Tests suggest 32 GB iPhone 7/7+ slower than 128, 256 GB models


Lew Hilsenteger has a demonstration suggesting that the while the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus finally ditched the 16 GB iPhone, the base model may be lacking in some speed. The write speed on the 256 GB iPhone is about 8-9x faster than the 32 GB.

Some of this could be due to just capacity differences since generally larger capacity drives are faster. It could also simply be the 32 GB model has a less expensive and thus lower performing component.

Is the performance with $100 to upgrade? Unlikely, but still something to consider.