Apple Watch has 2GB storage for playing music without an iPhone

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Despite glossing over this information at the Apple Watch launch event, Apple has now confirmed the internal storage for the Watch and its ability to store and play music without the need for your iPhone.

The Apple Watch reveal on Monday gave us a lot more information on Apple's next big product (and news on CarPlay and Apple TV), but there were a few details omitted.

Internal storage was one such omission but this has now since been confirmed: 8GB of internal storage, but crucially only 2GB available for music.

So you won't have to take your iPhone with you when you go for a run or to the gym. With fitness-tracking billed as one of the Apple Watch's best features, this seems a handy function.

Naturally, if you do have your iPhone paired, you'll be able to stream any music on your iPhone. But, where streaming isn't possible or if you don't want to carry your iPhone, you will have that 2GB of storage.

Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).