will you buy 8GB iphone4 for $99? is that enough storage for 2 years??
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appleguy123
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No, $100 is well worth it for 2x the storage, speed, and a better camera.
I think he was referring to the 16GB iPhone 4S.
Personally even the 32GB iPhone 4 isn't enough for me and I'm looking forward to getting the 64GB iPhone 4S.
Yes.
Personally, I'd spring for the 8GB because I use Spotify instead of keeping some small portion of my music collection on my phone.
wordoflife
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At first I tended to agree with the OP, but nahhh. I'd rather get twice as much space (I'll probably need 32GB actually ... 3x the space), a faster phone, better camera (I can totally justify the higher price just for the camera), Siri, 14.4Mb/s downloads, etc etc
IMO if you're going to be a heavy user, you need at least 16GB. I have 32GB right now, and that's been a pretty comfortable number, with the amount of storage I actually use varying depending on how much music I have loaded. The new option for 64GB is nice, but I'm not sure that's worth an extra $100 for my usage.
appleguy123
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The $99 iPhone 4 is 8gb.
BlizzardBolt
macrumors 6502
8GB is just about right for 2 years.
Unless you take many HD videos or have an abnormally large collection of music 8GB is fine although 16 GB is safer as iOS5 takes up a good chuck.
Unless you take many HD videos or have an abnormally large collection of music 8GB is fine although 16 GB is safer as iOS5 takes up a good chuck.
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8GB just isn't enough for me. Then again, people are going to buy a $199 Kindle Fire which only has 8GB too. If you plan to use the iCloud, then I say go for it.
If storage was one of the main reasons, the 3GS has 8GB and that is FREE with contract.
I prefer my next smartphone to have an expandable storage slot. It is "basic stuff" like that I miss that most people who only used an iPhone as a smartphone will never understand. Apple users pay $100 just to get double the storage for an iPhone when you can pay about $14 for a 16GB SanDisk microSD card and about $39 for a 32GB one off Amazon. I can easily get a Android phone with 16GB for $99 and then just add another $14 16GB microSD (Class 4) to make it 32GB. A savings of over $85.
If storage was one of the main reasons, the 3GS has 8GB and that is FREE with contract.
I prefer my next smartphone to have an expandable storage slot. It is "basic stuff" like that I miss that most people who only used an iPhone as a smartphone will never understand. Apple users pay $100 just to get double the storage for an iPhone when you can pay about $14 for a 16GB SanDisk microSD card and about $39 for a 32GB one off Amazon. I can easily get a Android phone with 16GB for $99 and then just add another $14 16GB microSD (Class 4) to make it 32GB. A savings of over $85.
I was gonna use my wifes upgrade for the "new" iphone. And give her my ip4. She has a 3gs. After seeing whats coming out I wont be upgrading my ip4 till the 6th gen iphone comes out and will now get her a ip4 for $99, cant beat it.
That being said I took a look at her usage/gb today.. She still has 11.9of14.1 gb. She's had the phone 2yrs does everything she wants with it and i dont see her usage expanding all that much making a $99 ip4 a steal and a great start to her bday presents this weekend, just in time!..
So i guess for some the 8gb does make sense.. Really depends on the user, I personally could never do it (again, I did have an original 4gb).
That being said I took a look at her usage/gb today.. She still has 11.9of14.1 gb. She's had the phone 2yrs does everything she wants with it and i dont see her usage expanding all that much making a $99 ip4 a steal and a great start to her bday presents this weekend, just in time!..
So i guess for some the 8gb does make sense.. Really depends on the user, I personally could never do it (again, I did have an original 4gb)
.iMrNiceGuy0023
macrumors 68000
go for the 16 GB iPhone 4 for $149, I dont think 8 GB is enough, with apps pictures and music and video, you will fill it up in 2 months
Comeagain?
macrumors 68020
It is by capacity. The OP (I'm assuming) was asking if they bought the 8gb, would it still hold everything they wanted it to, even in two years.
When one looks at how much you are paying over a 2 year contract period, $100 works out to $4 and a few cents per month. If you think you might conceivably need more than 8GB then spend the extra.
verwon
macrumors 68030
That's just silly!
wordoflife
macrumors 604
Please. not again.
urkel
macrumors 68030
Power users will blow through 8GB instantly, but Im always amazed when I look at the storage needs of my "normal" friends. Their photo library has never been dumped/backed up, they have no music, no video even the apps they get are all freebies so many times they're nowhere near the 8GB limit. In fact, a friend of mine hunted down a 64GB for a week and when I saw her phone the other day she was only using 1.2GB of the 64.
So it all depends on what kind of user you are. For me, I think 32GB is the sweet spot since I have all my essential apps, a good amount of media, a sizable photo library and a few GB open for whatever else I need.
So it all depends on what kind of user you are. For me, I think 32GB is the sweet spot since I have all my essential apps, a good amount of media, a sizable photo library and a few GB open for whatever else I need.