iPhone 6 Said to Launch on Friday, September 19 in 32 GB and 64 GB Variants

[Michael Scrip]

Or use a cloud storage that has automatic photo sync like Onedrive or Dropbox.

I'm thinking about doing something like that.

It would free up space on my device... but I could still have access to those photos from wherever I am.

What scares me are the people who have 4,000 photos on their phone... and no backup anywhere.

They lose or break their phone... they lose all their photos.

 

[Scarpad]

We may all want 128gb, but no other phone manufacturers are giving a built in 128gb either, they all want you to invest in cloud storage, now the others do offer expandable memory slots in most cases, so there's that consideration. The fact that apple offers the ipad in 128gb gave me hope, but I doubt we'll ever see any larger than 64gb in the iphone, least they are finally getting rid of 16gb

 

[drnycallstar19]

I registered just to ask this:

Why do you need a mobile phone with 128GB of space? I got 16GB and im not getting over 12GB in total.
2-3GB Spotify, then tons of photos, and games.

Because apple still hasn't added different video sizes to record in. If you have a couple of videos they take up like 10 gb by themselves because you HAVE to record them in 1080p.

 

[wizard]

I'm also surprised, but I assume it's people with lots and lots of offline content, especially dozens and dozens of full length films (100 GB / 4 GB = 25 feature length films at once, i.e. 50 hours)... I need 15 GB for thousands of songs via Spotify (can keep playlists offline at my choice), 110 apps, movies via Netflix, all sorts of TV streaming.

These days it isn't uncommon to have apps that take up 1-2 GB with a fresh install and no user data. Even a couple of apps this size have a dramatic impact on storage space.

Beyond that user data can vary widely. 32 GB for most users these days is barely enough.

The reason Apple don't support these users is because they're too few to design a product for.

Baloney!

First off i really domt understand Apples mentality here, but i susoect the big problem is the desire to maximise profits at all cost.

The reality is that Apple has not leveragee at lewst two process shrinks to deliver more storage to users. They benefit from these shrinks though so who is gettingmsscrewed here.

I wonder how well a wireless SSD would work here instead + iOS support. That way, these users could get 256 GB or 512 GB cheap, which might be even better for them? Maybe some are asking for the wrong feature?

To make statements like this I have to seriously question your understanding of computer technology. Apple really needs to concentrate on more and faster storage and frankly solutions like you suggest would just suck performance and reliability wise.

 

[iWe]

Analysts can say whatever they want, and they usually do, but the larger version will not exclusively utilize an optical image stabilization. It doesn't make any sense to make the different sizes unequally equipped.

 

[Mattsasa]

Perhaps a rumoured $100 premium is not a real premium, but the evidence of 5.5'' model staying on current prices, and 4.7'' being $100 cheaper?

And I would need 128Gb model of 5.5'', thank you very much

Wouldn't that be nice?

 

[TallManNY]

32!

Great. 32GB is all that I need. I could fill that up, but mainly just due to laziness of not deleting Apps that I never use.

 

[JohnSFO]

I love it when Apple saves me money. I feel $1000 richer this morning. No 128GB, no purchase!

 

[youknome]

I think you will need a minimum 32GB.

Remember the phone is primary camera for most people, HD photos/videos take up a lot of room. Apps are getting larger with every update. iOS will continue to get larger as well.

My iPhone 4S is 16GB, what a regret. I don't have the option to record 720p video - only 1080p. Constantly having to mess around with deleting photos/apps/re-installing apps to get the storage back etc.

I'm probably going to get the 64GB.

 

[TallManNY]

These days it isn't uncommon to have apps that take up 1-2 GB with a fresh install and no user data. Even a couple of apps this size have a dramatic impact on storage space.

Beyond that user data can vary widely. 32 GB for most users these days is barely enough.

"Most users"?!?! Really, you believe that more than 51% of iPhone users can "barely" get squeeze into 32 GB.

First of all, most iPhones in use today have less than 32GB. The low capacity iPhone has always been the hottest seller. Second of all, most users have no idea their iPhone has a storage limit or they do almost nothing to stay within it. You have to really load up on games and media to use more than 32 GB. Few productivity apps require high storage amounts. If you are pushing that limit you are either carrying around a bunch of movies, days worth of music or you have games on your phone you probably haven't opened for a month.

 

[kerrikins]

notification on mavericks said/showed iPhone 6 to launch Friday.

How disappointed am I with your click bait

Ha. Can you imagine if Apple ever did pull something like that? People would freak out and be excited all at once.

I just thought that's what people said (about not wanting a bigger screen) because they were defending their iphones from android.

Not wanting a bigger screen...kinda weird.

A lot of people seem to think that everyone who wants one of the new iPhones only wants them because it's Apple, and it couldn't possibly be that people have changed their minds over time. It's annoying if you're one of the people who has gradually changed their mind

I wouldn't be surprised if this date is correct, last year it was Friday Sept 20th. I'm excited for this phone and I have three months to wait! I don't want to move to a new plan on Rogers so I'm buying my phone outright this year, hoping that the rumours about the new 32gb being the same price as the 16gb are true.

"Most users"?!?! Really, you believe that more than 51% of iPhone users can "barely" get squeeze into 32 GB.

First of all, most iPhones in use today have less than 32GB. The low capacity iPhone has always been the hottest seller. <snip>

Eh. Most users buy the 16gb model because it's the cheapest. Even now I see a lot of people buying the 4S even though it's outdated because they save $100 bucks. Don't underestimate the power of saving money over having a newer/faster/bigger phone.

 

[macduke]

While I appreciate higher capacity for a lower price, I'd really like to have a 128GB iPhone. If it's an issue with chip size, surely the larger iPhone could handle it. For those who think it's insane to need that much space: You must not have kids yet. The videos and photos add up so quickly! To clarify I'm not the annoying guy posting them all over social media—but I do store, print, and post them to a shared iCloud stream that also acts as a screensaver on my Apple TV.

The thing is it's difficult to spend time syncing photos off my device and then try to weed through them and decide which moments I want to keep on my device and which ones I'm going to archive to two external hard drives for safety. I'm hoping that iCloud Drive works well in this regard. I'm probably going to sign up for the 200GB plan at a minimum, maybe more if the price is decent. If it automatically moves my photos and videos over to iCloud every night then I'm fine with 64GB.

The other thing is that 1080p videos take up a lot of space. I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone 6 records 1080p at 60fps, which will be even bigger. That and many AAA games come in near 2GB in file size, or uncompress to that size when installed (check usage). Many people who have streaming services also keep local copies of their favorite songs or albums. I know my local Rdio library is at least a few gigs, which comes in handy while on road trips when there is poor service and while flying. Then there's podcasts, Dropbox cache, things I've saved to Pocket, local cache of my Lightroom Mobile catalog, non-game apps that take up a lot of space like iWork and iLife, and don't forget the creeping terror that is the Messages cache—though that will have a setting to automatically clear in iOS 8. I hate clearing the whole thing as I can't reference recent messages, but then it takes up so much space otherwise. Can't wait for that setting which should typically keep another 8GB free.

 

[Kryckter]

not for me - i want the 5.5" -

Yep, 5.5" is going to be perfect

Kinda sad no 16gb, I don't need all the storage space... But I think I am the exception there.

 

[nviz22]

I still have to see how the iPhone 6 runs and what features does it have. The Note 4, Nexus 6, and Moto X+1 also offer individual perks. Hard decision to make.

 

[jlwarlow]

24.6GB Photos & Camera
23.2GB Music

Not much room for everything else. Currently only 76MB free.

24.6Gb Photos & Camera and only 5Gb free on iCloud to back it up - Apple need to up the free limit quite a bit, especially when Google and Microsoft are giving away much more for free!

 

[bpcookson]

This is the same crap Apple pulled with Flash. I remember all of the negative propaganda surrounding Flash when the real reason Apple refused to allow it was because it directly competed with it's App Store. If Rovio could release Angry Birds in Flash, playable through a standard web browser, they could bypass Apple's fees completely. They would be able to keep 100% of the profits while Apple sits on the outside wondering why they have no content in the App Store. This is why Flash is not allowed on iOS devices.

Interesting posit, except that web-apps run like crap. The performance gains you get from running a native client is a huge bullet in your theory; nevermind how processor intensive Flash is.

Having adequate storage directly opposes the idea of cloud based storage services.

I have to disagree. Your assertion is temporal in nature; it doesn't consider future technological advancements. As mobile data access and cloud storage infrastructure improve, today's storage limitations will become a thing of the past. And the best way to improve that tech is to force reliance upon it.

 

[Thunderhawks]

Dear Apple, I need 128GB.

Been posting about wanting 128GB for 2 years now and will not buy an iPhone until that happens.

By now Apple should be working on a 256GB version.

 

[wizard]

I can understand the 23.2GB of music, but do you really need to keep 24.6GB of photos on your phone? That must be several thousand pictures. Why not store them on your computer or portable hard drive?

Most people do store photos on a computer - when they have access to one. However a lot of photography can happen between access to such hardware. Frankly iCkoud sucks royally in this regard so it doesn't even come into the picture. The other thing to realize is that few have 24GB of free space on a 32 GB phone to begin with, easily half of that can go to apps before a bit of user data gets loaded.

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What's the deal with the "do you need" crap? Don't you get these phones to enjoy them?
Memory is dirt cheap, so why NOT have extra memory?

I think this is a key point, currently Apple's charges for memory can only be described as a ripoff. I support Apple in a lot of ways but charging a $100 for 16GB of memory is just retarded and leads to alienated user bases.

 

[KPOM]

I might have to go up to a 64Gb finally

Me, too. I went with a 64GB Retina iPad mini last year because it was the only one in stock at the time. My 32GB iPhone 5s is now nearly full.

 

[imaginex20]

Been posting about wanting 128GB for 2 years now and will not buy an iPhone until that happens.

By now Apple should be working on a 256GB version.

Ain't gonna happen. Their base model laptops come with 128gb flash

 

[Blorzoga]

I registered just to ask this:

Why do you need a mobile phone with 128GB of space? I got 16GB and im not getting over 12GB in total.
2-3GB Spotify, then tons of photos, and games.

Some of us are hoarders.

 

[noobinator]

I'm amazed so many of you keep tons of gb of music stores on your devices. With all the streaming and iCloud options I don't need instant access to 50,000+ songs that I listen to once every 5 years each.

 

[wizard]

This is exactly it. I had a little boy 6 months ago, the videos have really filled up my phone. I exported a 6 min one to my Mac, pretty sure it was over 500MB.

Sounds like perhaps the new way Apple will organise things in iOS 8 might overcome some of these running out of room problems.

No amount of organization will overcome the lack of space problem. Further what I've seen of iOS 8 and iCloud won't solve the problem either.

 

[MacSince1990]

Dear Apple, I need 128GB.

Doubt it.

If you really need it bad enough feel free to solder the NAND chips yourself.

 

[bad03xtreme]

I'm amazed so many of you keep tons of gb of music stores on your devices. With all the streaming and iCloud options I don't need instant access to 50,000+ songs that I listen to once every 5 years each.

Not everyone has unlimited data to just stream music at will. I am still on a 2Gb/month data plan and would burn that up just streaming music.