[themstheones]

If you load a buttload of mp3s on there and / or a small library of movies and tv shows, then 16GB is not that much. Especially once you add in a few hundred photos at 3 or 4MB a pop. And some of the more graphically intense games out now surpass the 1GB mark.

And various social media apps have fairly large local caches. Examples include instagram, tumblr, and vine.

So if you're just using a bunch of cloud services you don't need a lot of space, but not everyone uses their mobile that way.

[tbob22]

Exactly. I have a 64gb SD card and a dedicated battery charger with three extra batteries.

As lame as it might seem I just keep a spare battery with me at all times when the unexpected happens and I'm out later than usual or just use my phone too much.

I guess a case with a battery built in work work just as well, but I'm not willing to add the extra bulk.

[lstamour]

Keep a spare micro USB battery and you can charge almost any device. Good for emergencies though indeed not quite as convenient for a single gadget like this. Pro tip: you can get micro USB adapters for lightning. ;-)

Oh and get the 32GB model, that was obvious to me....