iPhone users who favor the Pro model but balk at limited storage may be in for a treat. According to a report from Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce (via MacRumors), Apple is likely to do away with the 128GB base storage option for the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro, bumping it up to a minimum of 256GB.
We’re expecting this — Apple bumped the base storage of the iPhone 15 Pro Max to 256GB last year. So it’s only natural for the Pro model to follow suit in the iPhone 16 series. However, the increase in the base storage could mean a higher starting price for the iPhone 16 Pro.
TrendForce suggests this price increase might be more palatable since the 16 Pro will also include the tetraprism zoom lens, previously exclusive to the Pro Max model.
Apple did something similar last year by introducing the tetraprism zoom lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which naturally raised the cost. To make the higher price acceptable, the company increased the base storage from 128GB to 256 GB.
Beyond storage and camera, the report corroborated previously leaked details about iPhone 16 series hardware. The non-Pro variants are expected to receive the A18 chip, while the Pro models will presumably boast the more powerful A18 Pro processor.
Additionally, there’s a chance Apple might increase the RAM on the non-Pro models from 6GB to 8GB, potentially catering to the demands of Apple Intelligence features.
These are all early speculations and concrete details regarding the iPhone 16 series will likely emerge closer to the official launch event, currently rumored for September 9th.
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