Apple announced the iPhone 11[1] lineup earlier this week. All three models -- the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max -- have a new camera system that the company is really proud of -- rightfully so. The example shots (though cherry-picked) looked great, and even the example night mode photo that showed up on Twitter[2] looks like Apple has caught up to Google's Pixel camera.
Apple kicked off the iPhone event by talking about services. Apple Arcade[3] is a monthly subscription service -- just $5 a month for the entire family -- and it gives you access to games across your Apple products. Pay each month, and game as much as you want; it launches with iOS 13 on Sept. 19. Then, there's Apple TV Plus, launching Nov. 1. It's also $4.99 a month, but if you buy a new iPad, iPhone, Apple TV or Mac, the first year is on Apple.
Besides sharing the stage on Tuesday, what else do the improved camera, countless mobile games, and a catalog of TV shows and movies have in common?
Storage.
They all take up precious storage space on our mobile devices, and yet, every single iPhone 11 model starts with 64GB of storage.
When Apple first switched from 16GB to 32GB, then eventually to 64GB of base storage for iPhones, it felt