How to expand the storage space of iPhone 6?

It has been more than half a year since the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were released, and most users' phones are probably filled with all kinds of stuff. If your iPhone has the lowest capacity of 16GB, there may not be much storage space left. But don't worry, the following 6 methods can help you get more space on your iPhone.

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

1. Wireless multimedia streamer

A wireless multimedia streamer can be used as a wireless hard drive for your iPhone. This type of device is very portable and can work only on batteries. Although it does not have storage capacity, you can insert your own SD or microSD card into it, or use it to connect a mobile hard drive or USB flash drive. Under the same Wi-Fi network, you can use your iPhone to connect to it and then access the data in the storage medium. In addition, a major advantage of this type of device is that it supports multiple devices to connect at the same time, which makes file sharing easier.

There are many excellent wireless multimedia streamers available on the market, such as SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive ($80, about RMB 497), Verbatim Media Share ($37, about RMB 230) and Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 ($30, about RMB 186).

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

2. Wireless Hard Drive

If you want to connect directly to physical storage media but don't want to be bound by data cables, a wireless hard drive or USB flash drive is an ideal choice. For larger storage needs, a wireless hard drive is the most economical choice.

Like multimedia streamers, many wireless hard drives support connecting multiple devices at the same time. The specific number varies depending on the model, but is generally between 5-10.

The prices and capacities of wireless hard drives vary. Some of the more popular models on the market include Western Digital's Digital MyPassport Wireless Hard Drive (2TB, $199, about RMB 1,235), LaCie Fuel (2TB, $220, about RMB 1,366), Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage (500GB, $99, about RMB 615), and Seagate Wireless Plus (2TB, $190, about RMB 1,180).

If you want faster read and write speeds and higher stability, a wireless solid-state drive is a good choice, such as the 128GB Toshiba Canvio AreoMobile Wireless ($150, about RMB 931).

In addition to wireless hard drives, you can also choose to use a wireless USB drive, such as the SanDisk Wireless Connect Flash Drive (32GB, $40, about RMB 248). Like a regular USB drive, you can plug a wireless USB drive into a computer to access the files stored in it. If you want to connect a wireless device, just connect your iPhone/iPad to the USB drive's Wi-Fi Direct network.

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

3. Lightning interface USB flash drive

At present, many USB flash drives are equipped with dual interfaces of USB and Lightning. In this way, you can not only connect it to PC via USB interface, but also connect it to iPhone/iPad using Lightning interface. The better products in this category include SanDisk iXpand (16GB, US$68, about RMB 422), Leef iBridge (16GB, US$59, about RMB 366) and Sanho Hyperdrive iStick (8GB, US$79, about RMB 490).

If you want to connect your own SD/microSD card to your iPhone or iPad in this way, there are similar products on the market that can meet your needs, such as the Aizbo i-Flash Drive ($28, about RMB 174). This device has no built-in storage space, but is cheaper. Users can insert an SD card into it and then use the iPhone to access the data on it.

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

4. Protective case

Well-known accessory manufacturer Mophie has a unique iPhone case called Space Pack. This case adds a solid-state drive to the Mophie Juice Pack, which can not only charge the iPhone but also provide additional storage space.

The Space Pack connects to the iPhone via the Lightning port, and users can use the accompanying app to read and write data. It comes in two storage capacities: 32GB and 128GB, priced at $149/299 (about RMB 925/1856) respectively. Considering that the Juice Pack itself costs $100 (about RMB 621), the cost of users getting this extra storage space is actually not high.

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

5. Cloud Services

Cloud services are also a common way to expand iPhone storage space. Although this method will consume your extra traffic, it does not require connecting to any external hardware, so it is much more convenient.

There are many types of cloud services on the market, the most well-known of which include Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and of course Apple's own iCloud. These services all provide a certain amount of free storage space to meet users' needs for storing small files such as photos and documents. If the free space is not enough, you can also pay for more storage space.

It should be noted that when processing large files, cloud services may not be as effective as physical storage media due to network bandwidth limitations.

How to expand the space on iPhone 6?

How to expand the space on iPhone 6 if it is not enough?

6. NAS

If you are not comfortable handing over your data to a third party, you can also try to build your own private cloud. The process of building a private cloud has become very simple nowadays. Users only need to purchase the relevant hardware device (NAS) and hard disk, and then connect it to your router.

When on the same Wi-Fi network, NAS can provide quite good data read and write speeds, but if you plan to access it remotely, the network bandwidth requirements will be very high.

You can add multiple hard drives to your NAS to get extra storage space. Although the initial investment may be high, many people may find that a one-time investment is more cost-effective than paying a monthly subscription fee.

There are many NAS devices available on the market, such as Western Digital MyCloud (2TB, $150, about RMB 931) and Seagate Personal Cloud (3TB, $170, about RMB 1055). If you don't mind changing your router, you can also buy Apple's Time Capsule (2TB, $299, about RMB 1856).

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.