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We give them to staff, who use them for making phone calls and texting, GPS, web browsing and accessing our file management app. Many other companies do the same and the 16Gb is perfect for this use.

Just because it doesn't suit you personally, doesn't mean other people don't have a use for it. If the 128 Gb option isn't big enough for you - on a phone - then I guess no capacity will ever suffice.

Guess what? a 32 gb iphone could make calls, text, gps, web browsing and access your file management app just as good. This is no excuse to have a 16gb model unless it is a budget phone.
 
Thats great and everything (i won't need anything more than 64gb on my iPhone) but i'm excited for this news hoping it means the iPads are going to get a big bump to 256 gigs too.
 
It's not wireless charging. You plug a mat into the wall socket - with a cable - and then set the phone down on the mat. All that is different is no physical cable between the charging device and the phone. It's achieving nothing.

It's achieving just what is says, i.e. there's no cord between the charger and my phone. It's convenient in the car when you can eliminate the hassle with plugging and unplugging the charging cable. In addition, as my "nightstand" is actually a shelf almost an arm's length above my pillow, wireless charger is extra convenient compared to a wired one. I can just put my phone there and have it charge through the night (so the slower charging speed doesn't really matter). When my alarm goes off, I can just grab the phone with one hand and avoid all the hassle with the cable falling on my face etc.
 
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We give them to staff, who use them for making phone calls and texting, GPS, web browsing and accessing our file management app. Many other companies do the same and the 16Gb is perfect for this use.

Just because it doesn't suit you personally, doesn't mean other people don't have a use for it. If the 128 Gb option isn't big enough for you - on a phone - then I guess no capacity will ever suffice.

Your use-case is irrelevant. By this logic all you need is a box of iPhone 4s (or less) from eBay.

The point is not the use-case. The point is a company (especially one like apple) to maintain a certain level of technology to correspond with the age. IE: They can't get away with 1GB RAM anymore even though it would had worked fine. Its time to move on from 16GB.
 
unlike you I care about what others want. I personally don't need or want wireless charging if I have a phone that last all day. However I am not going to bash others and try to convince them to NOT want it. Everyone has different use cases. My use case or yours might not fit others.

However you care only about yourself and what you want. I can't change that. If Apple can do something to make some of its customers happier while keep the others happy then I have ZERO issues with that.

I care about not wasting power, which has to do with more than just me. I'm not bashing people who want it, I'm bashing the technology.
 
We have 128GB on the iPhone 6 plus and 6S plus.

It would be nice to have 256GB. With kids, spouse photos etc, someone is always wanting something else on there. "Another 3 movie" "The photos from the last 10 years" etc. (or 512 or 1024 eventually). And extra $100 or something to go to 256GB is an easy sell as an option.


Could someone please let me know if they have a 128GB that is not enough? I don't see why you would need 256GB in a phone.

Otherwise, I think Apple should bring the 32GB iPhone (not as standard though).

This is not me ranting/hating, but I'm just wondering, and do find it weird having 256GB?
 
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OT, but this reminds me of getting sodas at work. They have a policy of "bring your own cup, it's $1.29", so I bring my 64oz Truck Stop cup to get diet coke. (listen, I've heard all of the "it's going to kill you" crapola. If you need to post how I'm going to die, that's a given as a price of being born.)

The clerks take it upon themselves to correct the injustice of getting that much soda for $1.29 by trying to charge me double the cost of a 32oz soda. When I point out how the cost increments by 10 cents for each increment in size:
16oz - $1.19
24oz - $1.29
32oz - $1.39
and ask, why they don't charge $2.38 for a 32oz soda, they say, "the price is $1.39, as posted." I then point out that the sign that says, "Bring your own cup, it's $1.29," they reply with, "that's not what was meant."
Then, I ask what they did mean by this, the usual reply is that if you bring a smaller than 20oz cup in. We then go into how they know this, and then I pull out the e-mail discussion I had with the director of food services where I work, and it is indeed supposed to be $1.29.
It's gotten so the new ones are warned when I walk up with my soda.
The moral: Never argue with an engineer. Sooner or later you'll realize they're right.
That's the problem with arguing with Apple. Their engineers are bigger and have more powerful calculators than you. You still have plenty of options: Don't buy and iPhone. Buy an older iPhone. Steal an iPhone. Offset the cost of of the new iPhone by selling your old one to someone else. But you won't be able to argue Apple into selling you their newest iPhone at the price you think is fair. They will escort you to the door.
Guess what? a 32 gb iphone could make calls, text, gps, web browsing and access your file management app just as good. This is no excuse to have a 16gb model unless it is a budget phone.
Apple doesn't need an excuse. They will increase the memory on their base models when it suits their business model.
 
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While I understand your point I must say that I do not agree. As other people have stated, just because you may find that 16gb is not enough in an iPhone it does not mean the people think the same way. Thee are many people who want 16gb and for who that is more than enough. If you want more than 16gb then purchase more storage. As for Apple offering, say 64gb as a minimum storage option for the same price as the 16gb version they would not do that yet because they seem to make quite a bit of Money from the upsell. Yes it may seem mean of them though they are a business not a charity. What concerns me more is the every clattering shouts of higher storage capacities. I find that 128gb is far more than I need and I am a Computer and Tech geek as well as using my Phone loads for Photographs etc. Still I find it hard to believe that Apple would increase the storage but I guess it is possible and probably would help them sell more iPhone 7 plus's.
I used to have to work with the general public. Believe me. 16GB is not anywhere near enough for the vast majority of users. Most people who buy a 16GB phone run out of storage very quickly.

I can't believe some people actually want Apple to keep the base model at 16GB. It's like corporate 1984 double-think. What they don't seem to realize is that for Apple, it's literally a matter of pennies to buy 32GB instead of 16GB. For a $600+ phone, that's simply inexcusable.
 
That's the problem with arguing with Apple. Their engineers are bigger and have more powerful calculators than you. You still have plenty of options: Don't buy and iPhone. Buy an older iPhone. Steal an iPhone. Offset the cost of of the new iPhone by selling your old one to someone else. But you won't be able to argue Apple into selling you their newest iPhone at the price you think is fair. They will escort you to the door.

Apple doesn't need an excuse. They will increase the memory on their base models when it suits their business model.

I completely understand why Apple does it. If I was the owner or had stake in Apple, they I would want them to keep it at 16gb. What I don't understand is why a consumer like you would take Apple side when you won't benefit.
 
What difference will it make? Well, for one, lightning headphones will be able to include controls for track selection, volume, play/pause, a microphone. 3.5mm as a standard goes back before the 80s, it's well past time to move on. Living in a digital age with a forty year old analog connection. Crazy if you think about it.

Every time Apple push people forward, there are the usual complaints. ADB, floppy, internal modem, optical drive... And yet the company continues to grow. I don't understand this fixation with 3.5mm Jack as something good. It's a terrible, limited connector.

You will be amazed to hear that the Power Mac has a connector on it from 1970, and it's shockingly analog!
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And yes, I will complain also if Apple decides to roll their own and abandon IEC 60320.
 
I care about not wasting power, which has to do with more than just me. I'm not bashing people who want it, I'm bashing the technology.
I hope if you own a car it is a prius since you care so much about wasting power. Or do you only care when it is convenient for you?
 
So if Apple comes out with the iPhone 7 with a 4 GB, 8 GB and the other usual sizes...you would see this as a good move by Apple. Since they give you more choices right?

Complaining about 16GB is weak, you're really complaining about price. Stop complaining about 16GB and stop holding your phone like Steve Jobs. If Apple offered each storage increment for $5 more, you wouldn't be complaining about 16GB.

Complaining about 16GB being not enough to enjoy the iPhone to its full potential is weak when Apple offers larger storage options.

Complaining about clueless people buying 16GB and thinking iOS sucks is weak. A valid complaint would be Apple employees not informing new buyers that 16GB is not a lot of storage to enjoy the iPhone to its full potential.
 
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Me wants! but knowing Apple, No way! They'll save 256gb option for 7S.
With the direction they're heading it could be possible that 256gb will be an option on iPhone 7. But it's not the way people think the kind tier they offer right now. With Tim Cook's idea to offer more choices and options. The 256gb could the added choice 16, 64, 128, 256. IMHO.
 
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Complaining about 16GB is weak, you're really complaining about price. Stop complaining about 16GB and stop holding your phone like Steve Jobs. If Apple offered each storage increment for $5 more, you wouldn't be complaining about 16GB.

Complaining about 16GB being not enough to enjoy the iPhone to its full potential is weak when Apple offers larger storage options.

Complaining about clueless people buying 16GB and thinking iOS sucks is weak. A valid complaint would be Apple employees not informing new buyers that 16GB is not a lot of storage to enjoy the iPhone to its full potential.

that is true. Persons like myself who complain about 16gb is really complaining about the cost of only getting a 16gb. Can't deny that. However why are you defending Apple if you don't own or have any Stake in Apple. We are both consumers of their products, shouldn't we both want the same thing. i.e. want more from the products we purchase from these companies?
Why take Apple side is what I don't get when people defend Apple. If you own shares / stocks in Apple then fine I will see where you're coming from.
 
Try connecting it to iTunes and sync, most likely crash logs, those only get cleared using iTunes.

http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/itunes-other-capacity-taking-up-tons-of-space-fix/

"After unchecking and then checking “Open iTunes when this iPad is connected”, I went from 37.7GB of “Other” space down to 1.79GB. Neat."

The problem is my "Other" is very small in iTunes. Documents and Data is large, yet on the iPhone under storage, if you add up all the apps and usage, it's nowhere near what the iPhone says is "in use" and "available". I've been using an app called FUNBOX to see the files on the iPhone and delete manually.
 
I wouldn't put it past Apple to continue offering 16GB as the base storage in the new iPhone 7 and increase it to 32GB for the 7s (just to have a compelling reason to upgrade).

It doesn't change the fact that the competition offers more for less.

But Apple makes much more profit than the competition and that is what most consumers care about.
 
I hope if you own a car it is a prius since you care so much about wasting power. Or do you only care when it is convenient for you?

I bicycle everywhere I go. I even used to bicycle when I went to the next town 18 miles away. If I need to go otherwise, I try to carpool. I always limit my footprint.
 
Complaining about 16GB is weak, you're really complaining about price. Stop complaining about 16GB and stop holding your phone like Steve Jobs. If Apple offered each storage increment for $5 more, you wouldn't be complaining about 16GB.

I'm complaining about 16GB storage in 2016 as Apple is (or at least has been) driven by user experience and yet they still sell an expensive phone with storage that's all too easily insufficient when considering the phone's capabilities (4k video, live photos). It's like using early alpha/beta software. You'll be mostly fine if you stick to certain well-defined scenarios, but outside those you'll be in trouble really soon. Not quite the experience you'd expect for that money.
 
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