So I just bought the iPhone 5s in 64gb...

[lpb]

I created a thread about this a few days back, there's 5 pages of responses if you care to read.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1644870/

This was my final summary if you don't want to bother reading through it:

I finally made my decision and will be keeping the Space Gray 32GB 5S.

A summary of the main reasons many bought the 64GB model:

• Have a large music/video/photo collection
• It was the only model available at the time
• Future-proofing against growing app sizes
• Sick of having to constantly sync your phone

The main reasons I'm not upgrading to 64GB:

• Stream all of my music through Spotify
• Have unlimited LTE on Verizon
• Don't keep photos/videos on my phone long-term (backup to PC & Dropbox)
• Don't watch movies on my phone

Cheers!

Spotify stream stores the music on your phone so it is no proper "stream". Check your usage and you'll see...

 

[Lucille Carter]

Anyone?

It amazes me why people would ask strangers to make choices they should be able to make.

 

[Primejimbo]

Spotify stream stores the music on your phone so it is no proper "stream". Check your usage and you'll see...

I won't ever use that, because if I drop the service what do I to show for? Nothing. I rather buy my music and use iTunes Match and stream it that way. I have iTunes Radio (no ads) with iTunes Match and all in ine spot.
I just got iTunes Match a few weeks ago and I might get the 16GB iPhone now because of it.

 

[zer06ame]

Spotify stream stores the music on your phone so it is no proper "stream". Check your usage and you'll see...

That's partially true. Spotify stores the streamed content locally so that if you want to replay the same track again, it won't use more of your data on the second play. It's the same concept as your browser caching recently visited website so it will reload faster on a revisit.

They don't offer a "delete cached files" option like on Android, but Spotify will automatically delete music if iOS is in need of additional space. If you want to manually purge your cache, you need to uninstall and reinstall the app.

 

[Breaking Good]

My wife and probably other women with young kids keep thousands of pics [on their iPhone without backing them up].

She finally gave me her iPhone 5 32gb after 6 months to backup the pics since we needed 3gb to free space to update to ios7.

Yep. This is why I bought my wife the 64GB iPhone 5 and just added 10GB of storage to her iCloud account.

I also made sure that both her iPhone and iPad are set up to backup automatically when they are recharging.

 

[akdj]

32Gb would probably be ideal but 16GB would suffice in this day and age with dropbox, google drive etc.

64GB is kind of overkill but to each their own... 64GB is the hardest one to resale unless you're willing to give a raw deal.

B. S. I just sold my two year old 4s for $425 within an hour of posting it on Craigslist. In this day n age of 1080p video and 8mpxl snaps, 2GB apps and 250-400mb magazines the extra storage comes in handy

The 64gb iPhone is probably the absolute worst in terms of resell value (if resell value matters to you).

Right now its hard to resell a 64gb iPhone 5 for $450-500(after eBay fees) or Craigslist.

But u can unload a 16gb iPhone 5 for $350-400 easy. So the extra $200 you spent on the 64gb won't net you the spread $200 when you sell. You will be lucky to get back $100 of the extra $200 you spent.

Again. B. S.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=iPhone+5+64gb&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc
Completed iPhone 5/64 sales are at $650. They hold their value

This is bad info....I was able to sell my White Iphone 4s 64gb for $400 on craigslist about 3 months ago. Just keep it in a protective case and slap a screen protector on it. You'll reap the rewards when it comes time to reselling it. ALWAYS use Craigslist for maximum return. I had about 10 inquiries within 15 minutes of posting it on CL.

I ALWAYS buy the 64gb version. Considering I paid $400 for it w/ the discount from AT&T....I used the phone for 2 years....and sold it back for $400....I had the phone for free for 2 years.....You do the math.

Amen. I've done the same with every generation but my wife gets the hand me down and we sell the two generation old hardware. Never have I 'lost' money. iPhones in particular if you keep them in good condition maintain their value incredibly well.

To the OP. Congrats. Sounds like you got what you were looking for so that's what matters as far as this thread is concerned. However, too much BS in this thread about how much they're worth is ridiculous. As well, keeping your phone less than 80/85% full is always a good idea the way NAND and flash storage works

We've always purchased 64GB iPhones and iPads. It's not always a smart idea to stream or utilize cloud storage when the carriers charge such an exorbitant fee for data

J

 

[Mr.C]

32Gb would probably be ideal but 16GB would suffice in this day and age with dropbox, google drive etc.

64GB is kind of overkill but to each their own... 64GB is the hardest one to resale unless you're willing to give a raw deal.

I disagree. For me even 64GB isn't enough and I've had to uninstall some of my content.

As for 64GB being overkill it in no way is and certainly isn't hard to sell. I've always got top money for my 64GB iOS devices.

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The 64gb iPhone is probably the absolute worst in terms of resell value (if resell value matters to you).

Right now its hard to resell a 64gb iPhone 5 for $450-500(after eBay fees) or Craigslist.

But u can unload a 16gb iPhone 5 for $350-400 easy. So the extra $200 you spent on the 64gb won't net you the spread $200 when you sell. You will be lucky to get back $100 of the extra $200 you spent.

No its not. The 64GB models are no more harder to sell then the 16GB and 32GB models.

 

[D3TSURA]

I was the exact opposite. I thought that I could get by with the 32GB and I wound up exchanging it after a week to get the 64GB.

 

[henry2]

I just switched to the 64.gb iPhone 5s .I have about 20.gb of music on it along with 18.games and 20 diff apps on the old iPad I had and it was getting filled up fast with slot of the stuff I keep with me all the time .

 

[12vElectronics]

I've always bought 16gb, but next time round i'll probably do 64gb. It's crazy how big some apps are becoming..

 

[ddublu]

Here's another reason to go max storage - Jailbreak. It will eventually come out for iOS 7 and when it does possibilities get even greater. Max storage is a good call.