Should I get the 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4?

[krisztiana]

I want to buy an iPhone and I would prefer buying the 32GB just so I'm prepared for anything and have lots of memory to spare, but price plays a huge role and I'd like to not pay for extra memory that I won't use.
So considering the following, how much memory do I need?

- I used to own a 32GB iPod, unfortunately it met a watery death before I could get all the stats to base the purchase of my iPhone on it.
- I love music and currently have 6GB of music that I must have on the iPhone 4 that I will buy. I update my music in huge chunks every couple of months or so and I definitely need room for all my music.
- I download shows and I would put one or two movies and maybe a full season of episodes of a show on my iPhone but I usually delete them as I watch them (unless its a classic movie that I like to watch a lot).
- I like apps.. I would need 50-100. I know that's a huge range but it's what I need.
- I don't know what other memory usage comes with an iPhone as opposed to an iPod, but I would assume text messaging using memory. And in that area I would be texting a lot. All the time, lots of conversations with lots of people...
- In the department of notes, I don't think notes take up that much memory but if it matters I write dozens upon dozens of notes... I had at least 100 after less than 1yr with my iPod.

So that's all I can think of that would contribute to memory usage.
Would I be able to make do with 16GB or do I need the 32GB?
Thank you!

 

[Gregoris]

its only an extra 100 and to be honest you would think you wold never use up 32GB and some are happy even with 4 or 8GB but with what you said i think the 32 would be more suited for you, beter to have a little too much then buying the 16 and regretting it later..

the memory fills up so quickly. download a few apps have some tv eps or movies and the amount of mp3 you have. might take a while to fill it but its there..

imo its the same as when you buy a pc/mac you get more even though you might not use it and the space will last a long time.

32 all the way

ok so you have 6GB of mp3 - that puts you at 26GB

then lets say 100 apps, depending on what apps you download and the size they can very from a few 100mb's even 10-20mb's for the smaller apps like twitter or fb and then a GB or two for the larger games.

lets say 6GB a rough guestimate as we really have no idea of the size of the apps/games putting you at 20GB

1-2 seasons of your fav show lets say chuck? or desperate housewives? or gossip girl? or maybe a 20 minut episode like two and a half men?

each season is around 4GB for a whole season so another 8GB for them putting you @ 12GB

notes? 5mb lets say.. so not much

plus your iphone is partitioned one half has your ios i think might be about 1GB now so you never see a full 32GB any way, your capacity will be more like 29GB

so i think you will regret it if you buy the 16GB model

 

[Gregoris]

oh and how about photo's you might add or take with the camera? or even the HD videos do you think you will use that much?

 

[krisztiana]

oh and how about photo's you might add or take with the camera? or even the HD videos do you think you will use that much?

oh right. I had at least 2000 pictures. although I could do without having those on my iPhone and then the pictures I take I can move to my computer at least once a week. And I don't need that many movies on my iPhone. I'm not that rich so if it would save me $100 I can sync my iPhone every night to put on 2 episodes of my favourite show.
I just have to know if that could work or if even then I wouldn't have enough room.. I just need to save as much money as possible considering I'm paying a lot per month for the plan!

Speaking of the plan, do you know if with Rogers you can have a data plan without getting a voice plan (just pay-per-use for voice)? I don't call people, I hate talking on phones I'd rather do it face to face but I love texting and I need the data...

 

[Gregoris]

seems like a lot of hassle just to save data..

but its always good to backup..

i dont know about their data plans you would need to contact them as i am not in canada i really dont know, maybe some one else here might.

 

[Bluering]

I chose 32gb without any hesitation because my past experience with my N96 16gb was nearly full, so I did not want to fall into that same trap again.
G0 32, you will not regret it.

 

[Dave12308]

Go with the 32GB. You sound like you really like your apps (as do I) so for a device with no removeable storage, go for the largest you can get. I got the 32GB and don't regret it at all.

 

[untillthen]

I don't think this is even debatable.

I completely agree with all of you guys. You should definitely go with 32GB. Few movies + music + pictures + apps + tv shows is going to take some space. Actually if you're thinking of downloading a GPS which could be another few GBs you might even want to consider 64GB once iphone 5 comes out. Just a thought.

 

[Bluering]

It would be so great to have a micro mem card slot, but I guess with Apple this will never happen, I wonder why?