“Starting with the iPhone 3GS, every new iPhone has started with 16GB of storage as a base model — a capacity that has come under increasing fire as both videos and apps have grown in size,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“Despite new capabilities and the presence of 4K video recording in the new iPhones, sources say that the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will retain the same storage tiers as the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB,” Gurman reports. “On-contract pricing will also be the same as the 2014 models: $199, $299, and $399 for the iPhone 6S, versus $299, $399, and $499 for the iPhone 6S Plus.”
Gurman reports, “We’ve also confirmed that the new iPhones will use the stronger 7000 series aluminum first found in the Apple Watch Sport.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Over the last 4+ months, our Apple Watch Sport units, with 7000 series aluminum cases, have been through baseball games, soccer matches, concerts, parties, running, boating, hiking, etc. and there’s not a scratch on any of them! This stuff is really strong. Check it out:
As for the 16GB, we stand by we wrote on July 4th:
Obviously, 16GB is for a certain target market, one that can live in the iCloud. The problem with that model, however, is that inexperienced buyers and inattentive resellers foist 16GB iPhones on people who really cannot manage to live in the iCloud and therefore could end up hating their iPhone (it won’t update, it’s perpetually packed full and therefore runs poorly, can’t take any photos, can’t download day more apps, etcetera).
Apple needs to ask themselves if the benefits of having a 16GB iPhone (“low” entry price and upselling platform for higher capacity iPhones) are worth the risk of disappointing those who are likely buying their first iPhone. For Apple, the quality of the user experience should always come first.
SEE ALSO:
Analyst: Apple’s ‘iPhone 6s’ to feature stronger 7000 series aluminum, slightly thicker for Force Touch – June 17, 2015
Next-Gen iPhones could adopt Apple Watch Sport’s 7000 Series Aluminum Alloy – April 16, 2015
New iPhone 6s bend test reveals super-strong aluminum shell – August 19, 2015
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Bill” for the heads up.]