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Do you think iPhone 6 will start at 32GB?
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With 4G, cloud computing etc, is there not an argument for needing less internal memory anyway?
4K HD video disagrees with your argument. And besides some people want to carry all their stuff with them, offline. Also, there are people who just want lots of storage, might come in handy, you never know.
Someone posted last year about the 5 should have 32 GB entry level, and the year before for the 4S, than a year earlier than that for the 4. Here we go again with someone saying the 16GB models are gone. It will never end.
I agree, and I'm with you - I prefer to have more on-board storage for the (many) times I don't have good signal.
4K video on an iPhone? Anyone who falls for that is a mug.
In fact, anyone who falls for 4K video on anything less that a 60" screen is a mug.
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Which is sad, because on other platforms you can buy a 3rd party SD card and add the storage you want, even if the phone has 8GB. Not on the iPhone. As an iPhone user, I wish Apple would get on with the program and start at 32GB (or at least make the price jumps between the capacities smaller).
That's not an issue as there are options. 32GB and 64GB are currently available.
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So pretty much you are asking for a price drop?
No, iCloud is heavily reliant on physical storage. *Everything* is stored on your phone, except for iTunes Match songs. Have you ever owned an iOS device before? If you have, you should know this.
How funny. I had the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS as well as the 1st gen iPad.
4 iOS devices and I never knew this. I thought iCloud worked like Dropbox/Google Drive etc.
Nope. iCloud is a sync tool. Snap a photo with your iPhone, it will automatically download to your iPad. But the photo will be stored on both your iPad and iPhone. That's ok: it means you never have to worry about having a proper connection, everything is perfectly in sync. But it's not stored in the cloud indefinetely.
I think they will still have 16GB, you have to remember that not everybody will buy things based on the best $/functionality. But frankly, after staying with 16GB for many years, I think I'm simply going to go with either the 64GB or larger for the next phone.
Do you think iPhone 6 will start at 32GB?
I doubt it. 8gb is still going into the 4S model currently sold which wasn't even available until the 5S release. So Apple went out of their way to revise the 4S for less storage.
I would like it to be 32gb but I find it unlikely it will. Only thing that makes me think there is the slightest bit of hope is some of the competitors minimum storage is currently 32gb. So maybe in an attempt to stay competitive. Since a lot of people will compare a 32 gb HTC phone to a 32 gb iPhone. The iPhone will be 100 dollars more for that reason alone plus you can typically find competitor phones a bit cheaper then the iPhone to begin with. Be tough to stay competitive with the iPhone 100-200 dollars more IMO.
Still find it unlikely however
I doubt it. 8gb is still going into the 4S model currently sold which wasn't even available until the 5S release. So Apple went out of their way to revise the 4S for less storage.
I would like it to be 32gb but I find it unlikely it will. Only thing that makes me think there is the slightest bit of hope is some of the competitors minimum storage is currently 32gb. So maybe in an attempt to stay competitive. Since a lot of people will compare a 32 gb HTC phone to a 32 gb iPhone. The iPhone will be 100 dollars more for that reason alone plus you can typically find competitor phones a bit cheaper then the iPhone to begin with. Be tough to stay competitive with the iPhone 100-200 dollars more IMO.
Still find it unlikely however
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I've never really used or paid attention to iCloud....I use Dropbox and always thought iCloud was similar....guess you learn something new everyday! Honestly the whole cloud computing thing is pretty overrated...I've been using dropbox for a long time (if anyone needs referals I could use the space bump 
) and its not like its magic or something.
) and its not like its magic or something.
No there is no way apple is going to start it at 32 gigs. Because why it benefits you and me not apple. And people do buy the 32 gig
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Yeah I think there is a 50% chance apple will add 128 GB this year
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Yeah I think there is a 50% chance apple will add 128 GB this year
Answer to OP: Not for one second, no. Apple rely on releasing such a pitiful base spec that most people are forced to buy an enhanced version for an outrageous price hike. Sure I like their stuff, or I wouldn't be on here. But that is their model.
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Unfortunately I agree.
Some manufacturers already start at 32 gb, and most other manufacturers now charge 50 for each storage bump.
Taking those things into account makes you realize that Apple just wants more money. It is a business so.
I still know quite a few people for whom 16 GB is more than enough.
If they start at 32 GB those people will resent being "forced" to buy more than they need.
So although it will make you guys happier I think it will make a lot more customers upset. That makes it a bad business move to kill off a 16 GB phone.
Now, do I wish they'd do 32 GB for $199 and 16GB for $99 for the new phone? Heck yeah. Then everyone wins! Except for Apple's margins, so that's not happening. Oh well.
So do I wish the phone was cheaper? Yeah. Do I wish 16 GB would vanish? No. Those are two separate things and when you get down to the heart of it this entire thread is essentially complaining about the first one: You guys just want the phone to cost less.
Ok, yeah. Who doesn't? Doesn't mean it's gonna happen.
(What I'd like to see? $199, $299, and $399 representing 16 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB. Then the cheapest phone is a bad value, yeah, but it's still there as the cheapest option for those who really want it and us nerds get a better value at the high end.)
If they start at 32 GB those people will resent being "forced" to buy more than they need.
So although it will make you guys happier I think it will make a lot more customers upset. That makes it a bad business move to kill off a 16 GB phone.
Now, do I wish they'd do 32 GB for $199 and 16GB for $99 for the new phone? Heck yeah. Then everyone wins! Except for Apple's margins, so that's not happening. Oh well.
So do I wish the phone was cheaper? Yeah. Do I wish 16 GB would vanish? No. Those are two separate things and when you get down to the heart of it this entire thread is essentially complaining about the first one: You guys just want the phone to cost less.
Ok, yeah. Who doesn't? Doesn't mean it's gonna happen.
(What I'd like to see? $199, $299, and $399 representing 16 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB. Then the cheapest phone is a bad value, yeah, but it's still there as the cheapest option for those who really want it and us nerds get a better value at the high end.)
IOS7 in iPhone4 was very slow yes , in IOS7.1 it's quite good. this is the reason to stil keeping my iphone4 8gb for a while.
I hope so!
16GB is a joke especially for those who had iPhone's for many years and constantly transfers it to their newly upgraded devices. Also with iCloud switching devices is so easy and I just keep adding and adding to my phone and by the time iPhone 7 or something comes out i'm sure im going to need at least 64GB. LOL
16GB is a joke especially for those who had iPhone's for many years and constantly transfers it to their newly upgraded devices. Also with iCloud switching devices is so easy and I just keep adding and adding to my phone and by the time iPhone 7 or something comes out i'm sure im going to need at least 64GB. LOL
It would be about damn time, apple pays pennies per GB and they make us fork over $650 for 16GB when only 12 is for the user.
Should be 32-64-128 especially since there is no way to expand the storage, I am tired of paying $750 for a 32GB, well $299 plus a 2 Year contract, I am now on AT&T's Next Plan and do not mind paying for the phone up front or finance it with no interest over 20 months, but not buying 16GB anymore