How do you choose the storage capacity for your iPhone?

You've finally found the right iPhone. But how much storage capacity do you need? You'll find a short explanation about the different storage capacities here:

• 64GB: limited storage space
• 128GB: enough for basic use
• 256GB: enough for the average user
• 512GB: store your entire photo, video, and movie collection
• 1TB: never worry about storage space and store photos in Apple ProRAW

With 256GB storage space, you never actually have 256GB of storage space. The operating system on your device and standard apps already take up quite a bit of storage capacity. Calculating how much storage you need for your device in advance? Add about 20% to that. That way, you know for sure you're making the right choice. It's best to think about this beforehand, because it's not possible to expand the storage of your iPhone later on. You can of course always use cloud services to store all your files.

With 64GB, you'll have enough if you use your iPhone for WhatsApp and calls. In addition, you have space for some social media apps and light games. You can use streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify and you don't record 4K videos. You can quickly remove unnecessary apps and store photos in your iCloud photo library. Was 64GB just enough on your previous device? Choose an iPhone with more storage space.

An iPhone with 128GB storage capacity is suitable for basic use. With the new iPhone 15 models, this is the minimum storage capacity. With 128GB, you have enough space to store some photos, music, and videos locally on your iPhone. As a result, you don't have to exclusively use iCloud storage. Want to download a movie for on the go? Not a problem. Simply delete it from your device afterwards so you can download a new one.

You can download the latest apps and games without having to worry about how much space you have left. You have plenty of storage space for photos, videos, and music. You don't necessarily have to use iCloud. You also like taking photos, for example in portrait mode and recording 4K videos. You can even download a few episodes of your series for on the plane. Cleaning up isn't your thing. Perhaps you do it once a year, just to see if you have some unnecessary apps on your device.

Do you want 512GB of storage? Your options are the iPhone 15 Pro (Max), iPhone 15 (Plus), iPhone 14 Pro (Max), iPhone 14 (Plus), iPhone 13 Pro (Max), and iPhone 13 (Mini). You do everything on your device, no matter if it's for business or private use. Cleaning up isn't in your vocabulary and you're always testing the latest apps. You store a lot locally and you don't use cloud services for storage. You also want to access all your series and music offline regularly, for example while traveling.

Are you an enthusiastic photographer? With 1TB, you can easily store all your photos in Apple ProRAW. Thanks to this file format, you can adjust your photos the way you want to afterwards. You can store movies and series from streaming services like Netflix and Apple TV+ in the highest quality. That way, you can watch all your favorites in places without an internet connection. We recommend 1TB if you don't or hardly use cloud services and like to store photos and videos in the highest quality. The 1TB storage is only available with the newer Pro (Max) models.