Before buying an iPhone, it's important to understand how much storage space will meet your needs. Unfortunately, not everyone's needs are the same. Some users prefer to keep all files offline and need a lot of storage, others are fine with the bare minimum. We offer to figure out how much memory in a smartphone is needed, and how much is redundant.
Minimal Disk Space Options in iPhone
Over the past 10 years, the standards for the number of ROMs have changed. For example, in 2011 the iPhone 4s came with 8 GB of internal storage. The most expensive configuration was equipped with 64 GB. By modern standards, both options seem not so impressive. And this is no accident. Now users take a lot of photos and videos, mobile games and applications have become larger, high-definition content requires more free space.
Modern iPhones now ship with 64GB as the minimum, with smaller options fading away. Along with this, models with 128, 256, 512 GB are available to users. A new flagship gadget from Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max in Ukraine Sold in 1 TB configuration.
Is 64 or 128 GB enough for a phone
Although in theory 64 or 128 GB may be enough, in reality the buyer is faced with “pitfalls”. Part of this space will not be available for use because it is occupied by the operating system and pre-installed applications. And even in this case, it will not be possible to use all the available space. This means that a 128 GB smartphone has 110 GB free, you still won't be able to use all 110 GB. To prevent freezes and slowdowns, at least 15% of the total memory should be free.
How to determine how much storage your iPhone needs
Everyone uses smartphones differently. Therefore, the determination of sufficient memory capacity depends on various factors. One of them involves understanding smartphone usage scenarios. Consider the common options:
- For those who store their media on the device and in the cloud and prefer not to overload their smartphone with a lot of media, 128 GB will be enough. By moderate usage, we mean that you consume the majority of your content through streaming.
- To store media files locally in large quantities, 128 GB of "inserts" is not the best option. If you take a lot of photos and videos, use your smartphone as the main storage device, it will quickly use up the entire volume. In this case, it is better to choose 256 GB to play it safe.
- For demanding titles like Fortnite, Call of Duty or PUBG, you should choose a 256 or 512 GB configuration. This will be enough to store photos and videos. You can save your music library locally, have multiple high-definition movies always available.
Conclusions
When choosing a configuration, it may seem that the more storage, the better. But it's not. According to statistics from Samsung, the main supplier of memory modules, most buyers use smartphones with 128 or 256 GB. It makes no sense to overpay for 512 GB or 1 TB without a special reason - the configurations remain redundant.