Going from 256GB to 512GB on iPhone Duo costs $200, and 2TB adds $1,200 to the bill. Here is which tier makes sense for how you use it.
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iPhone 18 Pro 1TB Storage Has a Potential Problem for Video Creators
A tested 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max with QLC NAND fell to 1.1MB/s under an extreme write load, revealing a storage risk for serious video creators.
Apple Intelligence can take up to 14GB on iOS 27: Here's which iPhones need what
Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 can take up to 14GB of storage on an iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max or iPhone Air, and up to 8GB on other supported iPhones. Apple says it becomes available automatically when you update, so if your free space shrank after installing iOS 27, that’s one likely reason.…
iOS 27 Update: Apple Says Missing Apps Come Back on Their Own
If an app is missing from the Home Screen right after iOS 27 finishes installing, Apple has already published the explanation. Apps may be temporarily removed because the update needs the extra space, and Apple states plainly that they come back automatically once installation completes. Apple documents temporary app removal as part of the standard…
iPhone 18 Pro Reaches 2TB and iPhone Air Stops at 1TB: Where Each Storage Ladder Ends
Apple’s new iPhones do not offer the same capacities as each other. iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo climb to 2TB, iPhone Air stops at 1TB, iPhone 17 stops at 512GB, and iPhone 16 is the only model in the lineup that still starts at 128GB. iPhone Duo, one of three…
iPhone 18 Pro Carbon Figures: One Storage Step Costs More Than Moving Up to the Pro Max
Apple gives every iPhone 18 Pro configuration its own carbon figure, and read side by side they say something the price list does not: choosing more storage adds more emissions than choosing the bigger phone. A storage step adds 9 kg of CO2e on the 6.3-inch Pro, while moving to the 6.9-inch Pro Max at…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage History: The 128GB Pro Is Gone and the Ceiling Has Doubled to 2TB
The iPhone 18 Pro is sold in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB, and there is no smaller option. Four Pro generations in a row, from the iPhone 13 Pro to the iPhone 16 Pro, started at 128GB, and only one iPhone before this year had a 2TB tier at all. Both iPhone 18 Pro sizes…
iPhone 18 Pro Pricing Is a Grid: The Same 1:2:3 Storage Ladder in All 10 Priced Markets
Apple has priced iPhone 18 Pro in ten markets so far, and the storage ladder is the same shape in every one of them. In each currency the step to 512GB, the step to 1TB and the step to 2TB sit in a fixed 1:2:3 pattern, and the Pro Max premium is a flat amount…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage Costs the Same as iPhone Air and iPhone Duo Storage: $200, $400, $600
Storage costs the same on every new iPhone Apple sells. Moving from 256GB to 512GB is $200 on iPhone 18 Pro, on iPhone 18 Pro Max, on iPhone Air and on iPhone Duo, the step to 1TB is $400 on all of them, and the step to 2TB is $600 wherever it is offered. iPhone…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage by the Gigabyte: The 2TB Step Is the Cheapest of the Three
iPhone 18 Pro comes in four capacities at $1,199, $1,399, $1,799 and $2,399, and the three steps between them cost $200, $400 and $600. Priced by the gigabytes each step actually adds, the first two steps cost the same and the 2TB step is the cheapest of the three, at roughly 59 cents a gigabyte…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage: Which Tier to Pick on Saturday, and the Figure Apple Does Not Publish
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 with 256GB, and the three capacities above it add $200, $400 and $600 to that figure. What Apple does not publish anywhere is how much of any tier is actually free once iOS 27 is preinstalled, which is why the tier has to be chosen from the way…
iPhone Duo Storage: What Each Step Costs Per Gigabyte, and Where It Stops Paying
Apple prices iPhone Duo at $1,999 for 256GB, $2,199 for 512GB, $2,599 for 1TB and $3,199 for 2TB on its US Store page. The three steps cost $200, $400 and $600, which works out at $0.78, $0.78 and $0.59 for each gigabyte added, by our arithmetic on Apple’s prices, taking 1TB as 1,024GB. The 7.6-inch…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage vs iCloud: The $5.56 a Month That Decides Which Is Cheaper
The first storage step on iPhone 18 Pro costs $200, the difference between $1,199 for 256GB and $1,399 for 512GB on Apple’s US Store page. Spread across three years of owning the phone that is $5.56 a month, and that is the number any cloud plan has to beat before it is the cheaper way…
iPhone 18 Pro 4K120 and ProRes: The Storage Math Behind Apple's Two Heaviest Formats
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro tech specs list 4K Dolby Vision recording at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 and 120 fps, and ProRes video up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording. Those two lines decide more about which storage tier you need than anything else on the page, because one of them multiplies your…
The 2TB iPhone 18 Pro Is a Video Tool: Who It Suits, and the $1,000 Alternative
The 2TB iPhone 18 Pro costs $2,399, which is $1,200 more than the 256GB model and $1,000 more than the 512GB one, and it is the only tier in the range that is bought for one reason rather than several. If you are not recording professional video formats on the phone itself, the top tier…
iPhone 18 Pro Storage Step-Up Cost by Country: What 512GB, 1TB and 2TB Add in Dollars, Pounds, Euros, Yen and Rupees
512GB adds $200 to an iPhone 18 Pro, 1TB adds $600 and 2TB adds $1,200. Every market Apple prices uses the same one, two, three step ladder.
iPhone Duo storage: Here's which tier to buy between $1,999 and $3,199
iPhone Duo comes in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB, and Apple’s Store page prices all four: $1,999 for 256GB, $2,199 for 512GB, $2,599 for 1TB and $3,199 for 2TB. Apple’s press release also gives the base model at $83.29 a month for 24 months. The iPhone 18 Pro offers the same four tiers, from $1,199…