While the iPhone has started at 16GB of storage for its entry level for the past several years, the iPhone 7 may be looking to bump that up. Apple's next phone may debut at 32GB at the entry level, double the current capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal:
Instead of 16GB as a starting point for the entry-level iPhone, the new starting point will be 32GB, according to a person familiar with Apple's iPhone plans. Hallelujah!
Apple is also rumored to be planning a 256GB option for the iPhone 7. Currently, both the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6s Plus come in 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB models.
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iPhone 7 will reportedly start with 32GB of storage
About time.
I may be able to save money this time around by not having to go with a 64 GB model. I'm only using 13.2 GBs on my 64 GB model, I only got the 64 GB model because I knew that the 16 GB model was too small but with the 32 GB model I may be able to save some cash.
The WSJ...getting it wrong about the next iPhone...Every. Single. Time.
But here's to hoping.
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It's getting a bit ridiculous though if they start it at 16GB again, unless they're going to offer a method of running your apps from the cloud then it doesn't make sense anymore
Actually, when it comes to Apple rumors, at least the past 12 months, the WSJ has been pretty bang on.
Yea, they have needed to do this for a while now- especially with introducing 4K and Live Photos
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"the iPhone 6s, reportedly starting at 32GB"
we play this game every year...
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They really should start at 64GB -- 32GB is barely cutting it nowadays and it's too small of an upgrade.
Eh 32GB is plenty for the average user. Most space-eating apps/downloads can be in the cloud (photos, music library, etc.) but even if kept locally it should still be enough for, say, our parents/grandparents :)
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32GB is also plenty for businesses buying iPhones for their employees.
Yeah, but I can make the same argument for a 64GB phone, if that's the base model and the price remains the same.
I'd say 32 is a very safe storage option to start. I've been against the 16 GB starting storage for a while now. 32 I can agree with. I'd go higher personally but the majority should be safe on 32.
About time! Seems Apple was one of the last OEM's to begin their flagship with 32gb..
I find it funny that these types of comments are getting heavily downvoted.
You speak true and the truth hurts. No one should be offering a 16GB entry level phone anymore. It's inexcusable.
The apple diehards don't like anytime you say anything bad about Apple. It is a shame they are so ok with paying more and getting less. No excuse for 16gb flagship phones in 2016. Down vote all you want. The truth hurts.
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No different from fanboys of android or other platforms. For you and others 16 may be too little for you but many will get it in the end and be fine with It.
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"no different from Fanboys of android and other brands"
...."Fanboys" of android, windows phone, and even blackberry (albeit recently) have been severely criticising OEMs that sell their phone with 16GB of storage, in fact, I recall androidcentral in particular complained about this since 2014...
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Actually android fanboys have been criticizing OEM's for years with 16 gb. Not to mention most only buy the 16gb because it is the lowest price, if they made 32gb the baseline and priced it the same people would use it and be amazed at how they do not have to watch storage as much. I have a few friends who have 16gb iPhones and constantly have to delete pictures and apps because they ran out of space. And no, not everyone wants (or is able) to store everything in the cloud.
So you think it's smart to release a recycled flagship (iPhone 7) with 16gbs of storage in this day and age???? Get real...
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16GB Storage in a Phone actually = 12-12.5GB Storage in a phone. You lose space to formatting and the Default Software on the device.
On top of that, the way OEMs could space is different than how we could space. The odds are stacked in their favor (so they can sell less storage for more money).
I have a 4.3GB Music Library. That's it. It's not massive because I only buy and keep the music I like, and I generally want to bring it all with me because of that. After that, you're down to ~8GB.
I only have 1 page of third party apps on my Phone + iLive + iWorks apps. 301MB in iBooks because I have a few Books and Audiobooks.
When you remove all of the Music (4.3 GB), Photos (1.1GB), iBooks (301MB), and Podcasts (250MB) I'm still closing in on 10GB of used space. In order to make a 16GB iPhone work, I'd have to start removing apps like Garageband, iMovie and iWork Apps.
It's simply a TINY amount of space.
Many people are fine with "managing their usage" to make sure they don't run out of space. Even less people are "find" with paying that amount of money for a phone with such a tiny amount of usable space.
I would definitely not buy a 64GB iPhone if I could get the 32GB for the same price as the 16GB. This is precisely why Apple kept the 16GB, cause they knew a metric ton of people would have paid the premium for the extra space, as - unlike Android devices - you cannot just go buy a $20 UHS-I 32GB SD Card and pop it into the phone.
16GB on an Android phone is WAY more tolerable than on an iPhone, due to the proliferation of expandable storage in those devices...
Agree. Samsung started offering 32GB to start in the Note 3. HTC, LG, and others as well. 16GB Storage is for Mid-Range phones, not something that costs $646/746 to start.
I don't need more than 16 myself (not a gamer), but let's hope they don't raise the *price* at the same time.
Boring "iPhone 6sx" is bad enough, but if we have to pay more for it as well, then maybe we should march on Apple headquarters with pitchforks and torches.
I highly doubt Apple will raise the price of the base model. Other than due to currency fluctuations, I don't think they've ever raised the price on the base model iPhone.
Agreed -- besides, bumping a phone up in storage really only costs a few dollars (I believe it was costing Apple less than $20 to go from 16GB to 32GB; wish I could find the article), and when you factor in economies of scale (i.e., Apple ordering millions of 32GB 'base' models), that cost would be negligible, so I doubt the price will go up.
This is what I've been saying for years. Yes I'm Team Android but smart comments like this need to be pushed up to Apple
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I would go for the 256GB storage.
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If true, all I gotta say is, its about time too as 16GB is totally ridiculous and too small n this day and age 4K video recording alone can fill up that tiny 16GB storage, thank goodness I have the 64GB model 6s Plus. I'll never buy 16GB again.
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Hallelujah 32GB. What about making it 4.9"?
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They should take the 256GB option seriously, considering that these phones don't have expandable storage.