32GB iPhone coming at Macworld? |
You know how rumors are. They circulate like a virus and they are twice as hard to kill. This one has been around for a bit. Rumors have been flying regarding the 32GB iPhone. AT&T is playing it’s part, by adding some fuel to the fire, by offering 8GB refurbished iPhones for $99. Then there is Macblogz, who received an anonymous tip which points to the release of the 32 GB iPhone.
Theoretically, to sell a less-expensive iPhone, priced at about $99, Apple would need to introduce a new model with less storage. The current models would get bumped in specs, and a cheaper iPhone would be introduced and outfitted with less storage than it’s bigger brothers. The current 8GB iPhone would be left out in this line up, and will probably be discontinued.
But, for Apple to increase or double the iPhone’s storage, they would need to raise the price, or increase the iPod touch’s storage capacity as well, in order to avoid significant cannibalization, or confusion among consumers.
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People fall for the same “thing in a different box” Then you’ll get a 64GB one, and so on. Oh my God I have to buy that one now, Yeah…
Let’s see… 8, 16, 32 gb Ipod Touch…
8, 16, 32 gb Ipod Classic…
8, 16 gb Iphone… what’s missing here?
There’s obviously no technical reason for not having a 32 gb option, I’m sure it’s been a marketing decision so far. SO, I’d put money on a 32 gb one showing up this year.
Or you could just add an SD card slot… and rather than needing a whole new dang phone you could… UPGRADE your phone’s memory.
I know apple doesn’t like that word… I mean, it kills their overhead. Imagine what would happen to poor poor Apple if iPhone batteries were user replaceable… or if you could (like other smart phones) upgrade the memory via a micoSD… but I guess that would keep people from buying brand new phones and tossing the old ones out (or returning them to AT&T so they can make double cash by selling the refurbished unit.)
it’s ridiculous that the iphone and the ipod lines do not have a slot for a microSDHC card,of which the theoretical upper threshold for memory is ONE terabyte! A major flaw in the design if you ask me.
The extra storage is key to making the phone a genuine multi-platform tool. Video and music to carry w/ you, and email capabilities that allow for attachments so you can really make it your mobile hub.
No $99 iPhone, please. What’s the point of owning an iPhone if people can buy them for $99? Is that why they are being sold at Walmart?
No, don’t cheapen the iPhone by making some stripped down model. Does everything have to go to the bargin basement?!! JEEZ Apple!
I would have thought they would have debuted the 32 gig before Macworld, and then a 64 gig at MacWorld.
Ummm. Cut and Paste…duh. A little more important than 32GB don’t you think?
Bet it is 64GB or more. 128GB isn’t out of the question this yr.
Bet they will skip 32GB. Samsung I believe is rumored to have 256GB SSD so I would assume Apple will have either 64GB or 128GB this year.
why is this news? capacity updates to gadgets isnt news.
All these iphone rumors are killing me. Just because AT&T are selling the refurbished iphone for $99.00 does not give any reason a 32 GB is on the way. Hell all refurbished phones are sold at a lower price, it’s refurbished for crying out loud! One thing people don’t realize is the ipod touch can hold two flash drives, which is the reason it comes in a 32 GB model “16GB X 16GB”. The iphone can only hold one. Steve Jobs said himself, they could come out with a 32GB iphone but it would be too expensive, like $800.00. Then everyone would be whining about the price. Once the 32GB flash drives are sold at lower prices, I can see the 32GB iphone coming out then, probably around the end of Q2 2009 or so. So I say we all just sit back and let Apple surprise us instead of throwing rumors around.
Why does anyone need a $99 iphone? Your monthly bill is probably going to cost you more than that! If you are to cheap to buy a phone for $199 then how in the hell are you going to pay your $100+ bill each month!
HI THERE I SAW ON WEB SITES SAYING THE 32 GB IPHONE IS ON ITS WAY ALONG WITH A 64 GB IPOD TOUCH
whats better if to get an i phone, 3G or 8G? i dnt get it?