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Stop already with the 128gb whining..
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Prices? Battery drain? Space constraints? Reliability? Levels of mass production? The list goes on.
Just because it's produced doesn't make it viable for mass production in a high-volume device such as the iPhone, nor does it mean it'll fit in-line with Apples profit margins and design ideology. Notice how no other major smartphone manufacturer has a 128GB option for their phones? It's impractical at the moment.
EDIT: Also, just because one supplier makes a certain component, doesn't mean it's a supplier that Apple utilizes. There are more factors than "it's being made and it's less than $100, do it!" That'd be reductionism.
Most Android devices have an SD option to compensate. So, Android doesn't necessarily need 128GB internal memory.
You can buy an Android with 64GB of internal memory and add a 64GB microSDXC card.
If someone works out a lot, say multlple hours per day, a wide variety of music at hand is very much appreciated. I know when I was training for a marathon and a half last year, I got sick of my music pretty quickly and found that being able to change things up on the fly often helped keep me from going nuts from boredom.
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Or those of us who travel a lot and spend a lot of time flying and spend a lot of time in countries with poor wireless access...like me. I would prefer to have as much capacity on my phone as possible. Sorry you think I suffer from "digital compulsive hoarding".
That's substantially different than a 128GB eMMC. I have a train to catch so I have to keep it brief, but there's different data transfer rates between eMMC and SD, as well battery usage, space constraints, etc. Also, many Android phones don't allow apps to be installed to SD cards.
I don't need a lot of internal memory, just enough for what cannot or should not be put in the microSDXC with Android.
I could do that on my Nook Tab on CM10.1, but not on my rooted Xperia TL. Was a bit glitchy on the Nook, but I have 16GB eMMC so I don't mind
At some point the technology will be ready to put 128GB in an iPhone.
However, the question is still whether 128GB iPhones make sense for the world we live in. Why would you want to have a copy of your music library on every device using highly expensive storage instead of just having a single one on a server and being able to access it from everywhere, on every device?
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Well, I could put some apps in the external with my Xperia Neo V and official Android 2.3
If they started producing it this quarter it'll more than likely be used in the iPhone 6 (as I said), it would've been impractical to put it in the 5S if they both came out in the same quarter.
Maybe they left out a camera with a higher resolution, so as to not have to push the storage with this release...
i keep more on my ipad than my iphone. I have 64gb versions of both, but i'll probably get a 128gb ipad next time around but i have no need for more than 64gb on my iphone.
still, it would be nice to have the option. The perennially worst thing about iphones/ipads is the lack of removable memory. So even if only 5% of people would buy the 128gb iphone why not give them the option...
still, it would be nice to have the option. The perennially worst thing about iphones/ipads is the lack of removable memory. So even if only 5% of people would buy the 128gb iphone why not give them the option...
You don't get it. As we use more robust apps that take up more local data, or take higher quality videos, or need to store documents, videos, and other large files on the most personal device we own, local storage becomes more and more essential for those of us who aren't always able to get a Wifi connection or a solid LTE signal.
Personally, I don't listen to music very much and I don't have a single song on my iPhone. What I do have are a ton of audiobooks, podcast, apps, and videos for various projects that I work on. I can't stream HD video over a 3G cellular network in Nigeria or Bahrain. I need to have those locally available to show my clients, and sometimes my laptop battery dies so I have to resort to my iPhone to show those pieces for my work.
The technology exists for 128GB on an iPhone. Memory is cheap, and it's a pity Apple didn't put 128GB into the latest iPhone. I have a 128GB iPad for the very reason I stated above, but a 128GB iPhone would complement very well into my travel situation.
I'm in a desperate need of 128GB!
My iTunes library is exploding.... I can't take all my music with me, so I need to micromanage albums which is very incontinent!
My iTunes library is exploding.... I can't take all my music with me, so I need to micromanage albums which is very incontinent!
I doubt many need 64gb but they still have that. Out of roughly 30 people I know with iPhones I'm the only one with one and that only has 5 gigs of space left.
I need 128gb now and they should provide it.
I need 128gb now and they should provide it.
