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Well yeah I think bigger storage is better but I do think people can make do with the 32gb. I think that Apple and others need to up the ante with storage space.



People make do because they have too, I got the 6s with 128GB thinking I would never come close to filling it, within 3-4 weeks I was proven wrong.

How you use your device changes with the storage you have. I don't need to worry about what I store on my device so I have VLC with movies and TV shows just in case. I have seasons of shows from Netflix/Amazon just in case. I got all my music downloaded so I won't have to stream from Spotify killing my battery and warming up my pocket for no reason. I got audiobooks, podcasts, documents and everything I need just in case.

And I found out that the "just in case" is used all the time when you have the option, missed a train? well got 18 min I can watch another episode of star wars rebels instead of idling or trying to stream from my Plex server over the wifi at a train station. Met a friend you haven't seen in a long time? well I got my videos and photos all ready to show... Bored? Well I'll play XCOM or Magic the Gathering....

GB's left GB's right, sure this is just wasting time, nothing life changing but people just don't realise how limited they are because they don't have more storage not because they need it badly but because they are conditioned to get by without it.


Sure yeah. For me I have a 64gb iPhone 6+ and 3gb/month data but I use about 1 or 2. Wifi at work and home. I don't use social media or a lot of other stuff either and don't really watch movies or tv shows on my phone (or at all). I have a lot of music, but since getting a subscription service I went from like 20gb of music stored on my phone to 4. It all depends on your habits. I also don't really play games other than hearthstone, but I'm rarely bored enough to even do that!

I'm not a typical case here though just mentioning my habits for fun.




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