Stop ignoring Apple’s cheap tech crime – $1,000 iPhone 16 Pro has 128GB of storage in 2024-2025?!

 
But as it turns out, I was totally wrong. The smaller iPhone 16 Pro still starts with 128GB of storage, and since no one else seems to be calling this tech crime out, I figured I would…
So, here we go…

Apple’s latest tech crime shouldn’t be ignored – iPhone 16 Pro can’t start with 128GB of storage in 2024-2025

Apple’s decision to separate the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max in this way almost feels like a prank. Like seriously – why does the bigger iPhone 16 Pro Max need more storage than the smaller iPhone 16 Pro? Because it takes larger screenshots?!

What makes this whole thing worse is that upgrading from 128GB to 256GB will cost you an extra $100 in the US and an eye-watering €130 in Europe. That’s a steep price hike for something that should have been the base option to begin with.

Take Samsung… The Galaxy S24+, the iPhone 16 Pro’s direct rival, starts at 256GB of storage out of the box, while Chinese brands are also super generous in that regard – for example, the Xiaomi 14 series come with 256GB as a standard.

But let’s make it more embarrassing for Apple, and mention that plenty of budget and mid-range phones like the latest models from Motorola, also start at 256GB for around $200-300.

So, which phone is more “Pro”, Apple? My $200 Motorola or the $1,000 iPhone 16 Pro? That’s a real head-scratcher, and it really shouldn’t be.

What’s the iPhone 16 Pro’s “pro-grade camera” with an amateur amount of storage, Apple?

But Tim Cook & Co know iPhone users will run out of space faster than ever in 2024, so this feels like taking advantage. People use more apps now than they did a few years ago since there’s literally an app for everything these days – I mean, McDonald’s has an app And apps are only getting bigger.

Plus, people are capturing more content than ever before – whether it’s 4K videos for social media, ProRAW photos for editing, or just a bunch of photos and videos from daily life, and all of this data takes up space.

Apple loves to market how great the iPhone is for taking pro-grade videos, and that’s sort of true. But videos, especially 4K, ProRAW videos, gobble up storage like there’s no tomorrow. So why on Earth would Apple think it’s a good idea to offer a Pro model with just 128GB?!

iPhone users are used to getting “robbed” but we shouldn’t let this one slide

I’d even go as far as saying that even when/if Apple decides to bump the base storage to 256GB on the smaller iPhone 17 Pro, that won’t make up for the stingy move with the iPhone 16 series.
But let’s not jump to such bold predictions – the iPhone 17 Pro might very well go back to 64GB of storage if inflation keeps rising.

 
I suppose Apple knows iPhone users will pay for storage upgrades, even with these ridiculous storage limitations. But for those of us who care about getting value for our money, this feels like a slap in the face.

For now, the iPhone 16 Pro’s base storage remains one of the most disappointing aspects of an otherwise great phone. Let’s not let this one slide, iPhone users!