SanDisk's 256GB Flash Storage is Possible Option for iPhone 7 Plus

[keysofanxiety]

Many people do not need more than 16..if it allows Apple to offer a lessor priced iPhone and people want it, whats the problem? I buy the 128 gig and I hear all the time how no one needs that much storage!
Why do we care what business model apple uses?

Apologistic rhetoric, and how disappointing that you don't have the stones to hold a (self-claiming) prolific and quality-obsessed company to higher standards. C'mon man, it's 2016 -- you shouldn't be getting 16GB storage in a $600 phone. And what an answer, 'just buy a better model'; money is tight for some people, and it's not like these phones are cheap.

Since 2009, when the iPhone 3GS was announced, we've got: significantly better quality photos that use lots of storage, much higher definition videos, larger apps, larger application caches, larger operating system footprint, larger OS update size, higher bitrate/quality local audio files from iTunes, more functionality with media in messages/Mail, and loads of third-party apps, which as a result eats up more space ... a lot more space.

The software built into these phones, in practically every single aspect, soaks up tenfold more space than the equivalent apps back in 2009.

Furthermore, the price difference between 16GB and 32GB for Apple is literally $1 or less. I'm not joking, it's that little. Just look at the price of Flash storage available for consumers. It's absolutely nothing. Heck, Apple could likely get it for less, $1 is a surprisingly conservative and hyperbole-free estimate. The tiniest, gentlest, humblest, affordable increase in the base storage at the cost of naff-all per phone would do wonders for consumers. But then a lot more people wouldn't feel the need to jump to the next band.

TL;DR: Absolutely bleeding nobody wants a 16GB iPhone.

 

[bchreng]

Maybe Samsung will see enough success this time around - with their new Galaxy phones - it will light a fire under Apple's arse. 32GB minimum, a larger battery and OIS for the 7 would be great for starters.

 

[RightMACatU]

Well I'm not paying C$1500+tx for 256GB iPhone

 

[naeS1Sean]

That's huge!

Heh...

 

[ChrisCW11]

Why not keep iPhone 7 the same thickness with a larger 4000+ mAh battery? I mean seriously, are consumers really screaming for a thinner phone? No, they are screaming about phones that won't last the day on a charge.

I think Apple has jumped the shark on "thinness" and I think they need an intervention in the same away that anorexic people need to be told to put some weight back on because they are unhealthy.

 

[617aircav]

At best we would see 32gb 64gb 128gb. Apple is not going to throw storage at you for free. I bet that the base will be 16gb to get most people to pay more for the higher storage. A base of 32gb will mean a lot of people will settle for 32gb thus less money for Apple.

 

[Breaking Good]

TL;DR: Absolutely bleeding nobody wants a 16GB iPhone.

I have to take issue with you on this. I would say that enterprise/business customers would prefer a 16GB model to discourage their employees from putting personal data/information/apps on their work smartphone.

I just had my employer issue smartphone upgraded from an iPhone 4 with 8GB of storage to an iPhone 6 with 16GB of storage. I had the iPhone 4 for three years. It did everything it needed to do for work.

As several have mentioned, I expect that we will continue to see a 16GB model offered for sale for enterprise accounts.

 

[citysnaps]

Definitely need to get rid of the 16gb it just doesn't make any sense

It makes a lot of sense. Love watching all the people wringing their hands and angsting about something so trivial, like it's one's mission in life thinking that Apple listens to the tiny minority on tech forums. Amazing how much power Apple has.

 

[gnasher729]

As soon as Tim Cook says "You're cute" He says " Phil Schiller will head back to the stage to reexplain the iCloud storage concept. Phil?"

Just saying: For people who want 256 GB of memory on their device, iCloud storage is quite pointless, at best for storing shared documents that are constantly shared.

 

[Breaking Good]

Maybe Samsung will see enough success this time around - with their new Galaxy phones - it will light a fire under Apple's arse. 32GB minimum, a larger battery and OIS for the 7 would be great for starters.

Samsung has to have a 32GB base model because Touchwiz takes up 10GB by itself.

 

[the future]

256 GB … damn. And I thought I could skip the 7 … Oh well, if the 7 Plus has this and the dual camera, I will have to upgrade again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[skottichan]

Apologistic rhetoric, and how disappointing that you don't have the stones to hold a (self-claiming) prolific and quality-obsessed company to higher standards. C'mon man, it's 2016 -- you shouldn't be getting 16GB storage in a $600 phone. And what an answer, 'just buy a better model'; money is tight for some people, and it's not like these phones are cheap.

Since 2009, when the iPhone 3GS was announced, we've got: significantly better quality photos that use lots of storage, much higher definition videos, larger apps, larger application caches, larger operating system footprint, larger OS update size, higher bitrate/quality local audio files from iTunes, more functionality with media in messages/Mail, and loads of third-party apps, which as a result eats up more space ... a lot more space.

The software built into these phones, in practically every single aspect, soaks up tenfold more space than the equivalent apps back in 2009.

Furthermore, the price difference between 16GB and 32GB for Apple is literally $1 or less. I'm not joking, it's that little. Just look at the price of Flash storage available for consumers. It's absolutely nothing. Heck, Apple could likely get it for less, $1 is a surprisingly conservative and hyperbole-free estimate. The tiniest, gentlest, humblest, affordable increase in the base storage at the cost of naff-all per phone would do wonders for consumers. But then a lot more people wouldn't feel the need to jump to the next band.

TL;DR: Absolutely bleeding nobody wants a 16GB iPhone.

Huh, because both of my parents (late 50's) and grandparents (late-70's) are completely baffled as to why anyone needs more than 16GB.

At the moment they're in a holding pattern with their 5C's and 5S's to see if Apple produces a similar sized phone, because they find the 6S (and obviously 6s+) to be far too large.

And this is a common thing I hear amongst their circle of friends.

Some people just don't need a 5+" phone with 256GB of ram.


TL;DR: Not everyone in the world is you.

 

[Ferc Kast]

I'm just saying this would be more likely to come to the upcoming iPad (Air 3/Pro 9.7") first before it would reach the iPhone. This a precedent for this order since that's how the 128GB option was introduced with iPad 4th gen first, and later was added to the iPhone.

Here's my idea of how the lineup would be for storage: 16GB (casual users), 64GB (mid-tier), 256GB (power users)

Some people just don't need a 5+" phone with 256GB of ram.

Nothing I know of has 256GB of RAM; that'd be an extra powerhouse of a device. 256GB of storage would be another story.

 

[RightMACatU]

with 256GB of ram.

Huhhhh, your post sounded credible until that last part...

 

[Carlanga]

Is it just me or is it a bit ridiculous that you'll be able to buy a phone with more storage space than an entry level laptop?

What entry level laptop has less than 16gb? Even the top size it's still smaller than most laptops.
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Huh, because both of my parents (late 50's) and grandparents (late-70's) are completely baffled as to why anyone needs more than 16GB.

At the moment they're in a holding pattern with their 5C's and 5S's to see if Apple produces a similar sized phone, because they find the 6S (and obviously 6s+) to be far too large.

And this is a common thing I hear amongst their circle of friends.

Some people just don't need a 5+" phone with 256GB of ram.


TL;DR: Not everyone in the world is you.

Lol that's amazing w 256 of RAM lol

 

[Mr. Dee]

I think the large storage is overrated. 64 GBs is really the sweet spot. Apple could make the default be 32 GBs for the base model. I own a 3rd gen iPod Touch since 2009 and I have not been able to fill it up. I don't need to sync every playlist, I don't need to sync every photo. I don't need to download every popular app. I bought an iPhone 6s 64 GB, yes, I have downloaded all the latest apps for Google and Microsoft and other popular apps on the app store. Here is the thing, I hardly use most of them. These are the ones I use the most: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Outlook, Photos and Yammer. I really could have saved $200 going with the 16 GB. Then again, I bought the 64 GB model as a safety net only to realize, its a bit of an overkill. Since owning the phone, I have used about 12.2 GBs with 43 GBs remaining.

 

[mozumder]

being an apple fan, I still find it funny each year when people joke about the possibility of the new iPhone still having 16gb as base storage lol

A huge amount of people don't even use their iPhones for anything data intensive. They don't download apps, and only occasionally use their cameras.

Even an 8GB phone would be fine for them.
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Definitely need to get rid of the 16gb it just doesn't make any sense

What about all the people that don't download apps and rarely use the camera?
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Just as long as they get rid of the 16GB for good. It is beyond ridiculous at this point even for a low cost option, it is barely usable.

It would be better if it was 8GB if it helps cut costs.

Remember that lots of people don't download apps or use any data.

 

[navaira]

What entry level laptop has less than 16gb? Even the top size it's still smaller than most laptops.

Even my $199 Chromebook I bought 1.5 years ago came with 16 GB. (Which I replaced with 128 GB pretty quickly.) I don't think I've heard of a 2015-2016 laptop with less than 16 GB storage space.

 

[Splatt123]

Made me pay 100 more without missing a beat. If that doesn't make sense to you, you don't own AAPL.
[doublepost=1458144168][/doublepost]Lightness is a feature. You sacrifice one feature for another feature, that's called design.

Apple *should be* about creating great products. A 16GB iPhone is not a great product for most people - the fact you have to spend another $100 proves that.

I just added 128GB to my S7 Edge for £35. Apple switcher since the 11th. iPhone owner since the original in 2007.

 

[thealkimist]

I can totally understand the iPhone becoming thinner and lighter over time, but thinner at this juncture is bad design. We need a minimum of 50% more battery life (over 6s) before any further thinning. Ideally you want your lineup so anyone flying and travelling between countries in crucial-uptime circumstances won't run out of battery. It's an obsession with thinness to the detriment of the product and an ignorance for how your customers use it. Design the product for how it is used. Battery cases should be reserved for niche use-cases such as weekend wilderness camping, not commuting between airports or a day-trip with GPS.

I would have to disagree with your justifications for having longer battery life. Don't misunderstand me, I want what you want, but Apple wouldn't be drastically improving battery life for mobile devices if there was good usability data to back up such a move while weighing in their margins. The simple fact is that most iOS users do not need battery life beyond the current affordance. The amount of users who need extended battery life like frequent travelers or heavy phone users pales in comparison to the majority of their customers.

 

[sinsin07]

I think the large storage is overrated. 64 GBs is really the sweet spot. Apple could make the default be 32 GBs for the base model. I own a 3rd gen iPod Touch since 2009 and I have not been able to fill it up. I don't need to sync every playlist, I don't need to sync every photo. I don't need to download every popular app. I bought an iPhone 6s 64 GB, yes, I have downloaded all the latest apps for Google and Microsoft and other popular apps on the app store. Here is the thing, I hardly use most of them. These are the ones I use the most: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Outlook, Photos and Yammer. I really could have saved $200 going with the 16 GB. Then again, I bought the 64 GB model as a safety net only to realize, its a bit of an overkill. Since owning the phone, I have used about 12.2 GBs with 43 GBs remaining.

There's a an underlying theme to your post.
Other iPhone owners MMV.

 

[EdG_713]

A huge amount of people don't even use their iPhones for anything data intensive. They don't download apps, and only occasionally use their cameras.

Even an 8GB phone would be fine for them.
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What about all the people that don't download apps and rarely use the camera?
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It would be better if it was 8GB if it helps cut costs.

Remember that lots of people don't download apps or use any data.

FIY the average number of apps an iPhone user has is 25 which means people who don't download apps are far in the minority. Also I currently have 129 apps on my iPhone. And IOS 9.2.1 is around 2 Gigs so an 8 Gig iPhone would be very ridiculous.

 

[that1guyy]

Seems everything I read says Iphone plus will get all the cool features; regular iphones will get nothing. Such BS

 

[Gudi]

TL;DR: Absolutely bleeding nobody wants a 16GB iPhone.

Huh, because both of my parents (late 50's) and grandparents (late-70's) are completely baffled as to why anyone needs more than 16GB. At the moment they're in a holding pattern with their 5C's and 5S's to see if Apple produces a similar sized phone, because they find the 6S (and obviously 6s+) to be far too large. And this is a common thing I hear amongst their circle of friends. Some people just don't need a 5+" phone with 256GB of ram.

TL;DR: Not everyone in the world is you.

I bet your parents and grandparents would also get along with 8GB iPhones. Still the bigger base storage (other than the bigger phone size) doesn't hurt them. And a 32GB iPhone wouldn't hurt them either.

TL;DR: While some people could live with it, nobody ever asks for storage to be smaller.

 

[Jax44]

There is no way Apple can announce 16, 128, and 256 storage options without getting booed and tomatoes thrown at them in their announcement stage.

Heirloom tomatoes I presume?.