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iPhone 14 Pro Again Rumored to Start With Increased 256GB of Storage
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hell, I see people with high (higher) end Mac gear, but all they do is just surf the web, some emails, and some Office-like documents. They can't be too worried about privacy when they use Facebook an hour a day, or use plenty of Google products and services (like Gmail).
My thinking too.. the price starts off $200 more, but hey, you get 256 GB off the bat!
For a phone, I'm fine with that. I miss having micro-SD card slots, but that was a necessity when my phones only had 16 to 32 GB of internal storage. I know for some, 128 isn't enough b/c they go crazy with the photos and videos (in terms of quantity and quality). *I* don't take that many photos anyways, and when things fill up, I just offload them onto my desktop PC. Admittedly, 256 GB (or 192 GB if possible) would nip any storage fears in the bud, but I've been able to get 128 to work.
My 9th gen iPad OTOH... only 64 GB. I worked out my use case scenario and it's a glorified, "lite-er" gaming device, and may do some misc. stuff once in a while. The one curve ball was Apple Arcade, as some of the games there can go through 1.5 to 5 GB apiece. However, it sort of worked out b/c I'm putting on hold since I'm going to be piling on more streaming services (ss isn't the same as video games, but they still eat into the same pool of my free time)
True. Some folks can afford to buy the top of the line product or services just in case they need it one day. I wouldn't knock it. You only live once!
For the longest time i always had gotten away with highest storage iphone offered at the time, this time 256gb has been good to me until Apple decided to open the floodgates with music‘s Hi-Res/Lossless capacity. On my iPad Pro my entire music collection with hi res capacity is currently sitting at 290gb(normally it’s 88gb) and LOL i had to humble my self down real quick on my iphone and go back to regular sized music until the time is right… My last trip though I went on crisis storage mode for the first time in years were i actually had to start deleting media and content off my device just to make room since hotel wifi was working over time uploading 1,000 pictures and videos overnight a day for five days straight, oh well, camera aside, storage is what i need on this upgrade, all things considered how i was used to paying mid range storage, I’m hoping it’s 512gb at least, we will see
You are overthinking this. The increase from $399 to $429 was because of the addition of the 5G modem.
All of the other phones have 5G already, the speculation made is unnecessary.
This… would be a good reason to increase price for base model.
The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max may start with an increased 256GB of storage, rather than the starting 128GB option previously offered for the high-end iPhone models, according to updated forecast from TrendForce.
iPhone 14 Pro concept render by Ian Zelbo
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 14 lineup will be around 15% more expensive than the average selling price of the iPhone 13 lineup, but a higher starting storage option on the Pro models may offset the price increase for customers. According to TrendForce, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max may start with 256GB of storage and not 128GB as previously offered. The increased storage option would make sense given the rumored price hike, but rumors are still conflicting on whether or not this will be the case.
The iPhone 13 Pro with 256GB of storage costs $1,099, and the iPhone 13 Pro Max with 256GB of storage is priced at $1,199. According to TrendForce, these will be around the same prices as the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, respectively, with 256GB of on-device storage. TrendForce today also doubled down on past reports, including the iPhone 14 Pro featuring updated RAM. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are expected to feature the same 6GB of memory as the current iPhone 13 Pro but will use the newer and faster LPDDR5 type of memory.
Other rumored upgrades for iPhone 14 Pro models include a faster A16 chip, a new pill-shaped cutout and hole replacing the notch, an upgraded 48-megapixel rear camera lens with support for 8K video recording, front camera autofocus, and an always-on display.
Article Link: iPhone 14 Pro Again Rumored to Start With Increased 256GB of Storage
I think on the Pro phones they might but I would rather see no price increase than getting extra storage. I bought a 256 GB model but really only needed 128 GB as I have 166 GB free right now.
Why haven’t we heard any new rumours since a while about potential vapour cooling in iPhone 14 models like we heard beginning of this year ? Updates anyone ????
This what I posted before on the magnet posts. They were already saying a whlle back how the iPhones with MagSafe were dangerous, and now they are making them stronger?My friend is worried about his pacemaker and the new magnets
But it’s the “same” amount of ram, didn’t they say the triple camera setup already needs 6 minimum a year or 2 ago? Will this stop Safari from refreshing constantly and apps closing out if you stop to take a quick pic of something? I think all those issues would be easily solved by increasing the ram. We’re talking about a phone that’s going to cost around 1500 for the 1 terabyte version. How will this phone run iOS 17, iOS 18, iOS 19? Where’s the future proofing? Seems to me if true Apple is just penny pinching.
*Note to overzealous mod/mods, this is on topic, and you don’t determine whether my opinion is or isn’t, go fill your rings or something and stop wasting time censoring my posts because I’m not afraid to call Apple out on their lack of innovation and cheapness*