iPhone 16 rumors: 2 TB for the first time – and an optimistic Apple

It will probably be a good month before Apple brings its iPhone 16 generation to market. Now fresh rumors have emerged that affect both the production and the internal workings of the new smartphone. Apple seems more optimistic than ever about its sales opportunities. At the same time, it seems that the company also wants to satisfy a long-standing desire of professionals.

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There’s a lot to do at Foxconn

South Korean business newspaper Business Korea, citing Chinese media, writes that Apple’s production partner Foxconn has been able to recruit about 50,000 new workers for the main factory in Zhengzhou since July to help with the current iPhone season. Also, hourly wages and starting bonuses have been increased – new recruits now receive up to 950 euros if they stay for a long time. It seems that Apple expects to produce 90 million units of the iPhone 16 from August to December this time. This would be 10 percent more iPhones than last year, when an estimated 81 million units of the four iPhone 15 series were manufactured.

Foxconn, a Taiwanese company with factories in regions around the world, remains Apple’s main iPhone manufacturer. A new headquarters is also to be built in Zhengzhou, which should give the location even more importance. About 135 million euros have reportedly been earmarked for this. Apple is also ramping up production in India, where it also wants to produce the iPhone 16 Pro models comparatively faster this year. These were previously reserved only for Foxconn.

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iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max with more storage?

Another iPhone 16 rumor concerns the storage capacity of the devices. There has been speculation for several years that Apple would finally upgrade to 2 TB instead of the maximum possible 1 TB for the Pro models. However, nothing has happened here yet. Now Macromars writes in a rumoured stateThe topic is back on the agenda this year.

The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models could therefore be equipped with 2 TB for the first time, Apple will switch to quad-level cell NAND (QLC), which offers higher storage density. The problem, however, is that QLC is slower than the TLC (triple level cell) currently used, at least in the standard version – but Apple always adapts its NAND to its needs. Since Apple always differentiates its devices from each other based on memory size, it is possible that you will have to pay significantly more for 2 TB. You currently have to pay 1,949 euros for an iPhone 15 Pro with 1 TB from the manufacturer without a mobile phone contract.

(B.Sc.)