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No 32GB iPhone?
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Posted by: bisk

That's the one thing I was really hoping for. Have 20 some odd gigs worth of music, I really wanted to have everything with me...
I wonder how long before we see one? Apple has some sort of conference in Sept, correct? I'm pretty sure that's when they revised the 1st gen iPohone last year.

Posted by: fumblerooski

I bet we see a 32gb iPhone and an iPhone "Nano" by or near the holidays.

Posted by: joec1101

This is my biggest disappointment as well. I was ready to buy one right away, but now I'm not so sure I'll buy one at all if I can't get at least 32GB.

Posted by: bisk

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Originally Posted by joec1101

This is my biggest disappointment as well. I was ready to buy one right away, but now I'm not so sure I'll buy one at all if I can't get at least 32GB.

I was so excited when I heard that we were going to finally get the iPhone in Canada, but now I'm going to hold off on getting a new phone until a 32GB model comes out...16GB is just far too limiting. An SD slot to add storage space would've been enough as well.

Posted by: mobil1

Wait a few months for the "early adopter tax" to kick in. Steve will release the 32GB for 299, drop the price of the 16GB to 199 and discontinue the 8GB.

Posted by: the.rebot

I was disappointed in the whole thing too... the 3G and GPS are important, but not important enough for me to buy a new phone and tack another 2 years onto my ATT contract... iPhone1 is still the best choice for me. I am SOOO looking forward to the 2.0 upgrades in functionality, though there was no mention of cut & paste etc...

Posted by: pig snot

You'll see a 32gb iphone as soon as prices are cheap enough for Apple to make a 64gb iTouch for the same price.

Posted by: alleyooptroop

aaaaaaaaaargh! i was hoping for a 32gb version as well. the contract for my wife and i with sprint ran out in march and we were both just waiting for the 3g iphone to be released. she doesn't really care about 16gb vs 32gb but for reasons previously posted, 32gb would be easier for me to live with. what would i be dealing with if i moved over with my wife now, she got herself a 16gb and i signed up for a cheap freebie phone for a few months until the 32gb came out? would i be able to upgrade to the iphone and get the same price? i expect to have to renew my contract. i'm just worried about being able to get the same price as someone signing up on a new contract.

Posted by: mmmartin

They seem to be treating the iPhone as any other phone, so with that being the case, their general policy is a new phone after a year. So if you get a cheapie phone now, you will not be eligible for a new phone for another year. I was thinking of doing the same thing, waiting for the 32gb, but I'm afraid if I get the expected 32gb in 6 months, then I won't be eligible when the iPhone 3 comes out next June (and it had better have a good camera!)...

Posted by: mjbanks

I saw some tear-down images of both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Apparently, the iPod Touch 32gb uses 2x 16gb flash chips. A single 32gb chip isn't cost effective at this point (that will change in the near future). So as is, the iPhone can't support two flash chips (there's just not enough room in the case). Until Apple can get/produce a cheap 32gb flash chip, we won't be seeing a 32gb iPhone.

Posted by: XFF

Well the 16 GB flash chip (and iPhone) just came out earlier this year. Moore's law stipulates that gate density in semiconductors doubles every 18 months, not every 6 months. So I wouldn't expect the next quantum leap (to 32 GB) until some time next year.

Posted by: alleyooptroop

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Originally Posted by mmmartin

They seem to be treating the iPhone as any other phone, so with that being the case, their general policy is a new phone after a year. So if you get a cheapie phone now, you will not be eligible for a new phone for another year. I was thinking of doing the same thing, waiting for the 32gb, but I'm afraid if I get the expected 32gb in 6 months, then I won't be eligible when the iPhone 3 comes out next June (and it had better have a good camera!)...

so it's a year before you can upgrade? that sucks.

Posted by: Thameth

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Originally Posted by XFF

Well the 16 GB flash chip (and iPhone) just came out earlier this year. Moore's law stipulates that gate density in semiconductors doubles every 18 months, not every 6 months. So I wouldn't expect the next quantum leap (to 32 GB) until some time next year.

And how do you explain the iPod Touch???? It comes in 32GB......

Posted by: ikjeft1b

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Originally Posted by Thameth

And how do you explain the iPod Touch???? It comes in 32GB......

...and without the chips to support cellular communications and Bluetooth, leaving more board space for another 16GB of SRAM.

Posted by: Ryan1524

The goal was to make it cheap. To put a 32GB in that phone would require them using a Single 32gb chip, which are still expensive. There's not enough space to fit Two 16gb in there, instead.

Posted by: CocheseUGA

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Originally Posted by ikjeft1b

...and without the chips to support cellular communications and Bluetooth, leaving more board space for another 16GB of SRAM.

Bingo.

While I appreciate the idea of being able to store your entire music collection on a portable device, how many of us actually do that? I have 30GB of music, I may listen to 10GB of that at any one time, and that's on the outside limits. I have a Zune Pass (free music), and only have 8GB of my Zune filled, and that includes a couple of videos.

I appreciate the situation, but is it really that important? Are you not going to be back to your computer in 15 days?

I'm much more anticipating non-local WiFi sync. If Jobs took the Zunes as more of a threat, we'd have it already.

Posted by: That70sGAdawg

Where were you memory "experts" last week when everyone was predicting a 32GB iPhone???
I think that Apple is simply waiting until the Holiday season to release it. Milking the 3G early adopters for more $$$.

I WILL NOT upgrade (to a higher monthly data cost) for the light browsing in 3G areas that I might do, until 32GB is available. I have a Great LOUD Garmin GPS until then, that I can hear over my tunes in the car.

Posted by: LIVEFRMNYC

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Originally Posted by CocheseUGA

Exactly!!!

I say just get a Ipod 80GB classic and crazy glue it in the opposite direction to the back of your Iphone.

Posted by: oldManinFL

Why doesn't Apple add a memory card slot for the ipods and iphone? After all, who really needs to store their entire audio/video collection on a mobile device?

Posted by: orijinal

Would it be possible to purchase the iPhone 3g 16GB right now and then purchase the iPhone 3g 32GB when it comes out? Signing up for the contract for the 32GB would just void my 16GB contract, right?

Posted by: XFF

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Originally Posted by orijinal

Would it be possible to purchase the iPhone 3g 16GB right now and then purchase the iPhone 3g 32GB when it comes out? Signing up for the contract for the 32GB would just void my 16GB contract, right?

Nobody knows. There is no 32 GB iPhone and obviously AT&T hasn't decided how to handle upgrades whenever there might be one. Your guess is as good as any other. But if you're phishing for speculation, it's highly doubtful that AT&T will extend you a subsidy every 6 months or so.

Posted by: CocheseUGA

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Originally Posted by XFF

Actually, that would be brilliant. Come out and say that iPhone subscribers get upgrades for the life of the phone, with extension of their contract by however many months since their last one. Up the price a little bit, not take so much of a loss on each phone.

Think about it - you'd have subscribers for life. While it may not be the best short-term strategy, it would effectively make it game over for the other major smaller networks. One of the best networks, the hottest phone, and no worries about having to qualify for your next upgrade.

What could Verizon do to match that?

Posted by: orijinal

Well, I'd be willing. They're doing the same thing with the frequency of iPod releases. And there's always those out there who need to have the latest and greatest.