I think they can and actually do both.
But make no mistake their list of priorities IMO is ordered money first, great products second.
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'iPhone 6s' Logic Board Suggests 16GB Base Model and Updated NFC Hardware
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I think they can and actually do both.
But make no mistake their list of priorities IMO is ordered money first, great products second.
Too many are either unable to see that or are just plan ignorant just because its an apple product... :/
Considering how greedy Apple is it might make sense to only offer 2 models; an 8 gig phone and a 128 gig phone for $200-$300 more. Tim & company will be raking the cash in. Plus the shareholders will be happy, which apparently is all that counts.
Yeah, I'm sure that I'm considered a troll despite using iPhones since the 3GS. I just say it how I see it and the 6+ has been the worst phone I've ever had (*at the time).
I simply can't excuse a £699 (1088$) supposedly premium device that was underspecced straight out of the box. This thing has lagged, frozen, crashed and rebooted every single day since I bought it. It also keeps *nothing* in memory because there isn't enough RAM available.
Now I stumped up for the 64GB storage space so I can't complain that I have none, but I only need 32GB and I shouldn't have had to pay £100 (155$) to get what other manufacturers offer as a base level. Especially not when I'm being gimped on RAM as well. Let's not forget that most premium Android phones come with 32GB of storage and 3 or 4GB of RAM straight out of the blocks. Apple defenders claim that Android devices need this amount of RAM 'just to function' but my Android tablet comfortably outperforms my 6+ despite only having 1.5GB of RAM. That proves to me that Android devices don't actually need all that much more (if any) RAM than an iPhone does.
Why should Apple produce something you want?
Why not leave it to capitalism and the free market? Apple makes the products they want, customers buy the products they want.
If you keep your eye on the profit, you’re going to skimp on the product. But if you focus on making really great products, then the profits will follow - Steve Jobs
Can we not criticise them? The iPhone 4 was a brilliant phone and got me hooked. I've since spent a heck of a lot on apps and have become immersed in the 'ecosystem'. Why can I not complain when the phones they churn out now aren't as good as the competition?
They believe a *lot* of people doesn't need to much storage and they are right...
A lot of people will still buy the 16GB model.
I'm not saying it's right what they're doing but they have the numbers, the stats that corroborate their position. And most of all, they'll make tons of cash from it. That's what matters in the end of the day
PS: i for instance have a 16GB model, only have 2-3 games installed, 90-100 photos, 9-10 videos and 10-15 apps. Still have 6GB of free space.
Surely you took it back straight away? Else your stupider than the people you're critisising
So converting in UK pounds is around £39 a month, that's an amazing deal!!
It was part of the special "iPhone for Life" plan. I had to buy the phone through them in payments, yeah, but I quickly paid the phone off and kept the 50$ a month.
There isn't enough cheese in the world for all this whine.
19 pages and you're still crying about 16GB iPhones?
19 pages and you're still crying about 16GB iPhones?
If Apple removes the 16Gb version entirely, it can not be the base model, and the problem would be solved, right?
People here are complaining about 16Gb being the base model. Removing the 16Gb model, make the 64Gb model the base model and increase the price would be one solution.
I don't see the problem. If 16GB isn't enough then pay extra for extra storage. 16GB models are needed to make the phone available at very cheap prices for people taking out a contract and for the operator to subsidise. 16GB is more than enough for most people. And as I said, if it isn't, then buy the 64GB version!
They want to do both: Create great products that people love to buy, generating huge profits.
It is the same thing I want personally in my life: Great performance in my work and generating a huge salary.
Steve Jobs was a show and sales man. Of course, he is not going to say that profit is important. Look at everything that Apple charged a lot for during Steve Jobs reign, including Mobile Me when others were offering similar services for free.
If offering a 16Gb model causes enough bad customer experience, it will result in less repeat sales and a massive exodus to Android. It has not happened yet, and I do not think it will happen in the next few years either.
Yep, all said from a guy who STILL uses an iPhone 6plus and has not dumped it and moved on to Android's amazing offerings as he threatened to do many many months ago. Some people can preach it but refuse to practice it.
That's not a solution. The hardware is generally not the issue for people with Android phones ... it's the Android OS.
For most people, 16 GB is too little and 64 GB is overkill (especially now that music storage has become a thing of the past with MUSIC, Spotify and Tidal). You don't find it the least bit conspicuous that there's a gap in the middle? It's blatantly obvious that they want to force customers to go for an overkill model that wouldn't be nearly as popular if there was a 32 GB version available. The ones who would afford a 32 GB but feel that the 64 is simply too much will go for 16 and argue 'well, better this than no iPhone at all, guess I'll just have to sacrifice apps'. The fact that the 16 GB model lingers hurts both app sales and app evolution. Nobody wins, not even Apple - increased app sales would compensate for the nickels it costs them to stick 32 GB in the entry level model instead of 16.
Yea 16 GB is small then don't buy it... 90 euros is the price difference to 64 GB.. as a heavy iPhone user I always get the largest size iPhone while the 128 is an over kill by any means there's always an option... on the other hand talking about iPad with 16 GB is a totally different story.. that is outrageous
I don't understand why are you still talking about it. 16GB is enough for a lot of people.
My mum is still on 8GB iPhone 3GS and when she is going to upgrade to 6S she is going to get 16gb cause she doesn't need more. There is a lot of people like my mum and there will be. I have 64GB iPhone 6 and I am extremely happy that they ditched 32GB cause I effectively got double the storage for the £100 extra (instead with the previous business model I would only get 32GB for that price).
Just to put it in perspective, before I had iPhone 4 16GB and I was very tight on the storage so I knew I would need to get 32GB and pay extra. Their new pricing structure made me a happy puppy.
Please understand that 16GB is enough for a lot of people and I'm sure Apple could even back it up with the sales numbers.
Another perspective someone mentioned here was this:
Imagine that Apple is going to kill the 16gb and the 64gb will be the new base model (keeping the same price)
So all those that are happy with 16gb and is enough would now come here and whine that they have to pay extra for something that they will not even need.
Just respect that customers have a choice and move on. For people on macrumors etc. 16GB is most likely not enough and I agree as its not enough for me. But there are average Joes and Janes that are happy with 16GB especially the older generations that use the phone just as a phone with occasional pictures.
16GB is fine as it is so please lets leave this conversation and lets all move on from this. Its about time to be a bit more respectful to others that do not have such a demanding requirements like we do.
Can we do that?
My mum is still on 8GB iPhone 3GS and when she is going to upgrade to 6S she is going to get 16gb cause she doesn't need more. There is a lot of people like my mum and there will be. I have 64GB iPhone 6 and I am extremely happy that they ditched 32GB cause I effectively got double the storage for the £100 extra (instead with the previous business model I would only get 32GB for that price).
Just to put it in perspective, before I had iPhone 4 16GB and I was very tight on the storage so I knew I would need to get 32GB and pay extra. Their new pricing structure made me a happy puppy.
Please understand that 16GB is enough for a lot of people and I'm sure Apple could even back it up with the sales numbers.
Another perspective someone mentioned here was this:
Imagine that Apple is going to kill the 16gb and the 64gb will be the new base model (keeping the same price)
So all those that are happy with 16gb and is enough would now come here and whine that they have to pay extra for something that they will not even need.
Just respect that customers have a choice and move on. For people on macrumors etc. 16GB is most likely not enough and I agree as its not enough for me. But there are average Joes and Janes that are happy with 16GB especially the older generations that use the phone just as a phone with occasional pictures.
16GB is fine as it is so please lets leave this conversation and lets all move on from this. Its about time to be a bit more respectful to others that do not have such a demanding requirements like we do.
Can we do that?
I'm not buying bigger until they lower the cost. I'll be on 16GB forever. It's the Apple Way.
I'll just use cloud storage for more and more.
I'm in the minority and I'll be able to get my phones faster when they first come out.
I'll just use cloud storage for more and more.
I'm in the minority and I'll be able to get my phones faster when they first come out.