Apple boosts memory for iPhone and iPod touch

Apple has added new models to the iPhone and iPod touch range, doubling the maximum memory.

The 16GB iPhone will cost (£319), compared with £269 for the 8GB model, which will remain on sale. The 32GB iPod touch will cost £329, compared with £269 for the 16GB version and £199 for the 8GB. The new models are available from today.

The O2 mobile network recently added extra free minutes to its iPhone packages, leading to speculation that sales of the phone have been slower than expected.

Comments

[leo horn]

This is what the consumers have been holding back for, everyone knew that they would eventually release larger versions and so now there should be a boost in sales.

[Alan]

16GB is a start but personally as a UK resident, I'm waiting for 3G, full function Bluetooth and ideally voice dialling.

Introduce all these features and I'd buy one tomorrow.

A higher MP camera and video capture capabilities would also be a bonus.

[James Kay]

I have been impressed with the features of the iPod touch for ages, but at only 16gb it was a step back in terms of storage from my 3rd gen 20gb iPod. I'll now be splashing out on the 32gb one I've been waiting for (I'll wait until I go to the USA though, where it retails for $499, a £75 saving)

[Helen]

As far as I heard in the US you cannot buy the iPhone to bring back here. It will not work.

[James]

Can't wait for the gphone to arrive - iphone's marketing methods suckering people in to low storage products at a vast price are a scam.

[Rob]

Re James Kay: Nobody was suggesting that it was possible to import a US iPhone to the UK. Alan was talking about buying an iPod Touch (not the same product!) in the US and bringing it back to the UK. AFAIK, the iPod Touch purchased anywhere should work just fine there -- except for the WiFi support. (Some 802.11 channels/frequencies are legal in Europe but not in North America, and vice versa.)

Advice to Alan: Check to make sure that the iPod Touch sold in the US really is the same as the model sold in the UK. If the WiFi firmware is different (which I suspect is the case), it might be technically illegal to use the wireless support outside of the device's home locale. On the other hand, if Apple did something smart like make the 802.11 b/g radio in the Touch change its settings depending on the locale you tell it you're in, then there's no problem.

[Hugo Chav]

I don't see many people with these things (the iphone) its too expensive, 300 quid + 35 month, And unlike the ipod and the Mac, somehow its not cool enough. ie Geeky rather than funky.

[Viki]

If Steve adds more bluetooth fns, 32gb drive, better cam and no lock in with O2 then he can have a piece of my hard-earned cash. buying at the current rate would mean the phone will cost me almost £1000 (comparing with other cashback offers and free phones available) for which i can actually buy a macbook air lol. For now i am satisfied with my Nokia N80 which does everything that the iphone does including wifi, itunes sync (with nokia's free software download) .....

[Ross Liversidge]

I'm waiting for iPhone 2, though the extra minutes from O2 are long overdue. £35pm for 200 minutes was scandalous, and was my chief reason for not taking up the package initially (I bought the Touch instead). I think the decision to limit the iPhone to one network is a slap in the face for consumers and really shouldn't be allowed.

[richB]

I'm waiting for GPS, 3G, more memory - say, 80gb and bluetooth. Then we'll talk!

[Martin Sansone]

The mobile phone market is hugely competitive, Apple have always limited their suppliers on purpose to keep their product pricing inflated as long as possible. Its no surprise that they have restricted supply through one provider. Pure profiteering and nothing to do with thinking about consumers.

[Ged Roberts]

Re. Using the iTouch WiFi outside home locale.

Does this mean that an iTouch bought in Europe will not work in the US (i.e. when I am on holiday) and / or, if I Purchase an iTouch in the US that the Wifi will not work in Europe. How can this be checked?