Is 32GB eneough? Help me understand.

[raqball]

Definitely go with the bigger one which is 128GB, no brainer.

A no brainier to whom? Not to me.. To me buying 128 is a waste of money when you can have full res videos and photos stored in the cloud for free... That's what uses up most of the storage for many. That and music I suppose.

It's not really all that hard or time consuming to pre-manage cloud storage. I've been doing it for almost 4-years now on Chromebook Pixel's.

Look at the Nexbit Robin.. 32GB ONLY and I know people who consider themselves power users getting by just fine with it.. Why? The cloud storage!

 

[Premium1]

I have been waiting for this phone to come out to decide what I want to replace my 16GB Moto X and lately my life has been If I need an app, I need to delete an app.

Looking at my phone it only shows that 10.33GB of storage, so I am assuming that missing 6GB is being used by VZW and the OS? I have moved basically all my photos and vidoes to google photos to clear up space and basically have 7.4GB allocated to app date and media content.

My concern is if keep this phone 2-3 years am I going to be running into the same problem with space? Crunching numbers I think 32GB would work, but I don't know how much of that is really going to be mine and what will OS/Security updates take?

Any thoughts would be appreciative on what is the best way to look at this. It sounds crazy to pay and extra $100 for the extra storage, but to me it would be worse to spend $700 on a phone that I run out of storage on.

Part of this discussion is that all 128GB modesl our out of stock so do I wait or just order the 32GB now?

Always go for the most storage you can afford. Don't order just because it is in stock. If you do not have a lot of apps, 32 gb will be fine since you can offload your pics to the cloud with Google photos.

 

[ClusterPuck]

Always go for the most storage you can afford. Don't order just because it is in stock. If you do not have a lot of apps, 32 gb will be fine since you can offload your pics to the cloud with Google photos.

Yep, I think i have decided it would be worse to spend $649 and be out of space on a device in 18 months, than to spend $749 and never come close to use it and stretch out for 3 years. Now, who knows when it will be in stock. There is no way I am going to get the vzw version so I will just wait impatiently on the wait list with my cracked screen moto x.

 

[TheJastrom]

The thing that's confusing about the lack of 64gb is that in this day and age it doesn't seem like it would have made it cost prohibitive, more like it's just a decision that forces you to buy the more expensive model because 32gb looks like too little. 64gb might appease too many people and the 128gb sales would suffer. Hmmn.

 

[diesteldorf]

Most people seem to be upset at having to "waste" $50 bucks due to the lack of a 64 GB model.

Google could've done $769, $819=64 GB, and $869=128 GB. I'm thinking they did it for simplicity, to limit the number of product skus and could've also thought that a 64 GB model was unnecessary and would sell poorly.

I'm not saying I agree with this, but the 32 GB version will always be popular with people that want a lower cost device and don't need a lot of storage.
The 128 GB version will be popular for those "power users" that want a lot of storage.

I'm not independently wealthy and may be off base, but if the 64 GB version and 128 GB version amounted to a difference of only $50, I could see a lot of people that would pay the extra $50, knowing that their storage needs are covered, while the 32 GB version also sold well, due to it's lower cost.

Of course, it would've been nice if Google made 64 GB the base standard to begin with, but that's another thread. Personally, I don't mind paying an extra $100 for 4 times the storage. Last year, the Nexus 6P was $499 for 32 GB, $549 for 64 GB, and $649 for $128. I could've managed with 64 GB and thought much harder if it was worth paying an extra $100 to jump from 64 GB to 128, but I've been happy with my decision.

I like to travel with my phone and always like knowing that I can access videos, movies, and music without needing a data connection. I also like to use my phone as a portable flash drive at times, storing documents, zip files, backup drivers for my laptop etc that can be easily accessed on the go. Personally, I've always been partial to internal storage vs. SD cards as well, since I've never, knock on wood, had internal storage fail.

Internal storage is cheap, and I'm sure most of that $100 is profit, but I am happy it's only a $100 difference this time. When I was buying an Iphone as a gift for a family member, Apple had the 16 GB version as the base, 64 GB was an extra $100, and 128 GB was another $100.

In that case, it was much easier for me to justify getting the 64 GB model and saving $100, since I knew 64 would be plenty for them. However, if Apple had priced each at only a $50 difference, I may have actually gifted them the 128 GB model.

Lastly, and I have no way to prove this, but assuming the 128 GB version adds an extra $25 or $50 to the phone's resale value after one year, it would make it much easier for me to recommend the 128 GB version.

 

[peetah21]

I have Nexus 6P 32GB as of right now going into settings have 104 apps installed and a little over 9GB used out of 25GB available.

Now I don't take many pictures but I do have OneDrive for my backup needs. The phone I had before was the LG G4 and I took way more pictures with that phone and never needed to put an microSD card in it, only filled about a little over half of the available space.

I say you should be good with the base 32GB if you have cloud options.

 

[EnemiesInTheEnd]

32 GB is enough for me. I don't fill my phones with unnecessary things

 

[Premium1]

The thing that's confusing about the lack of 64gb is that in this day and age it doesn't seem like it would have made it cost prohibitive, more like it's just a decision that forces you to buy the more expensive model because 32gb looks like too little. 64gb might appease too many people and the 128gb sales would suffer. Hmmn.

Google going the apple route. Making the push up to the higher storage model seem like a no brainer for many people and getting Google that extra $100.

 

[lcousins]

An SD card slot would be nice. Sometimes I want a backup of a backup for important docs or whatever

 

[Mariano3113]

An SD card slot would be nice. Sometimes I want a backup of a backup for important docs or whatever

USB OTG

I have a 16GB Nexus 5, 32 GB Nexus 6, 32 GB Galaxy S6, Note 7 (64 GB with 256GB as)

If I am looking to watch a bunch of Movies or listen to a bunch of FLAC music files ....I store then on USB Flash drives and carry a USB OTG cable

Micro-sd to me is about the equivalent of just larger on-board storage. Because of Adoptable storage with Encryption a Micro-sd becomes locked to a single device meaning it is not good for swapping into another phone.
(Most Micro-sd on phones are also not very Hot-swap friendly: Putting Micro-sd under battery or in Sim card tray)

Cloud Storage for data heavy users is great, aside from the associated Cloud storage hack risks and that sensitive personal data shouldn't really be stored on the Cloud.

I went with 32GB Pixel as USB OTG will cover my Airplane mode Movies and Music listening needs. Also makes it easier to swap devices if needed. [I haven't had a USB OTG stolen yet(I guess USB OTG is still not very common), but have had a Galaxy S6 stolen. Or when I was swapping Note 7's due to recall...since encrypted SD card required a re-Format]

 

[Noyan Aydin]

It really depends on data prices. If 32GB is not enough, you need a larger data plan from operator, and that would cost more in the whole span of your Pixel life.

 

[bunser51]

I have been waiting for this phone to come out to decide what I want to replace my 16GB Moto X and lately my life has been If I need an app, I need to delete an app.

Looking at my phone it only shows that 10.33GB of storage, so I am assuming that missing 6GB is being used by VZW and the OS? I have moved basically all my photos and vidoes to google photos to clear up space and basically have 7.4GB allocated to app date and media content.

My concern is if keep this phone 2-3 years am I going to be running into the same problem with space? Crunching numbers I think 32GB would work, but I don't know how much of that is really going to be mine and what will OS/Security updates take?

Any thoughts would be appreciative on what is the best way to look at this. It sounds crazy to pay and extra $100 for the extra storage, but to me it would be worse to spend $700 on a phone that I run out of storage on.

Part of this discussion is that all 128GB modesl our out of stock so do I wait or just order the 32GB now?

I was reading on Reddit that the 32gb version will have 24gb of storage that's open to the user. That bundled with unlimited full resolution google photos for photos and videos seems pretty solid too me. It would obviously depend on the user and their needs. In my situation with WiFi hot spots all around the city, it would work wonderfully.

 

[raqball]

I was reading on Reddit that the 32gb version will have 24gb of storage that's open to the user. That bundled with unlimited full resolution google photos for photos and videos seems pretty solid too me. It would obviously depend on the user and their needs. In my situation with WiFi hot spots all around the city, it would work wonderfully.

Agree.... I am still rockin my 32GB Nexus 5 and have plenty of space available.. I've already been using full high res backup for photo and video because I have a TB of drive space that came with my Pixel LS.. Managing cloud storage is easy, simple and fast once people get use to doing it...

 

[Nick Coakley]

My 32Gb 5X is almost enough for me, with the option of completely offloading my 8-10GB of photos I'd be quite happy on 32GB. I haven't sprung for a pixel yet (waiting on reviews and my 5X is running fine) but with the full res cloud storage I'd be happy with 32GB.

It depends on your usage obviously, if you spend a lot of time disconected from the internet or have a particularly restrictive usage cap you may well need more than 32gb.

 

[Dave Crabtree]

I have been waiting for this phone to come out to decide what I want to replace my 16GB Moto X and lately my life has been If I need an app, I need to delete an app.

Looking at my phone it only shows that 10.33GB of storage, so I am assuming that missing 6GB is being used by VZW and the OS? I have moved basically all my photos and vidoes to google photos to clear up space and basically have 7.4GB allocated to app date and media content.

My concern is if keep this phone 2-3 years am I going to be running into the same problem with space? Crunching numbers I think 32GB would work, but I don't know how much of that is really going to be mine and what will OS/Security updates take?

Any thoughts would be appreciative on what is the best way to look at this. It sounds crazy to pay and extra $100 for the extra storage, but to me it would be worse to spend $700 on a phone that I run out of storage on.

Part of this discussion is that all 128GB modesl our out of stock so do I wait or just order the 32GB now?

Prob not, have the 32gb Nexus 6p and always running out of space.

 

[mrc13]

I too think it's pretty sad there's no 64 option. I was in the same boat; waited until the 128 showed back up and got it. However, I'd really like the 128 GB XL, which I haven't seen back in stock yet - so I may end up returning the 5" if I feel like I need the extra .5".

 

[flan]

I have kids who like to "borrow" my phone and take a hundred pictures at a time. Sometimes I don't feel like going through and erasing them. More storage gives me the flexibility to put that off.

 

[Matty]

I have been waiting for this phone to come out to decide what I want to replace my 16GB Moto X and lately my life has been If I need an app, I need to delete an app.

Looking at my phone it only shows that 10.33GB of storage, so I am assuming that missing 6GB is being used by VZW and the OS? I have moved basically all my photos and vidoes to google photos to clear up space and basically have 7.4GB allocated to app date and media content.

My concern is if keep this phone 2-3 years am I going to be running into the same problem with space? Crunching numbers I think 32GB would work, but I don't know how much of that is really going to be mine and what will OS/Security updates take?

Any thoughts would be appreciative on what is the best way to look at this. It sounds crazy to pay and extra $100 for the extra storage, but to me it would be worse to spend $700 on a phone that I run out of storage on.

Part of this discussion is that all 128GB modesl our out of stock so do I wait or just order the 32GB now?

Since there is no expandable storage, the 128GB should be the only option. Especially if you like taking video or playing games. That space will be eaten up quickly. You actually only have 25GB space. or less. There was an article done by Android Central explaining this. I personally would wait for more stock.

 

[Uttam Chakma]

I guess 128 will be better just to be sure... 32 is average

 

[Abhignah]

Google is offering unlimited storage of photos and videos including the 4K content. Majority of the space is occupied by photos now that it is resolved, you will have approximately 24 GB or more that's quiet sufficient if you ask me.