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I really hope apple doesn't do with the iPhone what they did with the iPad and increase the base price along with increasing the base storage (iPad pro starts at 32GB but it cost $100 more than the previous 16GB iPad)
 
I think the 128GB will be more expensive than the 64GB iPhone 6s.

I'd imagine it will follow the iPad Pro... 32 --> 128 is $150 more.

This is Apple, they don't give away things for free. Especially when it comes to capacity.
 
Why don't they just do 64/128/256? I always wondered why they keep that bottom rung so paltry. Other than it being a marketing ploy I don't understand why the bottom rung gets short changed like that. I will most likely go with the 128gb, but I would have considered saving $100 if the bottom rung was 64gb.
 
Why don't they just do 64/128/256? I always wondered why they keep that bottom rung so paltry. Other than it being a marketing ploy I don't understand why the bottom rung gets short changed like that. I will most likely go with the 128gb, but I would have considered saving $100 if the bottom rung was 64gb.

And that's exactly why they do it... so you'll spend the extra $100 (or in this case I think $150) on something that costs them under $10.
 
Why don't they just do 64/128/256? I always wondered why they keep that bottom rung so paltry. Other than it being a marketing ploy I don't understand why the bottom rung gets short changed like that. I will most likely go with the 128gb, but I would have considered saving $100 if the bottom rung was 64gb.
Bc it's unnecessary. For many individuals and business accounts, 16GB is more than sufficient.
 
I've used about 1/2 of the available storage on my 64GB iPhone. While bumping the base storage up to 32GB is nice, I'd be kinda cramped in that so I'd get the next tier whether it is 64GB or 128GB.
 
They could. Didn't say they would. You never know... if there's enough of a fuss made about it.

Definitely not likely though.

I don't recall them ever adding a different storage amount mid cycle.... what they start it as it where it stays until the next phones come out...

now they may have added it to the phone when it became the old version the next year... I never really pay attention to that part of it cuz I'm always interested in the newest phone, not last years model (or the SE phones)
 
I don't recall them ever adding a different storage amount mid cycle.... what they start it as it where it stays until the next phones come out...

now they may have added it to the phone when it became the old version the next year... I never really pay attention to that part of it cuz I'm always interested in the newest phone, not last years model (or the SE phones)
But this also isn't the typical "mid-cycle" though, is it? It has the timing of what is typically a new form factor. There's actually nothing about this that's typical. This year and next are both predicted to be unprecedented (in regards to iPhone history).

When previous models take the back seat because of new flagships, the number of storage choices is almost always reduced. Typically only the base model remains avaialable for purchase.
 
But this also isn't the typical "mid-cycle" though, is it? It has the timing of what is typically a new form factor. There's actually nothing about this that's typical. This year and next are both predicted to be unprecedented (in regards to iPhone history).

When previous models take the back seat because of new flagships, the number of storage choices is almost always reduced. Typically only the base model remains avaialable for purchase.

what I was referring to with midcycle is the comment that they might add another storage capacity...

you can dream on that they'll add a 64gb capacity sometime in the next year... but that's all it's going to be
 
what I was referring to with midcycle is the comment that they might add another storage capacity...

you can dream on that they'll add a 64gb capacity sometime in the next year... but that's all it's going to be
Oh, I can't see Apple adding anything "mid-cycle" in that regard. Definitely agree there.
 
This is why they kept 16/64/128 for 2 years, the upsell was incredibly lucrative compared to 16/32/64 in the years before. If they go 32/128/256 this time, the upsell will be even better.

Compare this to the note 7, you could get a 128gb 7 plus for the same price as a 64gb note.
This really makes the iPhone more appealing, well at least in the U.S.... Base iPhone X Plus costs the same as Note 7 in Europe, so you get 32GB of storage with the iPhone 7+ and 64GB with the Note for the same price.
 
While I applaud the (two or three years overdue) base model storage increase, I go right back into an eye-roll at the rumors of no 64GB option. Apple really are the masters of playing with people's minds. They know full well 64GB is a sweet spot for a lot of customers these days so they just had to have that gap between 32-128GB so a lot of people would have to fork out for the 128GB model.
 
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