Apple officially launched the new 11-inch iPad (A16) last night, which has achieved a major upgrade in storage configuration, increasing the starting storage capacity to 128GB for the first time. At the same time, the new member of the iPhone series, the iPhone 16e, also adopts 128GB as the minimum configuration. This change marks Apple’s official farewell to the era of 64GB of storage, with at least 128GB of storage standard on all iPhone and iPad products.

Historically, since the release of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X in 2017, Apple has used 64GB as an entry-level storage capacity, and this standard is still in use today. However, as the amount of data in apps, games, and photos and videos continues to grow, so does the need for storage space.
Although Apple has increased the storage capacity of the entry-level version to 128GB this time, this space may still be stretched thin for many users. Especially for those who are keen to download big games, take high-definition photos and videos, the 128GB of storage may fill up quickly. For example, social apps such as WeChat can easily take up more than 20GB of storage space for a long time.