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16GB iPhone; 13.60GB Capacity

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SomeonePlzHelp

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Aug 31, 2011
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>Purchase 16GB phone
>Capacity 13.60 GB

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This is my 3GS that I bought back in December of 2009.
I don't get it, what uses up over 2GB of space on my phone? The software alone can't be that much can it?

Just looking for a quick answer or some simple input here, then feel free to let the thread die.
 
Formatted capacity is always smaller than listed capacity.

I just got the 64G 4S. Out of the box, it's listing a 57.42G capacity.

That's always been my experience.
 
It is amazing that people keep asking these same questions. I love it when they sound like someone cheated them or stoled their memory
 
why

Why would the be such a difference between the 32gb and the 64b model, is it just a 10% difference?

I'm thinking of upgrading to the 64gb (hopefully, I can upgrade at the store) since I already had apparently 20GB, and now only have about 8gb free (what with the photostream and HD video, it will fill up fast.)
 
tivoboy said:
Why would the be such a difference between the 32gb and the 64b model, is it just a 10% difference?
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There are two things:

1) Percentage lost due to formatting.
2) Size of OS and built-in apps.

The first is a percentage. The second is a fixed size and thus will have more impact on a smaller drive than a larger one.
 
Stealthipad said:
It is amazing that people keep asking these same questions. I love it when they sound like someone cheated them or stoled their memory
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I don't call people out on spelling things, but since you are trying to belittle the OP with your post. "Stoled" is definitely not a word. I love it when people are unnecessarily catty towards other people and then misspell words in their oh-so-witty responses. And yes, I do realize I am doing the same thing :)
 
chrislaw said:
I don't call people out on spelling things, but since you are trying to belittle the OP with your post. "Stoled" is definitely not a word. I love it when people are unnecessarily catty towards other people and then misspell words in their oh-so-witty responses. And yes, I do realize I am doing the same thing :)
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I agree!

You ARE doing the same thing!

SHAME on you!:p
 
Wow, so is iOS really going to take up almost 8GB of space on the 4S out of the box? That's insane. Do they advertise this anywhere? I mean I knew the memory as its formatted wouldn't be 16GB, but come on, that's almost half the drive right there! :(
 
just like the HD of a computer, just because it says a HD is 1tb doesnt mean you actually get that much. It is a nominal size.
 
A simple search would've answered his question hundreds of times. I remember back in 2005 searching this forum because I had the same question about my shiny new iPod.
 
omgwut said:
Wow, so is iOS really going to take up almost 8GB of space on the 4S out of the box? That's insane. Do they advertise this anywhere? I mean I knew the memory as its formatted wouldn't be 16GB, but come on, that's almost half the drive right there! :(
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If you don't know by now that formatting and software takes up space on any hard drive, then you don't deserve to have this phone.
 
omgwut said:
Wow, so is iOS really going to take up almost 8GB of space on the 4S out of the box? That's insane. Do they advertise this anywhere? I mean I knew the memory as its formatted wouldn't be 16GB, but come on, that's almost half the drive right there! :(
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No. This is nothing new. It has been a source of confusion for years...

See the wiki for an explanation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte
 
2010RS said:
If you don't know by now that formatting and software takes up space on any hard drive, then you don't deserve to have this phone.
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Oh, shut up. If you read my post I just told you I know that it comes with a portion of the drive already formatted; ~8GB just seems nuts for a mobile OS.
 
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