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iPhone 7/7 Plus SSD storage speed test 32/128/256GB

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Along with your results please post a screenshot, the phone (7 or 7 Plus), and capacity.

Apps that can test storage speed are:
"Phone Doctor Plus" ($0.99) by Idea Mobile Tech inc.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phone-doctor-plus/id565111904
Note: app updated to support iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iOS 10.

"PerformanceTest Mobile" (free) by PassMark Software Inc
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/performancetest-mobile/id494438360
Note: app last updated June 2012.


For comparison the iPhone 6s/6s Plus results are
Model: read/write (MB/s)
16GB: 854/45
64GB: 1701/151
128GB: 1840/279
Source: http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/iphone-6ss-nvme-controller-and-speed-dictated-by-device-capacity/2

iPhone 7 read/write (MB/s)
32GB:
625/70
362/42.6

128GB:
1136/527

256GB:
869/252

iPhone 7 Plus read/write (MB/s)
32GB:
971/71
933/123
904/65, 779/66, 730/65
793/80.7
633/38.9

128GB:
1163/518
1133/531
1117/511
964/315, 964/96, 348/96

256GB:
1195/603
1190/614
1176/614
1169/589
1166/578
1165/604
1153/620
960/367



Data collected from this thread as well as
1. https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ta-write-speeds-than-other-capacities.2007747
2. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/write-speeds-with-lower-capacity-iphone-7.2007712
3. https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/54jf28/storage_performance_differences/d82hzfb
 
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Defintitely interested in this, there were some rumbles last year that the 16GB iPhone 6S was half the speed of the 64GB in NAND performance.
 
I have the 256gb 7 Plus, what app should I use to run a test??
 
Dirtydutch said:
So wait a second. Apple differentiated another model with something else, dear god it doesn't end.
Click to expand...

Does it surprise you? MacBook Air and Pro laptops ship with SSDs from different manufacturers. If you purchase a higher capacity model, you're more likely to get the "desirable" SSD. In real world usage they're all close enough.
 
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Again, how do we test? I can't find an app in the App Store to test storage speed.....
 
Added a couple apps to the main post that can test storage speeds.
 
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Results from Phone Doctor - iPhone 7 Plus 256GB.
 

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Does anyone have a 32 GB that they can benchmark? So far the 256GB version seems to have noticeably faster write speeds.
 
So, were the read speeds really that much faster on 6S (1700) than a 7 (1200)? Write speeds do seem to be much faster on the 7 though.
Can the OP please compile the results on the first post, just so it is easier to compare?
 
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I think that we should all use phone doctor, it has support for newer phones and seems to be more consistent.
 
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