Not necessary to store anything on your hard drive on iPhone 5 anymore now that every

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 01:31 PM

things in the cloud and we have pretty darn fast LTE speeds (even though I get only 6.5 Mbps avg).

I don't keep songs, videos, or more than a couple apps on my hard drive on the iPhone 5 because I don't watch videos or use most apps on a regular basis.

If I need, for example, Turbo Scan, I just download it in like 2 sec.

I think this is better because it keeps my iPhone 5 clean.

In the past this was hard because of 3G was too slow and no cloud

deannnnn · Dec 2, 2012, 01:34 PM

I like to keep music, video, and maps stored on the phone for use on subways, airplanes, and other cellular dead zones.

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by deannnnn

I like to keep music, video, and maps stored on the phone for use on subways, airplanes, and other cellular dead zones.

You are lucky you must live in a city. We don't have subways or anything. But ya I would too if I had to go into airplane mode often.

Daveoc64 · Dec 2, 2012, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

I think this is better because it keeps my iPhone 5 clean

What does that mean?

Your iPhone doesn't have a hard drive.

Serelus · Dec 2, 2012, 02:16 PM

It's why i've been going for the 16GB model since the 4S.

I use spotify for music, and aside from that I only save photo's on there.

Everything else I manage with my iPad, like movies, series, pdf's and books.

And if I ever wanted to view one of those things I use my iPad for I always have dropbox.

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Daveoc64

What does that mean?

Your iPhone doesn't have a hard drive.

Doesn't get jammed up

Mrbobb · Dec 2, 2012, 02:47 PM

That's music to Apple, ATT, Verizon, Sprint ears. You get to give them more$ for the Cloud.

sinsin07 · Dec 2, 2012, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

things in the cloud and we have pretty darn fast LTE speeds (even though I get only 6.5 Mbps avg).

I don't keep songs, videos, or more than a couple apps on my hard drive on the iPhone 5 because I don't watch videos or use most apps on a regular basis.

If I need, for example, Turbo Scan, I just download it in like 2 sec.

I think this is better because it keeps my iPhone 5 clean.

In the past this was hard because of 3G was too slow and no cloud

I keep my iphone clean by wiping with a microfiber cloth. As far as storage, I use it, that's what its there for.

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sinsin07

I keep my iphone clean by wiping with a microfiber cloth. As far as storage, I use it, that's what its there for.

Well everyone uses a micro fiber to keep the outside clean...derp

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Originally Posted by Mrbobb

That's music to Apple, ATT, Verizon, Sprint ears. You get to give them more$ for the Cloud.

I don't use thier services

Xgm541 · Dec 2, 2012, 04:12 PM

There's no benefit of having your iphone empty.

Mrbobb · Dec 2, 2012, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Xgm541

There's no benefit of having your iphone empty.

It gets lighter(?)

Daveoc64 · Dec 2, 2012, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Doesn't get jammed up

What does that mean?

You're basically talking nonsense!

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Daveoc64

What does that mean?

You're basically talking nonsense!

Well not really. The more you put on a computer (the iPhone 5 is basically a computer) it slows down

Mr.Grey · Dec 2, 2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Well not really. The more you put on a computer (the iPhone 5 is basically a computer) it slows down

No it doesn't. It really really doesn't. I may not necessarily max out my 64GBs but I notice zero performance degradation with even 50GBs used. It's pure nonsense.

617aircav · Dec 2, 2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Well not really. The more you put on a computer (the iPhone 5 is basically a computer) it slows down

It's not the more you put on your computer that slows it down, it's the more programs that you have running at the same time that will slow it down.

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Grey

No it doesn't. It really really doesn't. I may not necessarily max out my 64GBs but I notice zero performance degradation with even 50GBs used. It's pure nonsense.

Well on most people it does I have a friend who said it does on his and it does it on mine

duneriderltr450 · Dec 2, 2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Well not really. The more you put on a computer (the iPhone 5 is basically a computer) it slows down

Completely false.

Myiphone7 · Dec 2, 2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by duneriderltr450

Completely false.

It's true try it

duneriderltr450 · Dec 2, 2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

It's true try it

Thats like saying the more gas I put in my tank, the more horsepower I lose.

F123D · Dec 2, 2012, 07:14 PM

Great idea. From now on, I'm going to download the app I need to use, and then delete it once I'm finished using it!

Mr Hill · Dec 2, 2012, 07:21 PM

Nope having more stuff on your iPhone doesn't slow it down at all. Back when I had a 16GB 4S there was zero performance difference between when it only had 200MB free and when it had 8GB free.

Marrakas · Dec 2, 2012, 08:47 PM

Keeping things in the cloud is definitely a viable option if you have an unlimited data plan, but not many does.
If you listen to music like 2 or 3 hours a day, the data usage will be pretty high, not to mention if you watch a movie or two.

As for now I prefer to keep my library on the phone (or in my case an ipad), but in the future this might change.

Serelus · Dec 2, 2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Myiphone7

Well on most people it does I have a friend who said it does on his and it does it on mine

First of all, lets get one thing straight, iPhones do not use HDD's this is a form of storage used in Desktop/Servers exclusively. Instead mobile devices like an iPhone utilize a flash-based storage like Apple has been using for the past 5 years.

I think what you're experiencing is simple lack of hard drive maintenance. Filling up your hard drive with programs/applications is different from filling it up with music/videos.

If you fill a hard drive of 500 GB with just music alone it wouldn't slow down, your system just uses all the storage. But if you fill a hard drive with installed applications, containing 1000's of folders, altering registry settings and running seperate processes, then yeah it's going to get alot slower really fast.

iOS handles storage aswell as processes in a completely different way, it's impossible for you to decrease performance by simply filling up the storage.

numberforty1 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:25 PM

too many replies. this thread is going to get slower.

Myiphone7 · Dec 3, 2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Serelus

First of all, lets get one thing straight, iPhones do not use HDD's this is a form of storage used in Desktop/Servers exclusively. Instead mobile devices like an iPhone utilize a flash-based storage like Apple has been using for the past 5 years.

I think what you're experiencing is simple lack of hard drive maintenance. Filling up your hard drive with programs/applications is different from filling it up with music/videos.

If you fill a hard drive of 500 GB with just music alone it wouldn't slow down, your system just uses all the storage. But if you fill a hard drive with installed applications, containing 1000's of folders, altering registry settings and running seperate processes, then yeah it's going to get alot slower really fast.

iOS handles storage aswell as processes in a completely different way, it's impossible for you to decrease performance by simply filling up the storage.

Is flash drive the same thing as SSD? I meant flash drive I know there couldn't be a spinning disk in there lol

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Myiphone7 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010	Not necessary to store anything on your hard drive on iPhone 5 anymore now that every things in the cloud and we have pretty darn fast LTE speeds (even though I get only 6.5 Mbps avg). I don't keep songs, videos, or more than a couple apps on my hard drive on the iPhone 5 because I don't watch videos or use most apps on a regular basis. If I need, for example, Turbo Scan, I just download it in like 2 sec. I think this is better because it keeps my iPhone 5 clean. In the past this was hard because of 3G was too slow and no cloud
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Serelus macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2009	It's why i've been going for the 16GB model since the 4S. I use spotify for music, and aside from that I only save photo's on there. Everything else I manage with my iPad, like movies, series, pdf's and books. And if I ever wanted to view one of those things I use my iPad for I always have dropbox.
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Mr Hill macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC	Nope having more stuff on your iPhone doesn't slow it down at all. Back when I had a 16GB 4S there was zero performance difference between when it only had 200MB free and when it had 8GB free.
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Marrakas macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012	Keeping things in the cloud is definitely a viable option if you have an unlimited data plan, but not many does. If you listen to music like 2 or 3 hours a day, the data usage will be pretty high, not to mention if you watch a movie or two. As for now I prefer to keep my library on the phone (or in my case an ipad), but in the future this might change.
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