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iPhone 12 Lineup Said to Start With 128GB of Storage
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Taking bets on the price hike. Do I hear a $500? $500? Going once...Yes $550, to the man in the front. Do I hear $600?...
FOR REAL!
I have this problem on my Samsung (non-edge) phone. Can't imagine how it'll be like on iPhone 12.. maybe having a case will help!It's interesting how Apple is going back to their older designs (i.e. rims of iPhone 4 or 5s, box-shape look). I hope they offer more color selections for Pro version (pastels!) - it was a bummer how only iPhone 11 came in Purple and Green. Pro got stuck with default colors (darker array).
Huh? The prices have already been leaked. So yeah your post makes little sense.
Its great to see Apple finally catching up in this department. I've never understood why a company that enjoys so much revenue from services has been happy to sell devices with such small storage capacities? Having more space will encourage people to download more surely?
128Gb will be a welcome upgrade for many I think!
128Gb will be a welcome upgrade for many I think!
I guess it made sense to arrive given they did the same with the iPads,MacBooks and likely Apple TV too for exampleIts great to see Apple finally catching up in this department. I've never understood why a company that enjoys so much revenue from services has been happy to sell devices with such small storage capacities? Having more space will encourage people to download more surely?
128Gb will be a welcome upgrade for many I think!
Its one of those weird features that is relatively cheap in the grand scheme, but Apple have very carefully refused to make it available and charged the consumer handsomely for increased tiers.
I think as you said services has played a factor for this. They are more than doing well enough to make up for it in this area
Its great to see Apple finally catching up in this department. I've never understood why a company that enjoys so much revenue from services has been happy to sell devices with such small storage capacities? Having more space will encourage people to download more surely?
128Gb will be a welcome upgrade for many I think!
Isn’t the whole point of streaming services that you can save space by streaming them as and when you need, rather than always keeping them on your device?
For example, Apple Music or Spotify means you don’t need a local music library.
iCloud lets you store your photos in the cloud while keeping low-red thumbnails on your device.
The exception is that Apple Arcade needs you to download the games first before you can play them.
True, I know very few people who keep media on their iPhones now but onboard storage is helpful when 4G coverage is still so hideously poor in many parts. I have a 64Gb iPhone and rely heavily on iCloud and and Amazon Music, but I'd like more physical storage as a backup too. It doesn't hurt to offer better physical storage tiers going forward I don't think and if its now 128Gb as standard, there is less need to pay for additional iCloud storage which is better for the consumer. Apple may lose revenue to a degree on storage, but they'll encourage those who suddenly have more storage to invest in more services I would say.
Just not a necessary given that it will lead to that. Just more capable devices in general for the moment. Not every user will change their habit or lives on the edge of their storage capacity.
Why does that have to go hand in hand? Are you constantly at the edge of your storage capabilities?
So you already spent money on a more expensive 256. That money is gone and won’t come back. Next time around you might spend less.
I feel like I'm going to regret buying an 11 at this rate.
That’s generally the idea, every year.
The point is due to the price change i won’t be spending anywhere near as much for un-needed storage. Granted the difference this year is only £100 Most likely a saving is a saving.
That doesn’t alter the fact that higher storage has been available for many years so yes there are other use cases than yours it seems.
Besides 1000 photos isn’t that much in my opinion.
Its great to see Apple finally catching up in this department. I've never understood why a company that enjoys so much revenue from services has been happy to sell devices with such small storage capacities? Having more space will encourage people to download more surely?
128Gb will be a welcome upgrade for many I think!
It’s surely nice to have more storage it’s just not very relevant for services that are either in the cloud or mostly streaming.
I use iCloud Drive. It does not have an option to store data without it syncing back to the local drive.
Of course it’s not a given Lol, but the point is that there are people that will do it. Some people will look forward to the extra storage strictly for photos/videos though.
