App gluttons, rejoice: Analyst says iPhone 7 doubles storage to 256GB - CNET

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Apple's upcoming iPhone 7 will be available with a whopping 256GB of storage space, matching the iPad Pro and offering lots more room for apps and videos, an analyst firm predicted Wednesday.

Today's iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models top out at 128GB of storage. But cheaper component costs will allow Apple to tuck in 256GB, TrendForce said. The firm expects Apple to continue to offer 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models.

Another change will be a memory boost to 3GB in the 5.5-inch model, TrendForce said. That increase -- up from 2GB with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and 1GB in the 6 and 6 Plus -- should make it easier to run multiple apps at the same time, to handle more operating system features and to accommodate more sophisticated apps. The king of the hill here will still be the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which already today has 4GB of memory.