ya you like getting ripped off, we get it.
They've managed to create the most disappointing S upgrade ever.
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'iPhone 6s' Logic Board Suggests 16GB Base Model and Updated NFC Hardware
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I'm someone who has a 16GB 5s, and I don't have a huge amount of photos and apps, yet my storage is always nearly used up. 64GB would be overkill for me, but 32GB would've been ideal. If 32GB was the base model, then I would be saving myself €100 -that's a big deal and nothing to be snuffed at.
With the new Edge plans and payment plans for phones, it's making the larger capacity phones more affordable for just a few bucks more a month.
I always buy the entry level, minimal storage iPhone. However, I'm noticing with my 6 Plus it's no longer cutting it. I'm playing more games due to the larger screen, taking more pictures, taking more videos. Granted, iCloud does help with photos/videos but many games are becoming 1GB+ (Mortal Kombat) and many apps are storage-hungry (Numbers/GarageBand/Etc).
Might be the first iteration of the iPhone I opt for a larger size
I always buy the entry level, minimal storage iPhone. However, I'm noticing with my 6 Plus it's no longer cutting it. I'm playing more games due to the larger screen, taking more pictures, taking more videos. Granted, iCloud does help with photos/videos but many games are becoming 1GB+ (Mortal Kombat) and many apps are storage-hungry (Numbers/GarageBand/Etc).
Might be the first iteration of the iPhone I opt for a larger size
ya exactly. if apple upgrades the storage people will say it's not enough and ask more. likewise if apple upgrades the camera people will say it's not high rez enough and ask for more. and if apple adds faster lte people will say it's not fast enough and want more. seriously wtf is wrong with apple trying to upgrade their phones. they should never improve anything, that'll teach everyone a lesson.
lol
Faster speeds may be all well and good from LTE, 4G etc... but depends on your mobile provider.
I live right on the edge of 4G even.. so patchy 4G at best... but its also logical since Aooke is following numbers : 5, 5s, 6s, so i guess that also means a 7, 7s, 8, 8s etc.. too
I live right on the edge of 4G even.. so patchy 4G at best... but its also logical since Aooke is following numbers : 5, 5s, 6s, so i guess that also means a 7, 7s, 8, 8s etc.. too
Actually it was 16 from the start. They only downgraded it to 8 GB in 2010 when they began selling alongside the newly released iPhone 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS#Timeline_of_iPhone_models
They couldn't be selling a 16 GB iPhone for $99 on contract now, could they?
It's hard to disagree with you on that quote. I was thinking of a snarky comeback stating how you're wrong, but I can't think of anything.
2 GB RAM is nice, sure....better camera, ok... Force Touch is nice (love it on my new retina Macbook but curious to know how they will integrate this into iOS) but will this force the current iPhone 6/6+ers to upgrade?
iCloud only gives you 5 GB for fee ... which ... if you full utilize ... gives you 21 GB ... which is still pathetic.
I don't even know what your point is other than to be pointless.
No, if they upgrade the base storage, people will say, "Thank God, it's about #*$(ing time!"
I don't even know what your point is other than to be pointless.
Apple needs to consider increasing the base model for iphone +. Phablets require more space for apps.
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Because Apple is now what MS used to be. One big, clunky and most of all greedy corporation.
I gave up on iOS devices 3 years ago. Not coming back anymore since there is really no reason to come back.
I think people here need to chill. It's really not that serious. It's just a phone.
Chouldn't agree more. They're pushing the 'pay to use' iCloud. I was forced to subscribe due to photos and videos that cannot fit on my 16gb no longer. Sure, there are ways to download them to my Mac but it's much easier to pay the $1.99/mo than use iPhotos and hope they upload correctly.
watch we find out it's only 1gb of ram too.
force touch will be pointless on the iPhone for years. It'll just add an extra menu and most app dev won't bother as they need the apps to be backwards compatible with previous gen iPhones.
32gb of storage would really be a killer feature IMO on this s as games such as hearthstone are already over 1gig.
I really want more storage but I don't want to support apples price gouging.
Thanks for adding to the convo!
It's actually much, much more than a phone in 2015. Let me take your iPhone away from you for 2 days and just give you a flip phone circa 2002. I'm sure you'd be inconvenienced and miss your iPhone.
We're going off topic, but it's going to happen. Someone else will come along with the 'next big thing.' Maybe not in the next 5 years or even decade(s) but it will. As I kid I worshipped MS and Bill Gates and thought wow how can they fail. I think now 'how can Walmart ever fail?' Nothing is infallible.
When you are paying good money for your iphone it is.
I paid $800 for my unlocked iphone 6 +. I expect top of the line specs.
The "lol" didn't make it a joke. It just made your snarky comment seem even more snarky. Maybe use "jk" instead if that's what you were aiming for.
Seems pretty simple to me. 16gb sells more icloud storage.
However.. Google drive is unlimited and One Drive is 1-2 TB so their are options.
However.. Google drive is unlimited and One Drive is 1-2 TB so their are options.
I still worship both every time I get my dividends from my preferred shares of MSFT stock as a former employee.
The 3GS base model was 8 GB. Please don't spread FUD.
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
Yep. Apple knows exactly what they are doing here. If the base model is 32 GB a lot of people would be fine with that and would not have any reason to spend more for the 64 GB. Apple knows how to make lots of money and to direct the consumer where they want them.
It has very little to do with the cost difference because it would hardly amount to a few dollars on the wholesale side.