got for 16GB only if u're the type who will listen to lotsa songs & watch movies/music videos on your iPhone. most of the space of 8GB are occupied with movies & music. keep them there to just listen/watch when i'm bored. i'm still left with 900++ MB, with 2 full movies, 5 music videos, 150 songs & few pages of apps.

good practice...

try 2 stuff in sm decent video songs of ur choice, ur fav albums n go shopping for some good games n apps, u wud see a good 50% of ur i3g usage...

u are not hardcore user for multimedia, for me , 8GB is enough for you already. 8gb storage, u can put more than 1k song in ur phone .

Well, even with songs, 8GB is still a pretty nice capacity. The only space killer are movies, and for most ppl, moves are something that you swap in and out, instead of keeping them in the device forever

you are quite wrong dude...

for my case 90% of my capacity was installed with applications and games , a lot of my games are 60-80MB and above for each game or application... i already mentioned in my earlier post , my iphone only games and applications , around 500mb songs , no movie ... 16gb left 7gb ++ only...

therefore 8gb definitely not enough for me

16GB gives u the right to brag..

Got 8 pages of apps, not reaching 3gb yet. Like fyire said, if u movie kaki, maybe you should go for 16GB ( if u enjoy watching it in ur iphone more than ur n" monitor..)

I will join in the fray.

Like everyone here who has contributed, it is strictly our own opinions. Your key words here are..'u can afford...' If so, go for 16gb as there is never too much of a good thing and you never know when you will need the extra byte. Who knows? After 'playing' with your iPhone for a while, you want more apps, movies, songs and what nots and that is the time you may regret not deciding on a 16gb. iPhone is a powerful tool and you just might need the extra juice once you get what it can do.

Anyone who uses 16gb iphone ever experienced if u put movies,pictures,and songs till full, ur iphone will lag? or took a long time to sync?

never exceed 70% of 8GB after 1 year of using Iphone.

I bought myself the 16GB one and i must say that it is still not enough space for my needs. Photos+Videos+Music+Application= FULL. Hopefully apple will make a 32GB one.

No, you're totally wrong instead Why?

1. My point is strictly related to how I use my phone and not yours or anyone else.
2. Purpose of TS raising this thread is to find out people's opinion on whether what is their preference and are there any regrets for users which bought 8GB instead of 16GB (which in my case no regrets).
3. I know some people likes to install all sorts of games, songs and movie. These are all personal preference but for me, I will play my PSP or Wii or PC if I want to game. I only keep a few simple games for amusement on the phone, that's about it.
4. How many applications do we install on the phone? Well, this is another subjective point. Some people enjoy installing all sorts of stuffs but I don't because I can't use all of them. If a person only uses less than 10 applications in a PC, I don't understand how he/she can utilize 30-40 applications on the phone but ok, that's his/her choice.

Lastly, I don't understand why are you correcting me because everyone uses their phone differently

Depends on individual needs. Bear in mind, the available space for 8gb for storage and applications are 7.1gb only, the rest occupied by the OS. If you're a lite to medium multimedia user, go for 8gb, else 16gb will be a good buy, not to mention the White casing is cool.

I am using 8gb now, I have less than 10 albums, some free AppStore games and picture album, I have about 6gb++ left. Have yet to load in movies which I think will take about 3gb, so I have 3gb to spare, it's not too bad then for 8gb.

the more utilise the space take longer to restart

Well, granted that it is indeed possible to bulk out with that much with just applications and games alone, once again its as per my statement earlier in regards to movies.

How many of such applications is really in use, and not just sitting there taking up space? I kinda maxed out the screens on my iPod Touch with all sorts of junk that I hardly ever use, and navigation's a big pain. On the iPhone, I kept it down to just a few pages by only putting in the apps/games that I want to carry with me all the time. Makes it easier to hunt for things too.

oh ya... forgot to mention , actually i've downloaded a emulator for SNES @ cydia... and i put a lot ROMs inside... that's why my capacity left 7gb + only... not to mention my offline map that i downloaded for the whole west malaysia + singapore are almost 1gb

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Added on April 6, 2009, 9:58 amyeah man... gotta agree with you.. not everyone enjoy playing iphone games like i do... some will prefer play on big screen like XBOX 360 or PS3 etc...

like i said before , if the price is not much different i would really suggest TS get 16gb , as 8gb couldn't slot in memory cards anymore, and provided TS afford to buy 16gb .



This post has been edited by AiRBooM: Apr 6 2009, 09:58 AM

I have put 3 full movies into my 8GB iphone 3G and still have 4GB more to go with loads of applications / music in it. So no regret. Save the money.

my 16gb now left only with 3gb

got enuff to spend= go for 16gb
not enuff to spend=go for 8gb

got a lot of things to save/install= go for 16gb
not a lot things to save/install = go for 8gb

its just a space, which some of us feels important and some dont.... so its up to the owner back really....

Whats so amusing about it?

What so funny about that? I have a 16GB and I'm already cramped up for space!

If you've underutilised your iPhone , then that statement you have quoted before would make you feel funny, but I dare say a lot of us have used our iPhones more than just "making calls and listening to songs". Apps, music videos, podcasts, clips/movies, emails, SMSes, notes......, these chomps up valuable storage space.

So I ask again, WHAT SO FUNNY?