I just upgraded to IOS 11 and it has saved me over 11GB of space! I am picking up the 64GB 8+ Friday and this makes me a feel a lot better with my decision as I now have around 18GB free.
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For those on the fence, 64GB or 256GB. Upgrade to iOS 11!
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This is because when you update an OS it usually cleans out system caches. Over the next several months, that space will gradually be eaten up again.
iOS 11 is bigger than iOS 10.
iOS 11 is bigger than iOS 10.
After beta testing iOS 10 for 3 months (last summer) I had over 7GB in log files alone. So yes, it can build up to 10+ GB.
Not sure if the below is for existing photos/videos, &/or future ones shot with the camera update in IOS11...
IPhone just updated.....43.6GB....saved ~14GB?!?!
- "Photos and videos will take up half the space with the new HEIF and HEVC image and video formats"
IPhone just updated.....43.6GB....saved ~14GB?!?!
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You pretty much were in the same position as me and it saved around the same. It wasn't from photos, but wasted space and app caches appeared to shrink.
4K 60FPS is going to crush 64gb soooooo fast.
I went with 256gb for that reason.
I went with 256gb for that reason.
Yes.
However I don't shoot much video and if I do, I prefer 1080p/30fps so I can edit my video on my PC without using too much resources. My nearly three year old 64GB iPhone 6 still has about 30GB free space available. So I am going to stick with 64GB again.
I frequently edit 4k footage off my DJI Osmo using my 2015 Macbook Pro. Its a non issue.
I am not saying my PC has an issue editing 4K video, built it last year with an Intel i7-6700K CPU, plenty of power. Just that I don't like these huge 4K video taking up the hard disk space, plus my monitor is 1440p and my TV is 1080p resolution, don't have any display at home to enjoy the full 4K resolution, so recording in 1080p is good enough for me.
That’s a fair concern. I understand. I would suggest that when exporting video 4K or otherwise just skip ProRes and go for medium or even high quality. The savings in disk space in considerable.