for the larger iPod called Sprout Pi, which also supports Apple AirPlay, Apple Music and Spotify thanks to a Wi-Fi chip. The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero also makes it possible to install custom apps on this model. Modifying an iPod is said to be possible without specialized tools or a soldering iron. Although the firmware is replaced, the user interface closely resembles that of the iPod.