This. Should've at least been 128 and 256 as options. And not just because of the cost, but also because there's no way 64 GB will be enough between the larger app and game resources for the higher-res display and 4Kp60 video recording.
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Over Half of Prospective iPhone X Buyers Surveyed Plan to Choose 256GB Storage
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What does that have to do with anything? This isn't a lot to ask for the technology involved here. Apple isn't just going to give away more than 64 GB of storage when a good 50% of the buyers of said model don't even 64 GB.
Also, I love how it becomes "just a phone" whenever price is discussed. Quality Macrumors.
They didn't really "remove" the 128GB model, they simply doubled the RAM in the 32GB and 128GB models which occupied those slots. Yes, I realise that means that the 128GB is no longer an option but if they had simply 'removed' the 128GB model then it would be 32GB and 256GB and that would be quite different.
Yeah, you'd have to be really dumb and have none of those super engineering smarts to think that a device could be charged wirelessly by magically beaming electricity across the room.
https://www.wi-charge.com
You do realise everyone who wants an SE has already bought one?
Also, we don't want a 4" phone, we want a 4.7" display in a phone the same size as an SE.
Why "at least"? Why is that acceptable, but this isn't?
No. The truth is 64 GB is overly generous here. Most of the buyers of that model don't even need 64 GB. Apple isn't going to just give away 128 GB storage to people who don't need it.
So much for those who dissed the iPhone X high price or the 8 looking too much like the previous generations.
I'll be doing my part in putting an end to the SE as a flagship phone by buying my wife an iPhone X and telling her she has 14 days to decide to keep it, or go back to her SE. It will work, because it's not that much bigger, but it is that much better.
With HVEC & HEIF paired with cloud storage and streaming services there's a market for some who don't rely as much on local storage.
Of course it all depends on how the survey was worded, and what choices people had.
I always loved it myself. Very nice to be able to just plop the phone down.
Also, perhaps I'm not the only one who's spent ridiculous amounts of money on replacement Lightning cables for my wife and kids
Bigger problem is if the demand will be presist or just initial demand and dies off. Only 28% surveyed wish to buy iPhone X, that is pretty small number.
I can't believe the wireless changing is the most attractive feature.
256GB is so pointless for most peoples use cases. Most are hit with iCloud is full messages and assume that means they need internal storage. I personally use shared iCloud galleries to store all my photos, have iTunes Match for all my streaming music needs and never get close to using 5GB iCloud storage and barely more than 20GB internal.
I don't know if this is ironic but 64GB would be more than most people would ever really need.
I don't know if this is ironic but 64GB would be more than most people would ever really need.
Looks good to me.. I just need the 64gb. I have a 128gb 7+ and I only have 30gb on that. Means better chance for me
1) Some people are cheap. Even at the higher cost.
2) Some companies want only "thin" smartphones so their employees can't get into much trouble storing porn and nude selfies.
That is why there is a 64 GB Tier.
True. Good thing there is 2TB iCloud storage plans now with 256gb iPhones and 4K video! LOL. Heck I don't even have enough storage on my MacBook Pro to backup an entire 256gb iPhone
Sounds more and more like it will be next to impossible to get a 256GB iPhone X before 2018. I'll definitely be ordering as soon as orders go live but I fully expect an 6-8 week back order almost immediately with it quickly then slipping to 8-10 weeks.
Methinks they mean prospective iPhone buyers, since 100% of respondents seem to want an iPhone... This survey isn't making a good first impression...
Or is it a result of Apple's confusing train wreck of an iPhone product range confusing people?
Actually, that's not unsensible:
If you stream your media, don't play many games, don't shoot movies (i.e. you basically want a phone) 64GB is more than enough.
If you download your media and/or install lots of games and/or shoot movies you'll easily chew through 128GB.
(Or, get an Android phone with a SD card slot...)
What you perhaps don't appreciate is that by providing more RAM options, the price of every iPhone will be increased due to reduced economies of scale. You say Apple should have continued the "128MB" (assumed to mean GB) model but what about a 96GB model or a 48GB model? For some people those would be better suited. What Apple are doing with 64GB and 256GB is providing enough product differentiation to make people really consider if they NEED the larger size or not. 64GB is not a small amount of RAM and will be absolutely fine for most people. By offering two sizes only they avoid fragmenting the product line and increasing costs for everyone.
In fact in my household, my wife and son just bought 64GB iPhone 8 plus's but my daughter got a 256GB iPhone 8 plus. I currently have an iPhone 7 plus 128GB and would probably go to 256GB if I bought an iPhone X since I'm already using just over 64GB and also have a 256GB iPad Pro.
