Do you think that 16gb is enough for the entry level iphones like the iphone 15 or iphone 15 pro? If apple were to make a cheaper 16gb model ($100 cheaper) would you buy it?
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With the photo and video quality these days it would run out of space to quick.... can't imagine Apple would even consider so little storage.
No.
Just the System Data will eat up the space quickly.
Just the System Data will eat up the space quickly.
many people don't really use the camera anymore though so maybe people who are more used to using safari or mails wouldn't mind?
The system files just to run iOS is large. Right now it’s 13gb on my iPhone.
I wouldn’t. 16GB would be too small to hold the OS and apps.
Not to mention, Im willing to bet that no factory is building 16gb chips anymore so for Apple to start ordering some, it would probably cost more than 128gb or 256gb ones
True right. Apple stopped building the iPod mini since they had difficulty sourcing the 4gb and 6gb spinning mini harddrives. They had to move on to solid memory chips which are far thinner and necessitated a redesign aka iPod nano.
I just checked and my iPhone XR storage shows 17,7 / 64 GB used. I have most of the stuff on iCloud 75 / 200 GB used. So theoretically I could manage with 16 GB but it wouldn’t be comfortable. I would need to delete something from my phone. Also it might cause problems when updating iOS. If I’m not mistaken it requires some free space to install new version of iOS.
No chance. I used a 16GB SE 2016 for 9 months in 2022 and it only had enough capacity for all my apps and some photographs. Everything, from music to TV shows, had to be streamed.
Fortunately, the 4G I was getting was completely solid and reliable so I never felt like I had to have anything saved on the phone. I reckon 128GB is the sweet spot for most users in 2023 though.
Fortunately, the 4G I was getting was completely solid and reliable so I never felt like I had to have anything saved on the phone. I reckon 128GB is the sweet spot for most users in 2023 though.
Nooooooooo way. Even with all of my pics on iCloud I’m still almost at 64 gigs
Nah, 16gb is not enough nowadays, it has to be at least 64+cloud. Storage is cheap, it probably costs apple less than $5 to add another 64gb - i guess the cost of soldering the chip is more than the difference between 16 and 64gb.
Honestly, 64 isn’t. Size of apps these days.
Never.
I currently have only 16GB free on my 128GB 13 mini. And that is with a 2TB iCloud+ that I store all of my pics and videos on it. Can't imagine having any less than that. I might even go for a 256GB next time I upgrade.
I currently have only 16GB free on my 128GB 13 mini. And that is with a 2TB iCloud+ that I store all of my pics and videos on it. Can't imagine having any less than that. I might even go for a 256GB next time I upgrade.
I understand your point of view, but storage doesn’t cost THAT much, so it wouldn’t reduce prices significantly.
Companies sell overpriced storage; it’s a well know practice across the industry.
Companies sell overpriced storage; it’s a well know practice across the industry.
Do you mean 64? Anything under 128GB is hard to do, but 16 is just impossible. I have a working 16GB iPhone 5s and fiddled with it recently, 16GB was just enough to have one single app on it and nothing more. iOS eats 12GB, system data around 2, and you're left with 2 gigabytes of storage which is barely enough to have one video on it.
Went from 128GB to 64GB phone without an issue: I have a TON of apps and media on it, and I still have more then 20GB of free space.
I do use the option where original size of videos / photos is saved in iCloud and load them when I need them, but it usually only last a very short time to load them up, so it's not an issue. BIG space saver.
Huge multi-GB apps can easily be simply offloaded and reinstalled whenever needed.
If you are talking about 16 GB RAM than yes
Lol what?
They don’t even make anything smaller than 64gb anymore do they? Not sure why this is even a question
The majority of people use the camera on their phone, hence why it’s the most talked about aspect in the keynotes, adverts etc. If all you use is safari and emails then buy the cheapest iPhone or an older model.
iOS basically takes up most of what a 16GB device would have storage wise anyway.
That’s exactly what I thought. Give me 2 TB of storage and 16 GB of ram.
