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iPhone XS Max For those who bought 512GB, what do you put on your iPhones?!
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Something else one has to consider is how long they are keeping the device.
I had an iPad 4 from 2012 to 2015 that was a 32GB LTE model, and I installed maybe 3 games and did all the iOS updates, but the time 2015 rolled around the device seemed to have a lot less storage as the iOS updates got larger and of course I installed more apps.
I feel as though 64GB is going the same way as 32GB was 3-4 years ago.
I had an iPad 4 from 2012 to 2015 that was a 32GB LTE model, and I installed maybe 3 games and did all the iOS updates, but the time 2015 rolled around the device seemed to have a lot less storage as the iOS updates got larger and of course I installed more apps.
I feel as though 64GB is going the same way as 32GB was 3-4 years ago.
Probably more reliable kept on the Iphone tbhKeeping a backup of your Win desktop on iCloud inside your iPhone backup... Hmmm, sounds like a plan for "Pimp my backup" show
Music, audiobooks, podcasts, movies and tv shows, pictures, etc. I’m a truck driver and like to have my content stored on my phone in case I’m somewhere I don’t have a data connection.
Makes sense! Although, I hope you don't stream your favorite shows while driving an 18 wheeler!!
No, I don’t. I just listen to something via telling Siri to play it. I have to admit I’m really enjoying Apple Music that’s included in my Verizon unlimited plan. But, I have hit a couple of areas where I had no data connection. I fell back to my current audiobook selection (Skin Game by Jim Butcher).
I have the 250GB 11 Pro and I have 25GB left of storage. My next iPhone will definitely be the 500GB.
I try to keep as many of my photos and videos on my iPhone as I search places (restaurants, bars, parties, etc) and memories on the Photos map all the time. The map function in the Photos app is soooooo handy in my life. People are always amazed that I can almost instantly find a photo of a certain moment or event while we are discussing it.
Also WhatsApp takes a huge amount of storage as we send a lot of photos and videos and we basically live in WhatsApp here in The Netherlands.
I try to keep as many of my photos and videos on my iPhone as I search places (restaurants, bars, parties, etc) and memories on the Photos map all the time. The map function in the Photos app is soooooo handy in my life. People are always amazed that I can almost instantly find a photo of a certain moment or event while we are discussing it.
Also WhatsApp takes a huge amount of storage as we send a lot of photos and videos and we basically live in WhatsApp here in The Netherlands.
I'm traveling often and creating "Cinematic movies"... With my Gimbal and iPhone I shoot tons of 4K 60FPS videos that will fill up the space easily. With no possibility to upload them to the cloud I need to keep them on my phone till I'm back home. Two weeks in the desert without any internet (or limited to sattelite with 128K uplink and expensive coasts to just check text based things like email etc.), but hours of sunsets, sand storms, animals, repairs of vehicles, etc. or similar things depending of the destination... Also there's mostly a full series of netflix for flights etc. present, as well as my regular apps and gmaps with full offline card for the whole country where I'm traveling.
Now this is an interesting question! I guess I had the same question in my mind when I bought mine with 512 GB. I have two toddlers, which obviously means that I take a lot of photos and videos of them every single day. And I don't use cloud storage. So, all of those content get stored in my phone, and I don't think any memory will go to waste in my case. In fact, I might need more in the future!
I’ve got two kids and currently have 27,762 photos in my library. If I didn’t use iCloud storage I’d definitely need 512GB. I will probably get 512GB for my next phone anyway.
Is there a reason why you donot use iCloud storage?
I hope ?? you are backing up. As someone who spilled water on my MacBook Pro today, back up those precious photos.
There's a number of solutions to this even though yes, you still need large storage for your phone for shooting. But you can back your footage up with a lighting/usb thumbstick, a wifi enabled hard drive or even a wifi filehub. I'd hate to lose everything if something happens to my phone.
Did this only one time, copy a 60gb file and feel free to wait to complete. It‘s a no go
I have a 256GB XS Max and will be upgrading to the 12 Pro Max 512GB in the fall. I have an iCloud subscription but I know I’ll be adding thousands more photos, more videos, apps and tweaks once iOS 14 is jailbroken.
There was a story of a guy who drove his Rolls Royce only ever in third gear, which a car mechanic figured out. The guy thought he had bought an automatic, that's why he never switched gears. (Don't know if it's true, but I like the story).
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I'd very strongly recommend that you make sure all your photos are backed up in iCloud. Because one day your phone _will_ break down or get stolen and you don't want to lose any photos.
Yeah it took FOREVER to deal with anything 100GB+. So I just went with a 256GB model and turned on optimize iCloud Photos and ... a year later, I'm convinced this is the way to go. I still have plenty of space for offline Netflix / movies for travel if I want. (Only using 40-50GB).
I got nearly 25000 songs from Apple Music downloaded to my iPhone 11 Pro Max so far... 512 gb isn't enough sadly enough.
Can we resurrect this thread? Fascinates me. I've always gone for 256Gb and have done so again with my 15 Pro Max, but....Still considering the 512Gb! Currently have 100Gb free so why am I thinking of 512? I guess it maybe because its a new iPhone and has to last me another year so I want to "future proof' it, but I also have 2TB iCloud storage so again, those who have 512Gb, are you again going with this this year?