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Need more storage space

Miastone — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:26:56 GMT

I keep running out of storage can you buy more storage for an iPhone 12

Re: Need more storage space

daveNOS — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:35:36 GMT

@Miastone You cannot add any physical storage to iPhones, you can buy compatible USB memory sticks from Apple but they are very expensive(128GB is £44.95) so it may be worth looking around to see if there are any cheaper alternatives.

Re: Need more storage space

TimmyBGood — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:14:36 GMT

@Miastone wrote:

can you buy more storage for an iPhone 12

No: that's always been a choice by Apple to 'encourage' users to pay extra at time of purchase for more built-in storage*. I'd also note that the 12 is now getting on a bit at nearly 4 years old and Apple really wants people to upgrade every couple of years: limited initial on-board capacity is a motivating factor for new sales in the future (or subscription to upgraded iCloud tiers)

*actually the 'official' reasons are micro-SD slows performance and compromises the design of the enclosure. That it lets Apple add between £100 and £300 to the base price of, say, an iPhone 14 for a small manufacturing cost in extra chip capacity is a complete coincidence ; )

Re: Need more storage space

Miastone — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:33:23 GMT

Thank you an upgrade it is then !