and the weight...uggg its a no no for me, i generally carry my iphone on my shirt bag.
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Will iPhone 17 Pro Start at 256GB Storage?
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and the weight...uggg its a no no for me, i generally carry my iphone on my shirt bag.
It is one thing that lends it self to a more pro device. Never said storage was the only thing that made something "pro," come on now.
Call BS where appropriate.
Apple expects a $1 billion impact from tariffs next quarter. Company wide. A $50 iPhone price increase is roughly $3 billion in additional revenue. Probably more since it’s the 4th quarter. So yeah, Apple can go scratch. And Macrumors can stop making excuses for them.
Apple expects a $1 billion impact from tariffs next quarter. Company wide. A $50 iPhone price increase is roughly $3 billion in additional revenue. Probably more since it’s the 4th quarter. So yeah, Apple can go scratch. And Macrumors can stop making excuses for them.
No, but a Pro device in general should have more storage.
India tariff? Today is Wednesday. I think you are confusing that with the Thursday tariff policy.
Look at competitors phones, almost all have some sort of bump due to the camera/lens.
They will always improve camera, so doubt we with get a "flat" phone. Roughly 93% of all pictures that are taken worldwide were taken by smartphones. The old saying, the best camera is the one you have with you.
can we finally have reasonable upgrade prices for iPhones and MacBooks?
paying $200 to go from 256gb to 512gb on a Pro Max is absolute insanity when 1tb 7000mb/s ssds go for $60-$80 on the regular now.
i know apple got this set up on purpose and their data people have optimized this for the most amount of profit but still
paying $200 to go from 256gb to 512gb on a Pro Max is absolute insanity when 1tb 7000mb/s ssds go for $60-$80 on the regular now.
i know apple got this set up on purpose and their data people have optimized this for the most amount of profit but still
For me, I need at least a 1TB model. That’s what my current iPhone 15 Pro model is, and I’m currently using around 600GB. A 2TB model would be nice to have just in case, as I plan on upgrading and then holding onto it for as long as possible.
Isn’t what determines the “pro” of a device who uses it and how more than what it is? Could not a professional buy the appropriate amount of storage needed to do their work? What amount of storage would be appropriate for a professional? Why is your opinion the correct one?
I’m a professional and the base iPhone Pros have always been sufficient for my work. Sure, I’d like more storage space but I cloud sync data and can always plug in external storage if needed.
Agree - no reason not to start at 256 GB in 2025.
apple logic: if you can afford a pro device, you can afford the $150 storage upgrade, whatareya? poor?
So you are mad they are making the base model have a higher storage? That is the hill you are dying on? I am sorry you got offended because I said the pro line should act like a pro and higher storage would help with that... not to mention the cloud isn't always reliable and more base storage would make your external storage not needed. But maybe you like carrying multiple things around everywhere you go?
No, why would I be?
I’m not offended. Why would I be?
Not a problem for me. It might be for others. In that case, they can decide how much storage they need internally.
You didn’t answer my questions about how much storage would make it “pro” and why that level is the correct “pro” level. All of this also begs the question about what a “pro” device is and who is a professional. I’m a professional but am not the same professional as you (assuming you are) or most other professionals.
I’d love for Apple to include more storage but I’m also not offended when Apple doesn’t. They don’t owe me anything.
If iPhones stop meeting my needs, I’ll stop buying them.
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Most probably the smaller Pro should get 256GB as the base storage and an increase in price by $50, i.e, the base Pro model will have a price of $1149. Think the price of the lineup will be $799/$849 for the base model, $999 for Air/Slim, the smaller Pro at $1149(for 256GB) and finally the Pro Max at $1249
With a $50 increase I bet they'd still make a decent profit even if they included 1TB. Storage costs nothing nowadays, especially in the quantities that Apple buys it.
They should have bumped up the storage to 256GB at the same price, but they always want a little more. And many Apple users seem to be in full favour of paying more, so why not? Should have upped it by $200, people would still pay.
Wild Apple thinks they can get away with charging $999 for a middle of the road phone (but they can because the 🐑 will buy it) and use that to push the prices of the pro line higher.
There's absolutely no logical reason to start the base model with 1 TB. It'd increase the cost when the majority of customers do not need that much space.