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iPhone 11 Pro 64GB or 256GB?
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I always like to go 256gb. 512gb is too much for me while 64gb is too little. It’s always good to have the extra storage especially with all these 4K and HD pictures. Like they say, it’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!.
Do you use iCloud / Google Photos for your Photos & Videos ? Do you use Netflix / Spotify ? If yes, 64 Gb is enough in 99% in all situations.
If you want your original photos / videos on your phone. Put a tons of MP3 and videos, buy the 256Gb model.
64gb is enough for me. Everything is on the cloud. I have unlimited data so I don’t download my songs from Apple Music unless I know I’m going to be in an area with bad coverage.
Agreed. I have a large library of music and photos, and if I needed to store all of it locally all the time, I would need more than 64Gb. However, I leverage iCloud and general cloud functionality at $.99 a month, which is cheaper over the course of a year than paying for more local storage.
I think the real question is how often do you really need all of your media available to you vs. being comfortable with it being accessible in the cloud. Or, do you have unlimited data and are frequently without WiFi.
I’ve been using 64GB since the 6s (except for a brief stretch with the 7 with 128GB). But 64 has always been enough for me. Most of the time it tends to sit around 40GB used.
I think you really need to look at your previous usage and get a good idea from that.
I think you really need to look at your previous usage and get a good idea from that.
Like above, look at your current usage and decide based on that not what others tell you. I had a 256gb X and was using like 30gb. I use the cloud for pics and vids. I decided this time around it didn't make sense to pay for extra storage I'm probably not going to use. If so I can manage it as it won't be extreme either way based on how I know I tend to use my phone.
I'm a sucker for having all my Apple Music downloaded instead of streaming even with unlimited data lol.
I went 256GB on my Pro. Probably won’t even fill it, but better to have too much than not enough!
Plus 4K video and Deep Fusion pics will take up space over time.
Plus 4K video and Deep Fusion pics will take up space over time.
IMO, 128 is the sweet spot and needs to be the base storage. I just couldn’t justify an extra $150 to jump up to 256 when I could make 64 work.
64 is plenty for me. I just checked and I've only used 23GB. I have more than enough right now. I stream music on spotify and everything is in the cloud. I'm good.
Unfortunately, the 128GB will never be a base model. Almost every single person would get that leaving the other two storage compacities to dust. Apple knows exactly what they're doing.
As someone mentioned above, 128GB is ideal. I had an iPhone 7 with 128GB, only ended up using 48GB. I am currently using an XR, with 42.3 GB out of 64 used. With Apple Music enabled, I prefer to download my songs for offline streaming, and I do listen to a lot of music. With my Pro Max, I opted for 256GB because I do plan on using the cameras a lot for photography as well as downloading more music.
I posted a bunch about how I moved to a 64gb after two years of 256gb because I was only using 28gb. Well.. first day of shooting some 4k video clips at a concert and I picked up my 256gb today lol. If you're going to shoot video and want to utilize the higher quality options, I can now say that 64gb is not enough. I'm never going to use 256gb but I'm going to end up using more than 64gb. So use that info as you will.
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I still think Apple is silly not to offer 128gb. People will choose 64gb over 256gb if they're not high capacity users and Apple loses ~$200 on those transactions. If you offer 128gb, you will get lots of borderline users upgrading and gain ~$100 on those. The people who really use 256gb won't want to scale down to 128gb. The 512gb crazies are set in stone too.
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I still think Apple is silly not to offer 128gb. People will choose 64gb over 256gb if they're not high capacity users and Apple loses ~$200 on those transactions. If you offer 128gb, you will get lots of borderline users upgrading and gain ~$100 on those. The people who really use 256gb won't want to scale down to 128gb. The 512gb crazies are set in stone too.
Another point to keep in mind is that Apple will refuse to appraise a higher value to units equipped with larger storage tiers. You'll get the exact same trade-in value on a 256 or 512GB unit as the 64GB unit.
So, in addition to all the points presented already, I would urge you to also consider the lower trade-in values in your decision model.
So, in addition to all the points presented already, I would urge you to also consider the lower trade-in values in your decision model.
Depends on what you need. Personally I’ll never settle for less than 256GB, even though I have 200GB iCloud storage, I love recording videos in 4K, playing some games and also having all my music offline, so I need a lot of storage.
Depending on how I do with my 256GB XS Max by end of next year, I may get a 512GB iPhone next or 1TB if it exists by the time I get another one.
The $50 bump to 128GB in the 11 is much more palatable. As mentioned above, if you're one that doesn't want the hassle of selling your phone and just trade it in to Apple, paying for more storage is not the way to go.
I'm often in areas where data connection isn't the greatest or I'm overseas so I usually opt for the 256GB. I never fill it up but 64GB would be too little. In my experience it's been easier to sell my 256GB version when the time comes as well so resale might be something to consider.
I have the 11 pro max and wish there was a 128gb option. 64 is not enough these days. But I ended up with 256