With Apple’s September event drawing ever nearer, its no surprise that the rumors are continuing to circulate. The latest comes from China’s GeekBar who has reported that the new iPhone will be offered in three storage capacities, much larger than we’ve seen before.
According to the source, the iPhone 8’s base model will be 64 GB, giving users twice as much storage as the base model iPhone 7 which came in at 32 GB. The mid tier model will be 256 GB and the high-end model comes with a storage option of 512 GB making it the iPhone with the highest capacity yet.
Over the past few months, the 64 GB storage option has been documented by multiple sources and the rumors hint that Apple will be offering this as standard on the updated iPhone 7s and the iPhone 8. The same goes for the new iPad Pros which will also start at 64 GB.
Reputable rumor mill KGI have reported 64 and 256 GB storage options but have never mentioned the possibility of the 512 GB although extra sizes were not explicitly ruled out either. This size was introduced on iOS in the 2017 iPad Pro lines so it makes perfect sense that Apple will start selling phones in the same size. That, and the fact that users are constantly demanding more local storage space, suggest that there is weight to the rumor.
GeekBar also mentioned that the storage NAND will be sourced from different suppliers depending on capacity. The 64 GB and 256 GB chips will be manufactured by Toshiba and Sandisk whereas the 512 GB chip will be made by Samsung and Hynix.
Apple’s media event is due to take place in early September where the new bezel-less OLED iPhone lineup will finally be revealed alongside updates to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. If the company follows in their own footsteps, this event is likely to take place on either the 6th or the 12th of the month and the phones will go on sale two weeks later.