By Adriana Lee January 19th, 2011
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One thing the iPhone and iPad have never had is an SD card slot, to expand the onboard storage. Apple tends to like minimalism, and though this has been present on other smartphones for quite some time, we’ve never ever seen one “marring the looks” of an iDevice. Yet.
Recently, Engadget started a rumor from a source who claims that the next-gen iPhone and iPad (as well as Apple TV) will have this never-before-included bit of hardware. The site also says that earlier iPad leaks show a tablet in a very early stage of development — like a “proto” iPad2, if you will. The final version could come out looking really, really different when it does land.
Well, if it actually does sport an SD card slot, that really will be different. In the past, our mobile iProducts have had a set amount of storage space, from 8GB up to 62GB, with users unable to expand that. And in general, this seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way. But is this a vocal minority? Or do you think they represent the majority of iUsers?
Anecdotally, I can say that many people I talk to hate that they can’t just pop in an SD card. But when pressed, they also say that they haven’t actually hit their available limit yet. They tend to remove unused apps simply becausethey don’t like the clutter — a habit formed prior to when iOS 4′s app folders came along, and gave us a better way to organize our homescreens. Interestingly, the behavior still lingers for a lot of people, and it has sort of naturally helped them stay within their storage limits.
So now I’m wondering how big an issue this really is. No matter how you slice it, extra storage is never a bad thing. But really, with the wide variety of potential features our next iPhones and iPads could have, is this particular one as crucial as some online commenters would have us believe?
Tell us what you think. And let us know — have you reached your storage limits on your iDevice or come so close that it’s taking a performance hit? Or are you still nowhere near your max? Hit the comments below to share your stories/opinions.
As for that Engadget post, it also offered other iPad2 claims, like a thinner form factor, much higher screen resolution (not quite Retina Display, but close) as well as dual GSM/CDMA chips (by Qualcomm), which would be usable on both AT&T and Verizon networks. And, of course, the requisite dual camera rumor. It also offers up some bits about the iPhone 5 being totally redesigned on the outside and the inside, including a new A5 proprietary processor chip and GSM/CDMA radios built-in as well. No word on LTE, though. Then again, that isn’t really expected. Yet.
Via: Engadget
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