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'iPhone 6s' Logic Board Suggests 16GB Base Model and Updated NFC Hardware
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I really want Apple to release a 4GB base model to make some people's heads explode! 
"Oh no! Now Apple is forcing me to buy the 4GB model! How evil!"
"Oh no! Now Apple is forcing me to buy the 4GB model! How evil!"
The issue comes in with apps. Even if you have no pictures or documents on your phone, you still have apps. Majority of my storage is apps. When I had a 16gb iphone I had to constantly delete stuff off.
Ok so they improved the base storage by 8 GB over 6 years. I'd say that's not real impressive.
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$199 - 16GB
8GB was added later when they introduced the iPhone 4 and the 3GS become the $99 model.
I don't think streaming is an adequate replacement for shipping a product with enough storage. Plus, Apple hardly has the reputation for anything in the Cloud working reliably.
I was frustrated with Apple Music having to merge my music with the cloud in order to store any new song offline. Suddenly my formerly local music is skipping while streaming. Streaming is not the ideal to shoot for, in my opinion.
I was frustrated with Apple Music having to merge my music with the cloud in order to store any new song offline. Suddenly my formerly local music is skipping while streaming. Streaming is not the ideal to shoot for, in my opinion.
I don't think you understand how "light" some users are. Unless you store a bunch of video, 16 GB is still a good amount. I have ~1600 songs, a couple thousand photos, and 50+ apps and would be ok with 16 GB as long as I didn't carry around video.
All of that said, 32 GB should be the standard at this point. Apple is being greedy here.
"Don't like 16GB, buy 64GB then"
Really? You let Apple get away with this that easily. We all know that iPhone 3GS was the first to come with 16GB at $199. That was in 2009. Here we are six years later, we still have the same 16GB at $199. Why is that?
Apple keeps showing the graph where the CPU/GPU speed keeps increasing. What about the storage graph? And it's not even a full 16GB. After byte correction and OS space, you have around 12.?? GB. 32GB model would have free space around 28GB. That's more than double. Wouldn't it be great if they add 16GB to your $199 iPhone for free? I can't understand why anyone would be against this.
Really? You let Apple get away with this that easily. We all know that iPhone 3GS was the first to come with 16GB at $199. That was in 2009. Here we are six years later, we still have the same 16GB at $199. Why is that?
Apple keeps showing the graph where the CPU/GPU speed keeps increasing. What about the storage graph? And it's not even a full 16GB. After byte correction and OS space, you have around 12.?? GB. 32GB model would have free space around 28GB. That's more than double. Wouldn't it be great if they add 16GB to your $199 iPhone for free? I can't understand why anyone would be against this.
If I pay for what I want, that isn't getting ripped off.
I did the same, the iPhone 4s was my last iPhone. I can't justify the price for a device with 16gb of storage. I'm still rocking with my nexus 5 that I got for free, I even got a 150$ gift certificate when I went on contract.
I've owned and used every model of the iPhone except the 3GS and the 5s. When I bought the 4s I moved from the 16GB base model to the 64GB model. When I bought the 5 I moved back to the 16. Millions of us don't need more than that.
Not exactly. They make a 16GB so they can put "from X price" giving the impression it is not that expensive. That way they can charge 100 bucks more for the ones who want normal storage.
Yeap, as I thought, if I decide to buy an iPhone I also have to accept the obvious price gouging Apple are pertaining to and buy the 64GB model, because 16GB isn't even worth the sand it's silicon is made from these day's!
They'd also better put 2GB Ram in ALL iPhone 6S models and optical image stabilisation in ALL iPhone 6S models this year!
They'd also better put 2GB Ram in ALL iPhone 6S models and optical image stabilisation in ALL iPhone 6S models this year!
LOL. Like I said, some people here need to chill. This isn't about taking away someone's phone. It's about 16 GB in a baseline phone.
Exactly. Even my brother, who consumes little storage by the way, knows he's dwarfed with his 16GB iPhone 6.
With these news about iOS 9 I could actually make it (not as comfortably though) with a 32GB device, but the nonexistence of it pretty much makes me purchase the next storage tier.
I mean, for a company who cares about the consumer this is absolute bollocks. Not to mention the 8GB iPhones, those are just laughable.
Well if the next version or future versions don't fulfill your needs then don't buy.
"Don't like 16GB, buy 64GB then"
Really? You let Apple get away with this that easily. We all know that iPhone 3GS was the first to come with 16GB at $199. That was in 2009. Here we are six years later, we still have the same 16GB at $199. Why is that?
Apple keeps showing the graph where the CPU/GPU speed keeps increasing. What about the storage graph? And it's not even a full 16GB. After byte correction and OS space, you have around 12.?? GB. 32GB model would have free space around 28GB. That's more than double. Wouldn't it be great if they add 16GB to your $199 iPhone for free? I can't understand why anyone would be against this.
...and this is why the everyone thinks Apple users are all sheep. Apple could put 4GB as the base model and tons of people would still defend it. If Samsung, HTC, or LG were to pull the same crap Apple does, they would get a TON of heat for it.
It amazes how many people defend this. Apple makes a ton of profit, with billions upon billions in the bank and they can't give the consumer 32GB of storage on $650 phone. Give me a break.