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What are the chances of 64GB or 128GB iPhone part of the refresh?

What are the chances of 64GB or 128GB iPhone part of the refresh?

  • 64GB (Upgrade)

    Votes: 79 68.7%

  • 64GB & 128GB (Upgrade)

    Votes: 7 6.1%

  • 32GB (no Upgrade)

    Votes: 29 25.2%
  • Total voters
    115
iRobby

iRobby

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Mar 22, 2011
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As a 32GB iPhone 3GS user I am getting the next iPhone come launch day. My #1 request is AT LEAST a 64GB iphone this time comparable to the iPad if not larger.


What are the chances of this happening?
 
maybe maybe maybe 64, but i don't think most consumers have THAT much music or need for 64GB and the price wouldn't look that appealing to consumers.
 
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With the move to iCloud - I don't really see it coming.
 
I sure hope so. It would allow me to ditch my 32g iPod. I've got ~36g of music alone which I obviously have to trim down to fit on my ipod now (regretted not getting a 64 almost as soon as it arrived), so with apps, pictures, etc. There is 0 chance of fitting all I want on a 32 phone. If they don't I'll be stuck with a 16 phone and my 32 ipod :(
 
It's unlikely that storage will quadruple.

I'm hopeful for 64 gigs, though. Not everyone rips/obtains their music at 128 kbps.
 
The Californian said:
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With the move to iCloud - I don't really see it coming.
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I think that's the real answer. Apple can make the persuasive argument that there isn't the need for on-phone memory for music because of the cloud.
 
Mliii said:
I think that's the real answer. Apple can make the persuasive argument that there isn't the need for on-phone memory for music because of the cloud.
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That not true because the music won't be streamed from the iCloud it has to be stored on the phone downloaded from iCloud
 
I'm really hoping for a 64gb iphone, but that would go into ipod touch and ipad territory. Along with the introduction of iCloud, it seems even more unlikely.:(
 
The Californian said:
With the move to iCloud - I don't really see it coming.
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I agree, however, I'm not ready to completely rule out a 64GB version but I think it is a longshot.

benhollberg said:
Your right, oh wait. Anyone that actually wants to use their iPhone for more than a phone.
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So I guess all of the current iPhone users are just using it as a phone since none have 128GB of storage.

onthecouchagain said:
In general, is 16 GB not enough? I'm wondering if the extra $100 dollars to double storage is worth it.
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For me it is. However, I don't need to have every last song I own, 20 movies, and 500 apps with me all the time. Others may have different needs.
 
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JASApplications said:
I think there is a very good chance of seeing a 64GB iPhone however 128GB is pushing our luck a bit to far and to be honest and don't know how many people could fill 128GB?! I only just fill 16GB!!
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I have 40GB of music. I have 10GB of photos. I've just filled up almost 64GB right there. I also have about 6GB of apps that I have on my iPhone, and that's not with ALL of the bigger ones that I own. That doesn't even get me started with videos, which I store on an external 1.5TB hard disk.

With the advent of AirPlay, it makes carrying around such things very useful. Theoretically, you visit a friend and can watch one of your movies or TV shows streamed from your iPhone or iPad. So I could fill up 128GB very easily.

As far as chances of a 64GB iPhone, I would put them pretty high. There was no storage bump last year, probably because of the added expense of the improved display, so I'm guessing it's time. I have a 64GB iPad 2, and I can easily fill that sucker up. I'm easily running out of room on my 32GB iPhone 4 even with my songs at 128k. I have only a few photos on there.

My hope is the 2012 iPhone will be compatible with both Verizon and AT&T with 4G and, dare I hope, 128GB. My AT&T contract runs out by then, but I would hate to not be able to pass that down to my parents or another relative once I'm done with it.
 
The Californian said:
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With the move to iCloud - I don't really see it coming.
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iCloud isn't coming to those of us in the UK until at least 2012.
 
Jimmy James said:
Who needs that much [more] on an iPod Classic?
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Me. I wouldn't mind having all my music on my phone but I do like to have a device that would store my whole library.

And with going to the cloud, I don't really see a 64GB phone coming. With the new music app can't you delete songs right off your phone?
 
64 I can see.

128 is pushing it.

While I an many here could make use of the 128. I doubt the majority of users could.
 
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