Apple releases 16GB iPhone & 32GB iPod Touch

Manuel · Feb 5, 2008

Is this new 16Go iPhone the waited and famous SECOND GENERATION?

Or should we expect something even better later this year...

Comments?

Kash · Feb 5, 2008

This is definitely is NOT the second generation iPhone. This is simply a memory bump.

fleurya · Feb 5, 2008

lifeisabeach said:
Oh for Pete's sakes! I bought my wife an iPhone 2 weeks ago after they failed to announce any new ones at MacWorld. Now this? grrr....

Well, it's not like it has depreciated in value the way products do when true next-gen models came out. At least it's still a $400 "value" product.

melmation · Feb 5, 2008

MeThinks...

I got my 8Gb Touch 9 days ago. What's the deal with having a 16Gb Touch if they slide the prices accross, or do you think they will just add on a price like in the U.S?

Also, my thoughts on the iPhone and iTouch 'next Gens'?

These are pieces of hardware to be upgraded by software and new memory capacities, I think and also hope that once you buy whatever capacity of hardware, you'll be able to stick with it for a good while. Seriously though, I can't see what they could add to either the touch or the phone to make them fantasticly different.

O.k, the phone could have 3G and a higher resolution camera hardware wise, but I mean, there's nothing that insane that could be added to either to make me go 'Oh, I see, well look at that, now that's clever'

I mean, way back on the first gen iPod, it would have been easy for someone to say "well, to make it better, I can imagine it having a colour screen".

Whereas with my touch? I can't see a thing that would make it better and NOT step all over the iPhones toes.

I doubt they'll slide the prices over here in the UK, cest la vie!

Mel

Arekisu · Feb 5, 2008

Oh great, i finally succumbed and got a 16Gb ipt. Nevermind, we in the UK won't get these for a while anyway.

giulio said:
The iphone and ipt use flash memory, not a small hdd. Do you real think a 65GB solid state hard drive in a music player is going to sell (affordable)?

Think of the one available for the macbook air...

Flash memory and ssd's are different. SSD's are designed to replace HDD's and can withstand the millions of read/write cycles, flash memory cannot do this. This is why SSD's are so expensive at the moment.

Arekisu · Feb 5, 2008

Just went onto the modmyifone web site and these some useful info about new iphone owners.

Remember, if you bought your iPhone within the last 14 days, you CAN return it, pay the 10% restocking fee, nd the $100 difference and upgrade to the 16GB version. This version IS running the new bootloader and 1.1.3, so i currrently NOT unlockable.

Just thought i'd mention it.

RNDdave · Feb 5, 2008

Arekisu said:
Oh great, i finally succumbed and got a 16Gb ipt. Nevermind, we in the UK won't get these for a while anyway.

I think Apple UK site has not been updated - the 16GB iPhone is available from 02 and has been since about 13.30 this afternoon. Clicky.

I would *guess* that if the updated iPhone is here then so is the iPod Touch - just not sure why they are not on the web-site yet...

Arekisu · Feb 5, 2008

RNDdave said:
I think Apple UK site has not been updated - the 16GB iPhone is available from 02 and has been since about 13.30 this afternoon. Clicky.

I would *guess* that if the updated iPhone is here then so is the iPod Touch - just not sure why they are not on the web-site yet...

Well that's different, the UK getting stuff nearly the same time as the US. It's almost unheard of.

RNDdave · Feb 5, 2008

Arekisu said:
Well that's different, the UK getting stuff nearly the same time as the US. It's almost unheard of.

Yes, it does make a nice change doesn't it

Manuel · Feb 5, 2008

So if this is only a 'minor' improvement (memory upgrade), i guess the second generation will not appear any time soon, right?

Maybe next year?

fletch33 · Feb 5, 2008

i think this memory update for the iphone unfortunately means that iphone2 must be further away than i thought

why would they take the time to improve the old iphone if a new 3G etc... one is anywhere close to release. it would seem rather pointless.

i dont know how much longer i can wait for 3G? my wifes 3G smartphone kicks my iphones on the speed end unless i am connected to wifi and it drives me crazy. i use my phone mainly for phone/internet/mail and had i really known how much i would be missing 3G i most likely would never have downgraded.

Dimitri · Feb 5, 2008

I still say they could very well release a next gen iphone this fall.

RNDdave · Feb 5, 2008

Isn't there a big event just before Summer - wwdc? Any real big announcements would be dropped there wouldn't they?

Anyway - does anyone know if you have an 8GB iPhone on contract with o2 and now there's a new one - can you just buy the new phone and stick your SIM card in legally - or will there be another 18 month contract to sign?

ibookmobile007 · Feb 5, 2008

RNDdave said:
Isn't there a big event just before Summer - wwdc? Any real big announcements would be dropped there wouldn't they?

Anyway - does anyone know if you have an 8GB iPhone on contract with o2 and now there's a new one - can you just buy the new phone and stick your SIM card in legally - or will there be another 18 month contract to sign?

There is a big event right before Summer,correct.So they might make some major announcements ,so that Apple can make that sell threshold that is supposed to be made(With selling a certain amount of iPhones).I believe the 16GB iPhone is to appease the ones that do not need more in the phone other than memory.If there is not a 2nd Gen released by the next event,ill go ahead and purchase one and give my current iPhone to my wife .
I was also wondering about when an individual purchases an upgrade to this version iPhone and they are a current iPhone owner,is there an extra fee incurred?Or does it stay the same , just the information transfered over.

fleurya · Feb 5, 2008

It's not likely a new phone will be introed at WWDC. That's not really what that event is about. Having said that, I can imagine Apple could intro the 3G iPhone as early as this summer; that's enough time to make a considerable amount of money off the "new" higher capacity ones.

It's already been confirmed that the 3G will be out before the end of 2008. It may be later than sooner, but it's coming for sure.

ibookmobile007 · Feb 5, 2008

RNDdave said:
Isn't there a big event just before Summer - wwdc? Any real big announcements would be dropped there wouldn't they?

Anyway - does anyone know if you have an 8GB iPhone on contract with o2 and now there's a new one - can you just buy the new phone and stick your SIM card in legally - or will there be another 18 month contract to sign?

fleurya said:
It's not likely a new phone will be introed at WWDC. That's not really what that event is about. Having said that, I can imagine Apple could intro the 3G iPhone as early as this summer; that's enough time to make a considerable amount of money off the "new" higher capacity ones.

It's already been confirmed that the 3G will be out before the end of 2008. It may be later than sooner, but it's coming for sure.

my thoughts as well.The way apple has become soo unpredictable who knows,maybe even in 2 months instead of the opposed 4.There was a senses of some sort of update because of Apples recent patents Early January(If my memory serves me correctly i actually posted the links somewhere here on the forum.)

jab119 · Feb 5, 2008

I am getting huge laugh at this memory bump recently and all the pour suckers who recently bought an i what ever. I figured by now the really smart people would stop buying apple products because of a new version of the same thing thats not even 1 year old yet.

the price apple wants to charge for their SSD drives is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY over priced. Its all profit for them

Think about this. Years ago when the largest MP3 player you could get was a 4 gig. It cost about $239. At that same time a 4 gig CF card cost about $300 or more.

People figured out to save money, buy the 4gig MP3 player and crack it open and remove the 4gig CF card to be used in their camera.

SSD manufacturing is NOT that costly for Apple to charge almost a grand for 64 gig. If you get one your getting taken to the cleaners and I want to sell you a bridge.

bobtomay · Feb 5, 2008

Been looking for a new toy lately. But $500 to replace my 30GB iPod? Think I'll have to pass for now.

mynameis · Feb 5, 2008

Am I the only one that thought the 32GB iPod touch would be released at $400?

mikepugs · Feb 5, 2008

I just got the email, so it wasn't a "silent launch"? I don't need over 8GBs on my iPod Touch so there's no need for me to go upgrading. Some with find this as a relief though. Hopefully it helps apple.