Apple Watch: 2 GB Music Storage, 75 MB For Photos
In our report last week, we reported that internal models of the Apple Watch included 8 GB of storage. We have now confirmed with the company that the shipping units do indeed ship with an 8 GB storage capacity. However, there are some important limitations.
As a user, you are only allowed to use a subsection of that total space for certain types of data. As confirmed with Apple, users are only allowed to store up to 2 GB of music on the Watch and up to 75 MB of photos for the Photos app. Note that all three collections — Sport, Watch and Edition — feature the same 8 GB memory capacity.
I suspect some users will be upset that they can’t store more music on Apple Watch, but I can’t imagine why anyone would want to have a browsable photo gallery on their wrist. I almost feel like Apple should have never even allowed the device to store photos in the first place. I just don’t see the benefit, beyond perhaps assigning new images to certain contacts (or otherwise managing such incoming text-based photos), although maybe developers will work in some creative lightweight uses for onboard images. Apple Watch is about streamlining, not clutter.