Try to convince me to get a 64 GB iPhone 5.

[irDigital0l]

How many photos/HD videos do you take?

Do you play a lot of hardcore graphic-intense games?

How many movies do you want to have on your iPhone?

How often do you use iCloud, iTunes in the Cloud, etc.?

 

[yaymath]

How many photos/HD videos do you take?

Do you play a lot of hardcore graphic-intense games?

How many movies do you want to have on your iPhone?

How often do you use iCloud, iTunes in the Cloud, etc.?

I take a decent number of pictures and videos. Although I'm not a heavy photographer, I imagine that those panoramic photos will take a lot of space (~25 MB each).

I also play a lot of games and I have a lot of apps that are over 100 MB.

I don't have that many movies right now but I plan on getting some that I can watch whenever I need to kill some time.

I use iCloud but not iTunes in the Cloud. But doesn't iCloud still store data on your device? For example, iWork apps store documents on the device as well, and the photos in the Photo Steam take up space too.

 

[x-evil-x]

just get it...

i know pretty convincing right

 

[irDigital0l]

I take a decent number of pictures and videos. Although I'm not a heavy photographer, I imagine that those panoramic photos will take a lot of space (~25 MB each).

I also play a lot of games and I have a lot of apps that are over 100 MB.

I don't have that many movies right now but I plan on getting some that I can watch whenever I need to kill some time.

I use iCloud but not iTunes in the Cloud. But doesn't iCloud still store data on your device? For example, iWork apps store documents on the device as well, and the photos in the Photo Steam take up space too.

So by games and apps over 100 MB...your talking about those over 1GB?

If so get 32GB.

64GB only if you plan on taking tons of photos and HD videos and keeping like 5 movies on your iPhone at all times.

 

[Michael CM1]

I have a 16GB iPhone 4S and 32GB third-gen iPad. I could probably use more storage on the iPad because I would like to hold more magazines and video on there. But I get by with that.

The 4S isn't too bad, especially using Spotify and iCloud. The longest video I can take is probably about 30 minutes if I dump all of my iTunes music. I might be able to ditch my 1.6GB Magellan GPS app if Apple's maps is as awesome as I hope it is. So if I doubled my storage, I would have no trouble at all. As far as photos, you would have to take a LOT of photos to make a dent in your storage. But that video will hit it quickly.

If you can easily afford the 64GB, go for it. But I think you'll be OK with 32.

 

[erzeszut]

OK - think of it this way. It's an extra $100 and you might never use it, but when you want to sell it for an iPhone 6, you'll recoup $50+ of that additional cost. So really it's a $50 decision. Do it.

This right here is an EXCELLENT argument. Using the 4S as an example -- right now on gazelle.com, a 32GB ATT 4S in "good" condition fetches $266. A 64GB version of the same phone gets $310. So KeepCalm was right, sellers are getting nearly half of that 64GB premium back when/if they sell. I'm convinced.

 

[i-John]

It's only $100 more to double up your memory.


Is this a Good enough reason from random Internet guy?

But it's an extra $100 that you wasted if you never use it.

I currently have a 32GB iPhone 4, and use iTunes Match and Spotify for my music. I've about 18GB free. Personally, no need.

It's all personal need. If you don't need the extra space, it's a waste of money. If you have a large music collection and maybe want to take a lot of video, then probably the bigger the better.

 

[OSMac]

64 is useful on the iPad for videos, on the iPhone 16 or 32 works for me.

 

[Shasta McNasty]

Its $100 for something that you cant change down the line. Its better to have it and not use it than wish you had the extra storage and think about it everyday. If the $100 is a big deal, call your boss up tomorrow and ask for an extra shift or take one from a co worker to make up the difference in price.