Instantly after launching the brand new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max, and iPhone Air, Apple discontinued the iPhone 16 Professional and Professional Max fashions. Maybe the corporate is afraid of cannibalizing the brand new lineup an excessive amount of?
Simpler to overlook, nonetheless, was the truth that Apple additionally tremendously lowered the iPhone 16 lineup (by way of MacRumors). Sure, the iPhone 16 continues to be obtainable over at Apple’s on-line retailer for $699, however you may solely have it with 128GB of storage.
In case you want extra storage, you will should go for the bigger iPhone 16 Plus, which might be purchased for $799 with 128GB of storage, and for $899 with 256GB of storage.
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It is a pretty small element, however it would make a distinction for folks purchasing for a brand new iPhone that want extra storage than the puny 128GB. The entire new fashions, together with iPhone 17, begin with 256GB storage, however the worth is, after all, greater.
There may be another choice within the center, the iPhone 16e, which comes with 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB of storage (for $599, $699, and $899, respectively). However that one lags behind different fashions within the digital camera division.
It is pretty typical of Apple to nudge patrons into the course of its new telephones with particulars like this. The best choice — if you happen to’re thinking about an older mannequin — is to examine inventories at different retailers, which nonetheless might maintain the mannequin your need.
