iPhone XS Upgraded from the X to the XS but downgraded the storage from 256gb to 64gb

[omelet1978]

Hi,

Found a deal on an XS which shaved $200 off of the price of buying one new from the Apple Store so went and took the plunge. My thought is update to the XS from the X and then try to skip the iPhone 11 since it looks like an iterative update with most of the focus being on the cameras (which I don’t really care that much about).

One decision I made was to downgrade from 256gb to 64gb. The reason I did this is that I uploaded a lot of content onto my iPhone X 256gb but never watched it. My current thought is to just upload a handful of movies and then easily have 20 or 30gb free. I was just wondering if anyone else had done this or had any thoughts on this?

Thanks

 

[Oridus]

Hi,

Found a deal on an XS which shaved $200 off of the price of buying one new from the Apple Store so went and took the plunge. My thought is update to the XS from the X and then try to skip the iPhone 11 since it looks like an iterative update with most of the focus being on the cameras (which I don’t really care that much about).

One decision I made was to downgrade from 256gb to 64gb. The reason I did this is that I uploaded a lot of content onto my iPhone X 256gb but never watched it. My current thought is to just upload a handful of movies and then easily have 20 or 30gb free. I was just wondering if anyone else had done this or had any thoughts on this?

Thanks

I did this when the Max came out. I, personally, regret my decision. Here’s to hoping there is a 128gb base (or at least option) on the 11. I don’t like micro managing my storage, and have had to think about it more than in the past since purchasing the Max at launch. I usually dump unused content off once per year... now I do it monthly to ensure I have enough space for new pics/vids from vacations, new games or apps I want to try, or iOS updates.

 

[1BadManVan]

Another downgrade is storage speed. Read many different sites showing the storage speed difference from the base 64gb to the 256gb

 

[44267547]

Another downgrade is storage speed. Read many different sites showing the storage speed difference from the base 64gb to the 256gb

I doubt average Consumers take notice to storage speed differences. I do know the higher storage tiers obviously have higher speeds, but does that really play a part for someone that that does not know what to look for/notice in the first place? (Rhetorical)

 

[Paddle1]

For me the X and XS are too similar to do this and lose the storage (maybe for the Max though). But if you don't need it and you're happy then it doesn't matter.

 

[omelet1978]

I did this when the Max came out. I, personally, regret my decision. Here’s to hoping there is a 128gb base (or at least option) on the 11. I don’t like micro managing my storage, and have had to think about it more than in the past since purchasing the Max at launch. I usually dump unused content off once per year... now I do it monthly to ensure I have enough space for new pics/vids from vacations, new games or apps I want to try, or iOS updates.

I honestly rarely take videos and pictures so that is probably why I don't really need the storage. I had a Galaxy s9 with 64gb and never really needed extra space either. I went and got rid a lot of videos that I'd loaded onto my X and it's showing 36gb of used space, so that's 28gb left over for the 64gb XS I'm getting. From reviewing 1080p HD @ 30 frames/sec each hour is 3.6gb which is a little over 7 and a half hours of video.
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For me the X and XS are too similar to do this and lose the storage (maybe for the Max though). But if you don't need it and you're happy then it doesn't matter.

I'm also getting a phone with 100% battery and AppleCare so there is that as well. That being said I could be totally wrong by trying 64gb and end up updating to a 256gb XS or 128gb XI if that is the base storage option.