iPhone 11 Pro Would you buy a 1TB iPhone?

[The-Real-Deal82]

I’ve never taken video in 4K I have to admit. I do very little filming with my phone apart from short clips here and there.

If 4-8k is going to be the norm in future years, then the likes of Apple need to make sure base storage is capable for starting larger files. Right now the highest storage iPhones are an absolute rip off. There is no way people are going to pay upwards of £1500 just to get a large storage phone that Apple has overpriced. Either that or they allow memory card implementation for video storage only. I doubt that would happen so prepare to be milked.

 

[saber32au]

Right now the highest storage iPhones are an absolute rip off. There is no way people are going to pay upwards of £1500 just to get a large storage phone that Apple has overpriced. Either that or they allow memory card implementation for video storage only. I doubt that would happen so prepare to be milked.

It’s certainly one thing I’d like to see implemented on an iPhone (and like you, I highly doubt it’ll happen).

That and the ability to use the phone as a portable hard drive for general file storage (again, can’t see it happening).

 

[FlyingDutch]

guessing this is more aimed at those who have the 512GB as I'm guessing those are the main ones who would buy this model?

those on 512GB would you say thats more than enough or that you don't have loads of space left?

To be honest I was somehow “forced” to buy a 256 Gb iPhone which is too much for my needs.
128 Gb is what I need, including a decent overhead.
Thus I woudnt buy a 1 Tb iPhone...

 

[Phuz01]

I wonder if people will actually wait until they're paying $5000 for an 8TB phone before they come to their senses and start using the cloud or external storage for some of their media.

I wonder if it's possible for some people to understand that a reliable internet connection is not always a given (for those who regularly visit family in remote or underdeveloped areas, or whose lengthy commutes take them offline for extended periods of time), that offloading shouldn't have to be an option (the portion of my physical media collection that I've taken time to rip is already backed up in the cloud, and it's testing the limits of my iCloud account), and that the additional cost of a high-capacity drive is an insurance policy for guaranteed access to media that's been accumulated and curated over the span of multiple decades.

This is why tiered storage is available, and why I will always choose the top tier. If austerity works for you, then choose the lowest tier. This is about choice and access, and it doesn't benefit the discussion to dismiss the validity of other people's use cases.

 

[revmacian]

I wonder if it's possible for some people to understand that a reliable internet connection is not always a given (for those who regularly visit family in remote or underdeveloped areas, or whose lengthy commutes take them offline for extended periods of time), that offloading shouldn't have to be an option (the portion of my physical media collection that I've taken time to rip is already backed up in the cloud, and it's testing the limits of my iCloud account), and that the additional cost of a high-capacity drive is an insurance policy for guaranteed access to media that's been accumulated and curated over the span of multiple decades.

This is why tiered storage is available, and why I will always choose the top tier. If austerity works for you, then choose the lowest tier. This is about choice and access, and it doesn't benefit the discussion to dismiss the validity of other people's use cases.

Ok, I'll buy that. Now, how do you carry 1TB of media on your phone now? Don't answer that.. it's rhetorical.

 

[JagRunner]

What are people doing on their phones that they need all this space? Do you really need every single movie you own on your phone?

At the end of the day whatever floats your boat. I'm barely using 30GB out of my 64GB and I thought I was a power user lol

 

[OasisNYK]

If it had more RAM or better specs than the lower tiers I would consider it.

not a necessity though.

 

[rui no onna]

Ok, I'll buy that. Now, how do you carry 1TB of media on your phone now? Don't answer that.. it's rhetorical.

Carry a secondary Android smartphone + 2x 512GB microSD cards.

 

[xxray]

No, I already got a 256GB iPhone thinking I'd need the space over time. Turns out, I don't, especially with 200GB iCloud storage of which I'm only using 60GB of. I'm buying the 64GB/base model next time.

 

[Phuz01]

What are people doing on their phones that they need all this space? Do you really need every single movie you own on your phone?

I have more than 2,500 CDs that I have ripped into iTunes at the Apple Lossless bitrate. I also have a 45-minute commute each way every day on the subway, where there's intermittent Internet service. Every day, I try to listen to 1 or 2 CDs that I haven't listened to in the past year (I have smart playlists that track this). My choices are based on my mood on any particular day. This may seem extravagant or inefficient to some, but it allows me to use what would otherwise be wasted time spontaneously enjoying the music collection I've amassed over the years.

 

[WingsAndBeer]

No way. Assuming a $250 increase from 512GB to 1TB, that's $600 more than a 64GB phone. Knowing how much flash memory costs to manufacture, it's flushing money down the toilet. If I needed that much storage, I'd be using an Android phone with a MicroSD card.

 

[JagRunner]

I have more than 2,500 CDs that I have ripped into iTunes at the Apple Lossless bitrate. I also have a 45-minute commute each way every day on the subway, where there's intermittent Internet service. Every day, I try to listen to 1 or 2 CDs that I haven't listened to in the past year (I have smart playlists that track this). My choices are based on my mood on any particular day. This may seem extravagant or inefficient to some, but it allows me to use what would otherwise be wasted time spontaneously enjoying the music collection I've amassed over the years.

Dang, how long did it take you to rip 2500 CDs?

Just curious.

 

[HEK]

Dang, how long did it take you to rip 2500 CDs?

Just curious.

Took me a long three day weekend to do about 250 CDs so my guess is 10 times that. 😱

 

[OasisNYK]

I have more than 2,500 CDs that I have ripped into iTunes at the Apple Lossless bitrate. I also have a 45-minute commute each way every day on the subway, where there's intermittent Internet service. Every day, I try to listen to 1 or 2 CDs that I haven't listened to in the past year (I have smart playlists that track this). My choices are based on my mood on any particular day. This may seem extravagant or inefficient to some, but it allows me to use what would otherwise be wasted time spontaneously enjoying the music collection I've amassed over the years.

I think that sounds pretty awesome.

 

[Phuz01]

Dang, how long did it take you to rip 2500 CDs?

Just curious.

It's been an ongoing project. I ripped most of my CDs between 2003 and 2007. However, subsequent releases of iTunes and iOS allowed for things like gapless playback and iTunes Plus (256kbps files). So I re-ripped the majority of them between 2008 and 2013. Because of the higher-capacity iPhones and a decreasing reliance on physical media, I've been re-ripping them again in ALAC over the past several years.

Keep in mind that I tagged each song with all the available metadata: song title, artist, album artist, composer, genre, year, rating, etc. For certain recordings, I also included additional metadata (Oscar winners for soundtracks; Tony winners for cast recordings; Grammy winners when applicable). I did all this from the beginning so I could easily create and curate playlists. It's been a labor of love, and it's allowed me to appreciate a vast library in ways I couldn't have ever possibly imagined when I started collecting CDs in the 1980s.

 

[HEK]

It's been an ongoing project. I ripped most of my CDs between 2003 and 2007. However, subsequent releases of iTunes and iOS allowed for things like gapless playback and iTunes Plus (256kbps files). So I re-ripped the majority of them between 2008 and 2013. Because of the higher-capacity iPhones and a decreasing reliance on physical media, I've been re-ripping them again in ALAC over the past several years.

Keep in mind that I tagged each song with all the available metadata: song title, artist, album artist, composer, genre, year, rating, etc. For certain recordings, I also included additional metadata (Oscar winners for soundtracks; Tony winners for cast recordings; Grammy winners when applicable). I did all this from the beginning so I could easily create and curate playlists. It's been a labor of love, and it's allowed me to appreciate a vast library in ways I couldn't have ever possibly imagined when I started collecting CDs in the 1980s.

Based on all your work I think Apple should provide you with highest memory iPhone at reduced price.

 

[Phuz01]

Based on all your work I think Apple should provide you with highest memory iPhone at reduced price.

Every year when they announced new iPods, I would keep my fingers crossed for one big enough to contain all my music. It was a heartbreaking setback when Apple moved to touchscreens and capacities dropped to the bare minimum, especially when the footprint of my library was doubling in size because of the rerips. This is the first time all my playlists (if not my entire library) fit on a single device. I'd gladly accept a reduced-price iPhone, but I also realize my use case is hardly typical.

 

[HEK]

Every year when they announced new iPods, I would keep my fingers crossed for one big enough to contain all my music. It was a heartbreaking setback when Apple moved to touchscreens and capacities dropped to the bare minimum, especially when the footprint of my library was doubling in size because of the rerips. This is the first time all my playlists (if not my entire library) fit on a single device. I'd gladly accept a reduced-price iPhone, but I also realize my use case is hardly typical.

Me thinks not so atypical. Have all my music and purchased videos for instant view anywhere use. Also have entire globe’s maps, all roads everywhere. Only 35GB. All I need to navigate is gps signal and good to go.

Currently at a bit over 340GB of 512GB capacity. With no lag, no slow downs, no skips, have room for 4K 60 FPS videos at will. No gynormous data bill. Perhaps not for everyone, but for you and me it works.

I have a non LTE 1 TB iPad Pro with over 700 MB load on it. When Apple offers a 1 TB iPhone I be first in line.

 

[subjonas]

Every year when they announced new iPods, I would keep my fingers crossed for one big enough to contain all my music. It was a heartbreaking setback when Apple moved to touchscreens and capacities dropped to the bare minimum, especially when the footprint of my library was doubling in size because of the rerips. This is the first time all my playlists (if not my entire library) fit on a single device. I'd gladly accept a reduced-price iPhone, but I also realize my use case is hardly typical.

My library isn’t anywhere close in size to yours (hopefully one day), but I too prefer to own my music, manage my library strictly, and have it all on my phone locally. I was fortunate enough to rip all my music in ALAC the first time (sorry you had to re-rip so many times!), but I can only sync compressed music to my phone due to its limited capacity. It would be great to be able to sync lossless to my phone since I have decent audio gear, but it’s ok for now.

Streaming services are great for what they are, too. I use Spotify alongside my itunes library on my phone, since I’m very short on time these days and it’s a quick way to add new music to playlists. But I plan to go back and purchase all that new music and add it to my library as soon as I get a breather.

Finding, buying, ripping, and managing music is definitely a labor of love, but for those who value owning their music, listening to the highest quality sound, and having stricter control of their library, it’s well worth it.

 

[sean000]

I have an extensive collection of music ripped from CD that I now access through Google Play thanks to music matching, so I don’t store it locally. I shoot most of my photos and some of my videos with my Olympus gear, so most of my photos and videos are also in the cloud. I do shoot with my iPhone as well, but I sync to iCloud with the maximize local storage setting. I’m currently using only 74 GB of my iPhone X storage. I do shoot 4K video, but apparently not very much compared to some folks. Someone who shoots a lot of 4K footage could benefit from a 1TB iPhone, but I can’t imagine many others would.

 

[eoblaed]

If half a terabyte is filled up due to media, perhaps it's time for the user to review what needs to be kept and put the rest in the cloud or external storage. I can't see how there was any actual needing keeping a half a terabyte of media on the phone.

Or realize not everyone can depend on the cloud to get the data/media/etc they want at any given moment, whether that be due to travel, working in signal-poor locations, low-bandwidth situations, etc.

I fly regularly. I live in an area with low-maximum bandwidth ISP. I drive around areas with little to no cell signal. And even in areas where there is good signal, I prefer knowing the stuff I want is on the phone, right now, no stream/download needed.

There's also situations where I might do lengthy videos, or lengthy screen-grab videos, and it's nice not having to worry about whether or not I have the local storage to do what I'm about to do.

Or it’s time to recognize that people use their phones differently than you.

Exactly.

While I'm only using about 380GB on my 11 Pro Max, that's close enough to 512GB that I would definitely purchase a 1TB model if it were available.

 

[Phuz01]

I have an extensive collection of music ripped from CD that I now access through Google Play thanks to music matching, so I don’t store it locally.

I've always been worried about doing this, because so many of the CDs in my collection are limited edition or international, and info isn't available for these -- or worse, they track to something already in the Gracenote database that would overwrite all my correct custom tagging. It's the #1 reason I haven't signed up for Apple Music; I've had iTunes randomly decide to rewrite the album/track info that I customized for downloaded purchased music, and I don't want it to do the same to my curated library. So I rip my CDs and back up all my iTunes library/media files in iCloud, but store and play them locally on my iPhone.

 

[Reflej0]

With 128GB in an XR I am fine, with 64GB in an 8 Plus I was fine but I think there should be a 1TB model for the simple fact that the competition (Samsung) has a 1TB model in addition to allowing a microSD.
There will always be people who need more and more.

 

[wacky4alanis]

No. 256 GB is enough for me.

 

[Fahad.sul3man]

Struggling to fill even 128GB let Alone 1TB 🥴