This is most definitely the most absurd comment ever. It's beyond nonsense. Apple has no obligation to let you decide what would need to occur to be called a "Pro". Apple isn't in business to satisfy your imagination regarding a how a company should be run. No one and I repeat NO ONE is forcing you to buy Apple products. If you don't like it, show Apple by not buying their products. Buy elsewhere.
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4K ProRes Video Recording on iPhone 14 Pro Still Requires at Least 256GB Model
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This decision by Apple makes sense technically. 10 minutes of 10bit RAW 4K video would be ~60GB which is roughly 50% of the capacity of the 128GB SSD. SSD performance (read/write speeds) drops as the SSD fills. Considering the bandwidth required to write a 10bit RAW 4K video, we can see how problematic a 128GB SSD can become with just 10 minutes of video recorded (assuming nothing else is installed on the iPhone).
I disagree. Why do you think the next iPhone after Jobs death was larger, and not long after that we got even more choice in size?
Apple knew they were losing marketshare to the larger Android devices. And that was way before people were locked into the services & ecosystem as they are now.
That’s a little bit of an over-exaggeration don’t you think? Can’t even use the camera? When is the last time you filmed in 10-bit ProRes 4K? Surely not for your home videos of your golden poodle learning a new trick.
So what? It's a great way to entice people to buy more phone storage next time around.
Apple is just milking the market.
I think the storage upgrade pricing is ridiculous. An extra $500 for 1TB? That is not the price of storage.
I'm on the side that for the Pro phones it should include all of Apple's definition of what a Pro is on all the Pro phones, no matter the different storage sizes
You people need to stop complaining and do your research and watch the reviews before purchase. You’re grown adults. Apple isn’t responsible for your uninformed buying decisions.
I got the 128gb pro because I’m currently only using half the capacity and I don’t wanna pay extra for pro-res and storage that I won’t using. Simple as that.
Not even close to the price of storage. In the quantity Apple buys, if they're paying $30 for the chips, I'd be surprised. Remember, unlike an SSD for a computer, the iPhone is just chips. No PCB, separate SSD controller, etc. Just a couple chips. If I sold a new laptop to a client and upcharged them $500 to go to 1TB, I'd be with one less customer.
Do you have links to reviews that show the 128GB Pro model is gimped that came out before Friday?
Right but Apple sells products that people enjoy and Are exclusive to their company such as their software and the ecosystem. In your example you’re not selling anything that anyone can get anywhere else
or you can just look at the tech specs page on wednesday https://web.archive.org/web/20220907183700/https://www.apple.com/iphone-14-pro/specs/
ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB storage)
Honestly with iCloud Photos, Drive, and Apple Music intelligently using space on device, 128 is sufficient for all but those who purposely want to record in ProRes and Raw. Those customers would never buy the low storage model to begin with and Apple can sell the the best photo camera at a lower price point.
You don't understand. You get everything you just explained in the base 128GB model for $1099. The Apple "exclusives" and ecosystem. Upping the storage is just more storage to the same device with the same iOS. SSD storage is not exclusive to Apple, right? So the act of adding more of what is already there in the base price for way more ($500) than market value ($100) is price gouging. Especially for the reasons you listed -- you can only get the experience (but not the storage) from Apple and they know it. They've got you.
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Actually this was the same exact situation as last year‘s phones with reviewers telling people they needed to get at least 256 GB for Pro res. This isn’t a new situation. If you missed the video pro res reviews for the iPhone 13 pro max from last year it might help explain while you’re still in the dark
Meaning the 12 Pro's should have already had USB-C, since it was a more major design refresh.
They are milking the market by price per Gb of storage.
In terms of 128gb not getting 4K ProRes? This proves people do not even know what ProRes even is or means.
You will max out your storage for a few minute video, and for what? What post production editing will you do with that 5 min ProRes video that you can’t do in regular 4K?
Let’s see these 128gb iPhone users computer setup to edit the RAW files they demand on their 128gb iPhones. 😂
Thanks. So it's not that you can't record 4K with 128GB, it's just ProRes. I suppose if you know what ProRes is and you need it, then you also know that 128GB is not enough. Makes sense.
It’s very poor customer experience to limit features of the 128 gb model without making this very clear. I do my own research so I knew about it. However, I would gladly bet $1,000 that the majority of buyers don’t know about this limitation.