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256GB Storage Rumor Gaining Steam as iPhone 7 Launch Approaches

iPhone users that elect not to use iCloud (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/icloud/) storage will be pleased to learn that another source has thrown its weight behind at least one iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) or iPhone 7 Plus model having 256GB of flash storage (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/16/sandisk-256gb-nand-flash-iphone-7-plus/).





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DigiTimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160817PD203.html), citing industry sources, is the latest to claim the iPhone 7 will feature up to 256GB of storage, corroborating previous reports from Chinese website MyDrivers (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/02/iphone-7-plus-256gb-storage-3100-mah-battery/) and Taiwanese research firm TrendForce (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/01/iphone-7-storage-32gb-64gb-256gb/).

NAND flash vendors have increased chip prices citing strong demand for new smartphones particularly the iPhone 7 featuring up to 256GB of storage, according to industry sources. Prices will keep soaring until the fourth quarter of 2016.

In July, The Wall Street Journal confirmed the iPhone 7 will start with 32GB of storage (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/05/iphone-7-to-start-at-32gb-storage/), replacing the infamous 16GB base tier offered since the iPhone 3GS. Accordingly, the new storage options for the iPhone 7 could be 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/01/iphone-7-storage-32gb-64gb-256gb/), but it remains unclear if the 256GB tier will be exclusive to the larger 5.5-inch model as some sources have indicated.





The current storage options for both the iPhone 6 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6/)/6 Plus and iPhone 6s (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6s/)/6s Plus series include 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB, with the 16GB base model in particular drawing the ire of some customers who have long hoped for a larger capacity at the entry-level price point. This year, it appears that Apple has finally acknowledged the desire for larger storage tiers at both the top and bottom of its iPhone lineup.

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