16GB is just not enough nowadays, even if you're a "light" user.
32GB should be the entry-level storage option.
32GB should be the entry-level storage option.
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'iPhone 6s' Logic Board Suggests 16GB Base Model and Updated NFC Hardware
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Congratulations, you're the consumer that Apple love. "Oh, well now you get 4 times more storage by upgrading than you did before! I'm getting a substantially better deal!"
Wake up. It's been 16GB base storage since the 3GS. Flash chips have plummeted in price to the point where the difference between 16GB and 32GB (for Apple) is likely to be less than $1. Darn I get angry reading comments like yours.
No doubt they'll drop the 16gb entry when they up the highest to 256gb so they keep the 64gb buyers i.e
32GB
128GB
256GB
They know they can pay for what they want. The complainers are really just cheapskates who don't want to pay.
Lol at people pissed about 16gb. Chill! 64gb and 128gb are available. Don't worry, people will complain that 32gb is too little for 4K once it becomes to base.
Yall pissed at Apple now, but would praise them if they are just waiting on 64, 128 and 256 for the iPhone 7. For all we know, that could be what it becomes.
Yall pissed at Apple now, but would praise them if they are just waiting on 64, 128 and 256 for the iPhone 7. For all we know, that could be what it becomes.
well w/ 16gb of storage this will be the worst s upgrade ever.
worst logic ever.
by that philosophy the price of tech should never come down and we should all still pay 200 for 256mb of ram.
worst logic ever.
by that philosophy the price of tech should never come down and we should all still pay 200 for 256mb of ram.
what a joke
2009 - 3G S - VGA video recording (640 by 480) - 16GB base storage
2015 - 6s - 4K video recording (3840 by 2160) - 16GB base storage
While I get what you're trying to say, I would like to point out that the 3GS base storage was 8GB not 16GB.
"For this year's iPhone we went with revolutionary 4K video recording while maintaining the same legendary, unapologetic 16 Gb storage, magical" -Jony Ive.
If they do this I will nuke them. In my mind. But I will still nuke them.
A meager 16GB of on-board storage in 2015 is complete ******** no matter what cloud service you offer with it as a company. It wasn't even acceptable in 2013 with the 5S but CERTAINLY NOT NOW. 32GB MINIMUM or riots.
Personally I'm okay with 16gb for the base model, since I will buy at least 64gb.
But a solution would be, to make it 32,128,(256 if possible). So people will still be tempted to go up one size. Because who would pay 100$ to go from 32 to 64...
But a solution would be, to make it 32,128,(256 if possible). So people will still be tempted to go up one size. Because who would pay 100$ to go from 32 to 64...
There are 64GB and 128GB options if you need extra space.
Well, I know I am not the one raising a hissy fit here about Apple not increasing the storage of their phones. I knew I needed 64 GB of storage on my iPhone, I willingly paid for it and it's serving me very well.
This whole thread essentially boils down to people wanting to save a bit of money and whining that they have a spend a little more. Like I said - just drop the 16 GB model and raise the price to $299 on contract. Don't want to pay? Then just don't get an iPhone. At least Apple can't be accused of not including sufficient storage in their devices.
It's frustrating that they blur the chips so they can get multiple stories out of the same leak.
Except for a 32 GB base model I'd like to see a (if possible) more scratch resistant screen. It seems like the screen iPhone 6 (and I presume 6 Plus too) quite easily gets scratched for some reason. More so than previous iPhones.
For someone who lives where their is not even 3G This is a kick in the teeth!
I seriously don't like 16GB even on a old generation iPhone!
I seriously don't like 16GB even on a old generation iPhone!
You don;t see it do you?
It’s a fantastic margin on a skinny flash chip + Use of their streaming/cloud services. This squeezes money out of you twice.
Considering how popular that configuration is to
Not really. Corps love this as the base model to give to their employees
The price difference for Apple between 16 GB and 32 GB is so small that this excuse really doesn't apply anymore. The 16 GB on the base model is there to force people to upgrade and spend the extra when they otherwise wouldn't with 32 GB.
I include myself in that, because I would be fine with a 32 GB base model, but 16 GB is not enough.
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People that can afford 4k TVs to play back such videos can probably afford a phone with more memory. For the 99.9% of those who don't have a 4K TV, or the necessity to store a large amount of data, 16GB is perfect.
And yes, Apple is a for-profit business, not a charity for privileged prima donnas who feel they're entitled to everything for free.
While a 16GB entry-level is really weird and sucks for many, it won't make a difference to me because 64GB is what I have always gotten.