Apple is anticipated to supply each the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max with a minimal of 256GB storage, casting off the 128GB beginning possibility on its smaller Professional mannequin for the primary time, in line with a brand new TrendForce report.
At the moment, Apple’s 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Professional begins at $999 and comes with the minimal 128GB of storage, whereas the 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Professional Max begins at $1,199 with a minimal 256GB of storage. Forward of the launch of the iPhone 15 fashions, there have been rumors that the iPhone 15 Professional Max may begin at $1,199, as a substitute of the $1,099 beginning worth it charged for the iPhone 14 Professional Max.
That did become correct, however solely as a result of Apple eradicated the decrease priced 128GB storage tier. The iPhone 15 Professional Max now begins at 256GB, and $1,199 is similar worth Apple charged for the 256GB iPhone 14 Professional Max. Looking forward to the upcoming iPhone 16 collection, TrendForce believes Apple will comply with the identical technique for the iPhone 16 Professional mannequin.
TrendForce bases its prediction on the idea that the iPhone 16 Professional will embrace a expensive tetraprism periscope lens – a function that was final yr unique to the iPhone 15 Professional Max mannequin. In different phrases, upping the minimal capability to 256GB will permit Apple to move over the price to the buyer whereas diluting the impression of rising costs.
TrendForce notes that even when the value stays on the similar stage, customers’ utilization habits, equivalent to capturing and storing numerous high-definition pictures and movies, and downloading music and large-scale video games, will proceed to push up the demand for the common storage capability.
In 2018, Apple’s iPhone X got here with 64GB, an entry-level storage tier that persevered in successive premium gadget generations till the iPhone 12 Professional in 2020, when Apple adopted 128GB as the brand new baseline. The following yr noticed all iPhone 13 fashions provided with a minimal 128GB. If Apple makes 256GB the brand new minimal throughout its premium gadgets this yr, we may properly see it attain all fashions in 2025.
This yr’s iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max are rumored to be getting greater show sizes, growing to six.27- and 6.86-inches, respectively. For comparability, the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max are geared up with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch shows, respectively. The brand new show sizes would be the largest ever for the iPhone, and must also enhance the bodily house for inner elements and elements.
Apple will unveil the brand new iPhone 16 lineup subsequent week on Monday, September 9 at an occasion with the tagline “It is Glowtime,” which is believed to be a reference the brand new Siri interface that comes with Apple Intelligence.
