32GB iPhone Advertised, 16GB End of Life'd?

MacRumors · May 22, 2009, 09:30 AM

According to AreaMobile.de, T-Mobile Austria briefly began advertising the "iPhone 32GB" on their website but was quickly corrected.

Meanwhile, MacTalk.com.au reports that according to their sources, Vodafone has sent out an email to retail staff indicating that the 16GB iPhone has been marked "end of life" by their supplier.

With WWDC just weeks away, these could represent legitimate leaks pointing to an imminent iPhone refresh.

Article Link: 32GB iPhone Advertised, 16GB End of Life'd?

wrldwzrd89 · May 22, 2009, 09:32 AM

Yay, it's about time! One of my family members is waiting for the new iPhone before upgrading from a Gen 1 iPhone, so this is excellent to hear!

grantrobarts · May 22, 2009, 09:34 AM

I was expecting a 32GB refresh during the first gen... now I feel like i am ready for a 64GB.

jav6454 · May 22, 2009, 09:35 AM

I really want a 32 GB iPhone, but as long as the price point stays on same one as the 16 GB iPhone.

Schizoid · May 22, 2009, 09:37 AM

Zero Euros! wow that's cheap, although someone's bound to complain even it it WAS that price!

Unspoken Demise · May 22, 2009, 09:38 AM

I was kind of hoping for a 16gb with new hardware. I just simply dont need 32gb of storage. But it seems more likely that 32gb will be all the rage. And with the current 16gb at EOD I dont think my wish will come true.

Oh well.

Shasterball · May 22, 2009, 09:38 AM

Is there a new iPhone coming out?

grantrobarts · May 22, 2009, 09:40 AM

I would like to be able to put my entire iTunes library on my phone, and 32GB makes that possible for me. I know others have way more than 30GB.

But I hope that whatever performance upgrades are going to be highly noticeable. My only gripes about the phone right now are speed and battery life.

iCantwait · May 22, 2009, 09:45 AM

i hope the 16gb stays, i dont need 32gb (or 8 really, its more a convenience) 8 & 32gb would be a stupid combination.

talkingfuture · May 22, 2009, 09:45 AM

Sounds promising, bring on the 8th!

themoonisdown09 · May 22, 2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grantrobarts

I would like to be able to put my entire iTunes library on my phone, and 32GB makes that possible for me. I know others have way more than 30GB.

A 32GB iPhone would be a start for me. My music library is well over 100GB, of course, I don't actually listen to all of that on a regular basis.

eftrix · May 22, 2009, 09:46 AM

I think that apple are going to use the current 8gb iphone as a new cheaper entry level iphone and use a 32gb one for the serious users. But i think that discontinuing a 16gb version would be a mistake because it would bring iphone to only two types of people, the people who can afford a 32gb and the people who have saved up all their money for a 8gb but what about the person in between? Ah well

QCassidy352 · May 22, 2009, 09:49 AM

dropping the 16 and not the 8 would make no sense and not be at all in line with apple's past practices. I think it will be 16 and 32 or maybe 32 only but not 8 and 32.

wrldwzrd89 · May 22, 2009, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eftrix

I think that apple are going to use the current 8gb iphone as a new cheaper entry level iphone and use a 32gb one for the serious users. But i think that discontinuing a 16gb version would be a mistake because it would bring iphone to only two types of people, the people who can afford a 32gb and the people who have saved up all their money for a 8gb but what about the person in between? Ah well

I doubt that the 16GB model will go away entirely. I think it's just being replaced by one with better hardware.

gkarris · May 22, 2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QCassidy352

dropping the 16 and not the 8 would make no sense and not be at all in line with apple's past practices. I think it will be 16 and 32 or maybe 32 only but not 8 and 32.

Exactly...

Plus a 32 Gig version is going to be rather expensive.... if not, the plan will be...

gibbz · May 22, 2009, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkarris

Exactly...

Plus a 32 Gig version is going to be rather expensive.... if not, the plan will be...

I don't know that it would be. Didn't Apple drop the price on the 8GB iPod Touch, then make the 16GB the same as the old 8GB, with the 32GB staying at the old 16GB price point? I would think they would do the same with the iPhone if a 32GB version was released.

ULFoaf · May 22, 2009, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themoonisdown09

A 32GB iPhone would be a start for me. My music library is well over 100GB, of course, I don't actually listen to all of that on a regular basis.

Man, do you even remember what you have? That's a buncha tunes ....

I only have about 5GB and I occasionally think "Who was that and where did it come from?" and have to look at what's playing ...

Andruw91 · May 22, 2009, 09:58 AM

I was waiting for a 32gb. That all I wanted out of it so I can carry all my music around and still have plenty of space left over. Can't wait for the new iphone

wrldwzrd89 · May 22, 2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ULFoaf

Man, do you even remember what you have? That's a buncha tunes ....

I only have about 5GB and I occasionally think "Who was that and where did it come from?" and have to look at what's playing ...

I have 99.1GB worth of music. It's well organized, though, and automatically updates as I add new stuff, thanks to smart playlists.

That said, I wonder how long it'll be before flash gets small/cheap enough to make a 128GB or larger iPhone/iPod touch...

robothero · May 22, 2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

8 & 32gb would be a stupid combination.

Have you guys considered that they aren't just completely removing the 16GB phone but it is being refreshed?

It's completely possible that by the end of the summer we either have

8GB - old
16GB, 32GB - new hardware

or

8GB - old
16GB - new hardware

ULFoaf · May 22, 2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gibbz

I don't know that it would be. Didn't Apple drop the price on the 8GB iPod Touch, then make the 16GB the same as the old 8GB, with the 32GB staying at the old 16GB price point? I would think they would do the same with the iPhone if a 32GB version was released.

You would think the 8GB would be the dropped one. Maybe the 8GB iPhone 3G will drop significantly in price (the $99 dollar rumor again) and they will continue to sell it, with the new one being the premier product.

wrldwzrd89 · May 22, 2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrldwzrd89

I doubt that the 16GB model will go away entirely. I think it's just being replaced by one with better hardware.

Quote:

Originally Posted by robothero

Have you guys considered that they aren't just completely removing the 16GB phone but it is being refreshed?

It's completely possible that by the end of the summer we either have

8GB - old
16GB, 32GB - new hardware

or

8GB - old
16GB - new hardware

Did you see my earlier post about this exact same topic? I suspect exactly the same thing you suspect... I quoted my own post for clarity.

robothero · May 22, 2009, 10:03 AM

Didn't see it but good to see we agree :P

Seems like often times people don't read between the lines with these kind of rumors.

Diode · May 22, 2009, 10:03 AM

Now the rumors come!

patrickdunn · May 22, 2009, 10:04 AM

What if they are dropping both 8gb and 16gb? Now it will be 32gb and 64gb at the previous price points.

Who knows, Apple has surprised us in the past.

May 22, 2009, 09:30 AM	#1
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May 22, 2009, 09:34 AM	#3
grantrobarts macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Elk Grove, CA / South Daytona, FL	I was expecting a 32GB refresh during the first gen... now I feel like i am ready for a 64GB.

May 22, 2009, 09:37 AM	#5
Schizoid macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK	Zero Euros! wow that's cheap, although someone's bound to complain even it it WAS that price!

May 22, 2009, 09:38 AM	#6
Unspoken Demise macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: JESUS SAVES...passes to Moses, shoots, SCORES!!!	I was kind of hoping for a 16gb with new hardware. I just simply dont need 32gb of storage. But it seems more likely that 32gb will be all the rage. And with the current 16gb at EOD I dont think my wish will come true. Oh well.

May 22, 2009, 09:38 AM	#7
Shasterball macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC	Is there a new iPhone coming out?

May 22, 2009, 09:40 AM	#8
grantrobarts macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Elk Grove, CA / South Daytona, FL	I would like to be able to put my entire iTunes library on my phone, and 32GB makes that possible for me. I know others have way more than 30GB. But I hope that whatever performance upgrades are going to be highly noticeable. My only gripes about the phone right now are speed and battery life.

May 22, 2009, 09:46 AM	#12
eftrix macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008	I think that apple are going to use the current 8gb iphone as a new cheaper entry level iphone and use a 32gb one for the serious users. But i think that discontinuing a 16gb version would be a mistake because it would bring iphone to only two types of people, the people who can afford a 32gb and the people who have saved up all their money for a 8gb but what about the person in between? Ah well

May 22, 2009, 09:49 AM	#13
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Andruw91 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Connecticut	I was waiting for a 32gb. That all I wanted out of it so I can carry all my music around and still have plenty of space left over. Can't wait for the new iphone

May 22, 2009, 10:03 AM	#23
robothero macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2009	Didn't see it but good to see we agree :P Seems like often times people don't read between the lines with these kind of rumors.

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