I'd base the storage size of your next iPhone on your current iPhone.
I'm currently using less than 32GB on my 64GB iPhone 11 Pro Max that I renewed on November 2019.
The base 128GB 13 Pro Max will allow me to transfer all 32GB of data to it rather than just excluding the photos & videos in the Photos app like what I've been doing since 2007 with the first iPhone.
I'd probably go with a 1TB iPhone Pro Max when it becomes the base model by mid 2030s. Hopefully it will still be $1099
On an iPhone 13 thread I expressed my disappointment that Apple did not make 256GB as base storage. Then someone replied that it will take another 5 years from now for it to happen.Not sure if this is tongue in cheek, but raises quite an interesting point. Do you reckon it would be that long until 1TB is the base model? Judging by the time from when a storage tier is introduced as the highest, to when it filters down to become the entry level, in the past we have
64GB:
2011 - introduced (iPhone 4S)
2017 - base storage (iPhone 8/X)
time from highest to entry tier = 6 years
128GB:
2014 - introduced (iPhone 6)
2021 - base storage (iPhone 13)
time from highest to entry tier = 7 years
I suppose given that 256 and 512 still have to work their way through, it could well be a decade or more before 1 TB is base storage
"640 kB ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill GatesI strongly believe the iPhone will cap off at 1TB. I can not see Apple going for 2TB on the iPhone. The storages we have now, will be it for a LONG time.
If Apple catered trade in value based on strorage (like Mac trade-in) I’d go 1TB in a heart beat. I bet you this time next year, your 1TB iPhone will get you $800.1TB for a phone is overkill in my opinion, more so if you only planning on keeping the phone a year. But that's just my take everyone has their reasons. Like if you plan to do a lot of 4K video recording or store a lot of pics and other media and apps, it will be worth it. But at the end of the day it's your money. If you want it go for it!
If Apple catered trade in value based on strorage (like Mac trade-in) I’d go 1TB in a heart beat. I bet you this time next year, your 1TB iPhone will get you $800.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943"640 kB ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates
Yep, I was, over the moon, when the iPhone 7 was the first to support 256GB: It had room for everything of mine and room to spare....I got a 256 again with apple care plus and called it a day...
Yes, if you intend to use ProRes a lot in your usage then it is safer to get 1TB. ProRes + Cinematic Mode is the only reason why Apple decided to release a 1TB option.I'd read that ProRes footage file size breaks down to about 4GBs per minute so consumers who are looking to use that feature regularly should take a hard look at the 1TB option. 512GB minimum IMHO.
Does cinematic mode create large files? It’s only 1080p so I’m not sure.Unless you plan to record hours and hours on prores or cinematic mode i would say no.
Does cinematic mode create large files? It’s only 1080p so I’m not sure.