I own a 32GB iPad 2 and just purchased a 32GB iPad Air. When I look at the devices in iTunes the iPad 2 shows capacity of 28.34 GB while the iPad Air shows capacity of 27.38 GB. They are both running the latest updated iOS 7. Why is there a difference in overall capacity? Could it have anything to do with Siri?
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iPad Actual capacity of 32GB iPad
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That makes sense. It's only 1GB and I don't usually have a ton of photos or movies on the iPad, but it does make me think about whether it might make sense to exchange and upgrade to a 64GB to be safe.
Wait until you start downloading Apps onto it. Everything that is Retina enhanced is larger.
Hi everyone,
I am new in this forum. I can't seem to find the 'start new thread' button. I thought i am new and not allowed to start new thread until i have made sufficient posts. So i decided to hijack this thread, albeit a very old one.
The real question i want to ask is this:
I just bought a new ipad air 32gb. I went into setting and saw:
Capacity: 26.2 GB
Available: 22.5 GB
Is this normal? My device is 32GB and i only have 22 GB to use (the set is new, fresh out of the box). Fall short of almost 10 GB even before i start using?
I searched a lot online before posting here. Do the OS and built in apps really take up so much space?
Thanks for helping.
I am new in this forum. I can't seem to find the 'start new thread' button. I thought i am new and not allowed to start new thread until i have made sufficient posts. So i decided to hijack this thread, albeit a very old one.
The real question i want to ask is this:
I just bought a new ipad air 32gb. I went into setting and saw:
Capacity: 26.2 GB
Available: 22.5 GB
Is this normal? My device is 32GB and i only have 22 GB to use (the set is new, fresh out of the box). Fall short of almost 10 GB even before i start using?
I searched a lot online before posting here. Do the OS and built in apps really take up so much space?
Thanks for helping.
It's most likely due to the pre-installed Apple apps (iMovie, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, etc). I suggest just deleting the apps you don't need.
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Different screen size. Some apps are designed for the iPhone 6 and some for the Air 2, so you get different sizes. Also, they both have different stock apps.
Not so difficult to figure that out...
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Different devices will come with different apps loaded. Betting that is the difference. My Air 2 pads came loaded with software that me previous units did not have.