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Theres also a crazy amount of enterprise purchases who dont care about storage. Everything is stored off device, and an MDM is keeping whats on the device to a minimum.

Companies would still be buying 32GB by the truckfull if it was available. Apple was right to discontinue it because 32GB wasnt enough to run the OS anymore, while also being a usable phone.

Since you cant run a phone without iOS, and stripping the OS down isnt an option, I think they should be legally required to be truthful in advertising and sell it as a 50-55GB iPhone, probably 50 if they plan on using some of the space for device upgrades.

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> Apple was right to discontinue it because 32GB wasnt enough to run the OS anymore, while also being a usable phone.

I use 20 GB on my iPhone SE quite comfortably. It's absolutely enough to be usable.

You also can’t take video or pictures at the resolution of the newer iPhones - requiring more storage.

My iPhone can take 4K video and 12 MP photos, the same as the newest iPhones.

The SE can only do 4K video at 30FPS, so it uses half the space the newer iPhones do (since most users will use 60FPS).

Sure, but it still means that it’s possible to use your phone comfortably with 32 GB of storage.

Although HEVC/HEIC has roughly halved these storage requirements.

> Theres also a crazy amount of enterprise purchases who dont care about storage.

Agreed, but that's what iPhone 11 is for... There's virtually no commercial reason for 95% of enterprise users to have a Pro version.

A Pro version for most of 2020 that can shoot multiple videos at the same time in 4k, with 64gb... I don't know, doesn't sit well with me. I'm all for keeping the base model basic and as low-cost as possible to those who needn't anything more. But then either reasonably price your storage, or create a 128gb option in between, especially if you don't allow SD cards. And especially when Apple is just fine offering 128gb on the 11, but not the Pro... It's a bit much.

Not that its an enterprise case, but personally id get the Pro for the OLED screen moreso than the camera.

Id maybe bet the other reason they dont offer 128 on the pro is supply chain related, they have all their 128 dedicated to the standard model.

There is no need to do mental gymnastics on this.

The reason is simple: profit.

Doesn't Apple support deleting builtin apps from the phone now?

You can remove the icons from the home screen, but it doesn’t actually delete the app from the device storage. They’ve said that’s in case you need or want one of the apps again; it’ll “reinstall” essentially instantly.

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