16GB iPhone Now Available for $499
Apple’s bumped the iPhone’s capacity up to 16GB. The new 16GB version of the iPhone costs $499, while the 8GB version is still available for $399. If you’re in the market for an iPhone, I highly recommend spending the extra $100 and getting the 16GB version.
I use an 8GB iPhone and find the relatively low capacity to restrictive. While 16GB is nothing compared to the current iPod Classic’s 160GB capacity, it sure beats the lowly 8GB I have to deal with. A feature length movie purchased from iTunes eats up between 1GB and 1.5GB. This means I often have to shuffle movies, photos and music between my notebook and my iPhone. There have been several instances when I’ve avoided adding videos and music to my collection because I knew I my iPhone was full.
There’s never enough capacity, but 16GB is a step in the right direction. Users will be able to get to store about 20 hours of video or 4,000 songs on the new iPhone with 16GB of memory.
I’m tempted to upgrade, but want to get more usage out of my 8GB iPhone before spending more cash. My iPhone is less than eight months old and I’d rather wait until Apple announces a true rev. 2 of the iPhone, with more than just a capacity bump.
Apple also bumped the iPod Touch capacity up to 32GB. The 32GB iPod Touch is $499, the 16GB version is $399 and the 8GB iPod Touch is $299.
You can order the 16GB iPhone from Apple now.
