If Apple had kept doubling the base storage as they did for the first three years, the base for the iPhone 7 would be 2TB. 2TB, 4TB, 8TB sounds about right to me.
I look forward to it.
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If Apple had kept doubling the base storage as they did for the first three years, the base for the iPhone 7 would be 2TB. 2TB, 4TB, 8TB sounds about right to me.
I look forward to it.
Why do you think 'everyone needs' more storage ?
Correctly im having 8GB free out of 16GB... no matter what will be the base storage model in the future, i will get it coz i dont need more. i just hope they wont push up the prices in the process.
Minimum storage space higher as 16Gb is only usable for people that use the camera, have an app or two installed and a have a couple mp3's. But what about the people that use their iPhone just to show other people they have an iPhone? What are they going to do with all that useless storage?
It cost's apple about $15 to go from 16GB to 64GB, how is $100 a good deal? I got some packed oranges you can buy, 16 for 10$ / 64 for 110$. You can pay monthly using a plan, it is a good deal.
I'm confused, can you elaborate on why you are concerned with the talk of increased storage? I might be missing something.
Surely if you can see the need for 16gb based on 'people are different' you can't then say it is not necessary to increase storage based on your usage regardless of industry/field.
Apple will at some point be forced drop 16gb on the phones just as Bill gates had to, with us: heading into 4k territory (as a standard), live photo's, this rumoured new high quality audio format along with software updates etc 16gb won't cut it.
The question is what will the trigger be: Will they upgrade to 32gb etc when that storage format is the space equivalent of 16gb today, Manufacturers ending 16gb or when they can bulk buy 32gb etc at the price or less than they pay for 16gb now.
640k is the legend. Though actually there's no proof that he ever really said it.
Probably won't happen that phone is honestly only to increase profit margins and make it more likely that people will go ahead and spend the extra $100 for the 64gb
Not a great analogy since the customer will just buy more packs of 16 oranges. Try buying more memory for your iPhone... There's no way round it.
Nobody "wants" the 16GB iPhone but they buy it because it's the cheapest one. Then they start to run into problems due to storage limitations but they deal with it because they're too uneducated to realize what's really going on. The 16GB iPhone is for people who don't really understand smartphones or by all means who couldn't care less about keeping things on their phones. The base iPhone could be 32GB or 4GB and people wouldn't know the difference as long as the phone functioned. They'll deal with it because they have the newest iPhone to show their friends.
Will we see a 16GB, 128GB, and 256GB lineup for iPhone 7? That's just laughable......
Will we see a 16GB, 128GB, and 256GB lineup for iPhone 7? That's just laughable......
2016: Bring on the iPhone 7 rumours!
But I have to call BS on the 256GB. The iPad Pro doesn't even have it yet. Look how 128GB spread across iOS devices:
Full-sized iPad: February 2013
iPad Mini: November 2013
iPhone: September 2014
iPod Touch: July 2015
It goes to the bigger devices first, then spreads to the smaller ones.
Plus, I don't see why storage is such a necessity in a phone.
But I have to call BS on the 256GB. The iPad Pro doesn't even have it yet. Look how 128GB spread across iOS devices:
Full-sized iPad: February 2013
iPad Mini: November 2013
iPhone: September 2014
iPod Touch: July 2015
It goes to the bigger devices first, then spreads to the smaller ones.
Plus, I don't see why storage is such a necessity in a phone.
Having 256GB on next iPad Pro will make more upgraders.
The board and shareholders can **** off. It should remain a consumer first company!
To increase profits and margins apple will be focusing on adding more features to the 7+ over the regular 7.
Perhaps they will even remove the physical homebutton on the 7+ and use a sort of 3d touch virtual homebutton for the 7+. And they will reduce bezels on the 7+. This way they will trim the physical dimensions of the 7+ vs the regular 7.
Perhaps they will even add multitasking/split screen to the + plus models.
Apple will be betting big on the plus models to keep the average selling prices of the iphones higher and to maintain margins.
The 7+ will be their key driver to increase revenue, not the regular 7.
A 7+ with roughly the same physical dimensions(but a little wider) as a iphone 6(s) will be the main reason for owners of a iphone 6(s) to upgrade to a 7 plus.
If apple will just release an upgraded iphone 7 and 7 plus with slightly reduced physical dimensions(shrink bezels, etc) that is slightly thinner, lighter and with some upgraded specs, a lot of customers won' t see the need to upgrade to the 7 over the 6(s).
Mark my words: Apple will be betting big on the 7+ (Or 7 pro) to outsell the regular iphone 7( or 7 air). It is the only way to increase iphone revenue and to create another upgrade cycle.
I would have bought a 6s+ over the 6s, but the physical size of the plus made me buy a 6s.
Perhaps they will even remove the physical homebutton on the 7+ and use a sort of 3d touch virtual homebutton for the 7+. And they will reduce bezels on the 7+. This way they will trim the physical dimensions of the 7+ vs the regular 7.
Perhaps they will even add multitasking/split screen to the + plus models.
Apple will be betting big on the plus models to keep the average selling prices of the iphones higher and to maintain margins.
The 7+ will be their key driver to increase revenue, not the regular 7.
A 7+ with roughly the same physical dimensions(but a little wider) as a iphone 6(s) will be the main reason for owners of a iphone 6(s) to upgrade to a 7 plus.
If apple will just release an upgraded iphone 7 and 7 plus with slightly reduced physical dimensions(shrink bezels, etc) that is slightly thinner, lighter and with some upgraded specs, a lot of customers won' t see the need to upgrade to the 7 over the 6(s).
Mark my words: Apple will be betting big on the 7+ (Or 7 pro) to outsell the regular iphone 7( or 7 air). It is the only way to increase iphone revenue and to create another upgrade cycle.
I would have bought a 6s+ over the 6s, but the physical size of the plus made me buy a 6s.
16gb = never purchase another apple product again. I've already transitioned off all their software and iCloud features to make the switch as easy as possible if it comes up. Tim Cook loves to brag about quarterly results yet still puts in 16gb as if its a cost saving measure for people when its really about apple getting their high margins as much as possible. so no more supporting a greedy company for me. Android OS is near par with features and even surpassed in some cases, so its not as much a worry these days.
Free at last, free at last...
What kind of cookies we talking about?
I remember back in the day I'd go into best buy looking for the largest phone or tablet and the weasel sales guy would be like "we're out of the higher capacity, why would you need it. most people are never even use up the 16 or 32 gb model..." People in these forums used to question the need all the time.
and nevermind the fact that it was true at the time. the problem is the more storage that becomes mainstream, applications directly correlate to whatever capacity is "standard" at the time. It's like paying rent always seems to be directly correlated to how much you earn. At the time floppys were around, Office only took up a few mb of data, now that mega gigabites are standard, Office takes up 20 GB of space. When multi-terribytes are standard, I'm sure Office will go up to 100s of GB.... I'm using office just as an example.