Will an 8 GB model iPhone 4S be sufficient?

[iMore Question]

i want to buy an iphone 4s and 16gb is not in my budget. is 8gb enough for me if i dont put music and movies in the device and keep apps like fb, twitter, whatsapp, instagram, skype and device clicked photos? help required. thank you

 

[Just_Me_D]

Re: space

8 GB can be enough, but understand that iOS and Apple's native apps takes up a portion of the 8 gigs so you're not starting out with 8 gigs of storage space. The apps you mentioned should be fine, but you need to keep track of the amount of photos you keep "on the device". I recommend you offload them to a cloud service or external drive once a week or so, depending on how many photos you take.

 

[pr1nce]

You can pickup a used 16GB 4S pretty inexpensively. If you go with a 8GB you might be ok if you don't store music, videos/photos or apps. Good luck.

 

[Chrisy]

If you can swing it, get the model with the most memory. If it's going to mean you have less food to eat, by all means, stay within your budget!

I bought the 16GB 5c because there was a special. My phone's memory is always full! Next time, I'll pay for the expanded memory! This phone is mostly filled with songs (700) and podcasts. I have no pictures, videos, and not a lot of apps.