I'm probably in a tiny minority with this, but I use a lot of on-device storage. Lately I've been filling up my 512GB phone constantly... not to the point where it's hindering me but it's definitely a constant headache. For me, the new 1TB option was all I needed to make it a worthwhile upgrade. I can't wait to packrat with abandon again.
I was always curious about how people fill up all that space now that most of content is streamed... Can you share what's your use case? Do you shoot a lot of video or something like that?
Well as I said I don't think I'm a typical case... and honestly a lot of it comes down to "because I can"
By far the biggest space user is music. I own thousands of CDs and so have a huge (and entirely legal!) iTunes library of over 50K songs. Back in the days of the 40GB iPod I kept it synced against a complicated smart playlist that tried to include what I was most interested in listening to... with very little success: any time something popped into my head I'd find it wasn't there.
The introduction of the 512GB iPhone models was the first time that I could sync it ALL to my mobile device, no compromises. Now does it make logical sense in the age of Spotify to have 4000 hours of audio synced to my phone? Probably not. However having access to even the most obscure material in my CD collection wherever I go (and even if I don't have internet access) gives me the sensation that I'm living in the future.
More broadly I tend to think of my phone like a biometric-protected SSD that I always have with me. I try to keep a lot of my personal files synced from my desktop to it (mostly using Secure Shellfish right now)
Thanks for sharing. I can understand you as I used to do the same before I switched to Spotify many years ago. And I can still see why some people prefer that "old" way of syncing content. I remember when Spotify was missing even popular bands like "Beatles" or "Tool" and that was a pain... I guess lot of stuff still isn't there (or anywhere else online for that matter), and especially some more obscure stuff.
I was looking at getting a used 12 the other day, and it was hardly worth it. Almost new prices. Does Apple continue selling old models at a discount? Will the used prices crater now?
If they continue to sell the older versions they have usually a very light discount (50-100$). However you might get bigger discounts if you get one with a contract from a network operator, which wants to clear stock of those.
I have had an X since the day it shipped and the fact that its still a decent phone for daily use is a testament to how much of a leap it was at the time.
I wonder how far back customer satisfaction is for older models. I'm still rocking my trusty 8 Plus and it suits my everyday needs just fine and works perfectly, with a slightly degraded battery life. I'm not gaming or shooting movies with it and so haven't seen any need to upgrade for quite a long time.
In my household we still love and use the iPhone SE from 2016. The only issue we have with them is battery life. I replaced mine myself, and while it is better than what it had been, the battery still isn't as good as when it was new.
I was hoping to like the updates enough to justify the upgrade at this point, looks like I'll be waiting another year. If I upgrade any of the phones in my house it will be my partners, who will want a 12 because they can get one in purple. (Seriously Apple, why not may a 13 in purple, you'd get more money out of me that way)