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[Q] Which rom has most internal space?

Hi
I know this is a noob question but im really curious with other peoples experiences. Which rom has the most available free usable space after fresh install? The stock MEA I noticed has about 8.5GB - 8.6GB available usable space as noted from Application Manager.
I also use foldermount and its awesome.

mohim2k13 said:
Hi
I know this is a noob question but im really curious with other peoples experiences. Which rom has the most available free usable space after fresh install? The stock MEA I noticed has about 8.5GB - 8.6GB available usable space as noted from Application Manager.
I also use foldermount and its awesome.
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buddy any custom mod can release space from /system not from internal memory.
Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4

Disturbed™ said:
buddy any custom mod can release space from /system not from internal memory.
Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
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Thanks for the quick reply.
So Im assuming /system and internal memory are two separate partitions then? And you can remove bloatware from the /system partition giving more space there, but you cant really do anything to the internal memory (where "most" the games/apps you download from market go)?
I say most because Ive noticed some apps go in /system like "tapped out Simpsons game".

Questions for owners of the 32GB (or more) versions

1. Can you use 'normal" ROMs and recoveries? Any different experience on getting root and other "goodies"? Any problems in custom ROMs or similar system stuff? Any problems in any normal (or system/root) program?
2. What is your overall feeling - was it worth it?

xclub_101 said:
1. Can you use 'normal" ROMs and recoveries? Any different experience on getting root and other "goodies"? Any problems in custom ROMs or similar system stuff? Any problems in any normal (or system/root) program?
2. What is your overall feeling - was it worth it?
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Dear xclub_101,
I own a GT-I9500 32 gb version...
1. Yes, you can use official roms, custom roms and kernels also recoveries without any problems... Root, etc. all are working... I am using Phoniex Rom and Adam kernel also Philz recovery... Very happy...
2. It really worths so go for 32 gb version... You will have around 23 gb free space after a fresh format... If you add a 64 gb sdcard then you can fly to the moon...
Sent from my iAmiga...

xclub_101 said:
1. Can you use 'normal" ROMs and recoveries? Any different experience on getting root and other "goodies"? Any problems in custom ROMs or similar system stuff? Any problems in any normal (or system/root) program?
2. What is your overall feeling - was it worth it?
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The only time difference is that if you every need to flash a PIT file, you'll need the one for the 32gb version. Or your phone will have the memory partition of a 16gb version.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

Thank you everybody that answered.
PROTOCHIP said:
2. It really worths so go for 32 gb version... You will have around 23 gb free space after a fresh format... If you add a 64 gb sdcard then you can fly to the moon...
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Yes, that was to be expected - but currently the difference from 16GB to 32GB is about 150 (EUR or USD, depending on your zone), while a 64GB microSD is just 50, so you are basically paying 12x the price/GB
So let me rephrase:
- are you using anything that really fills your internalSD partition?
- is there anything to dual-boot the S4? since on S3 that was one of my main internalSD uses, and even with that I never got to less than 4GB free!
- are the 32GB eMMC versions faster in any way?
- are the 32GB eMMC versions better in any way at error correction?

xclub_101 said:
Thank you everybody that answered.
Yes, that was to be expected - but currently the difference from 16GB to 32GB is about 150 (EUR or USD, depending on your zone), while a 64GB microSD is just 50, so you are basically paying 12x the price/GB
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They are NOT the same kind of flash.
Try to speed test both and you will see why.
Internal flash read/writes at about 50 mb/s while external sdcard write at about 10 (class 10) or less.

Zibri said:
They are NOT the same kind of flash.
Try to speed test both and you will see why.
Internal flash read/writes at about 50 mb/s while external sdcard write at about 10 (class 10) or less.
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Of course internal vs external are not the same
I was actually asking if internal 16GB is the same (speed, reliability / error correction) as internal 32GB!
Oh, and extra-note - there is a 64GB Sandisk extreme that claims 90mb/s read and 40mb/s write or so (non-phone tests) - I doubt S3 can get/keep those rates on it and it is twice more expensive than the 64GB Sandisk Ultra - which in very real-world tests is around 20mb/s read, over 10 mb/s write.

Oops. Sorry then.

Help me with some simple math...

16 GB phone - 12.6 GB usable when I did a fresh SD wipe = 3.4 GB to be accounted for...
Please don't tell me that the Android OS is taking up 3.4 GB...

On the 16gb version you should have about 12.9gb free after a complete wipe.

convolution said:
16 GB phone - 12.6 GB usable when I did a fresh SD wipe = 3.4 GB to be accounted for...
Please don't tell me that the Android OS is taking up 3.4 GB...
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You should have 12.9gb. That's how the position is made. For system, dev, cache and so on. Not all of it is used up. Some free space is still left depending on what system apps you have, how much goes into cache and so on..
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[Q]more than 24,8 GB of space

I have the 32GB version D802, rooted, with pardus HD rom v6. SD card total space is 24.84. Is there any way I can increase the total space available on the device? I know you're not supposed to get the whole 32GB, depending on the filesystem, however I think losing almost 8GB of space is ridiculous. For example, the 32GB version of the IPAD mini leaves you with 28GB of user accesible space.

Yea but iPad is not the same as android the os is themed highly compared to stock aosp and takes about 4-5gb then there's bloat and android reserves about 2gb to install apps from play store
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app

So there's no way, huh ?

Install cm that has a lot less bloat
Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk

bogdyro said:
So there's no way, huh ?
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I uninstalled many bloatware/system apps using titanium backup pro and it doesn't increase the size of the storage. I think it has to do with the partitioning of the storage, which 7.2, where all system file is stored, with some allowance so that if you manage to full the storage the phone will not die. I'm just guessing. LOL :angel:

spinninbsod said:
Install cm that has a lot less bloat
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For whatever reason LG decided to set up this phone. The way they did that wont do any. The system partition will stay overly large even if you do use a smaller Rom.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Hmm thats weird it is lg though not that surprised
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spinninbsod said:
Hmm thats weird it is lg though not that surprised
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Yep. It is annoying. Strange having my old 32 GB galaxy nexus having the full 28 GB but my far newer G2 having only 24.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

First of all: Phone's tottal memmory is 32 000 000 000 bytes which devided by 1024 = 31*250*000 KBytes, which /1024 = 30*517 MBytes, which /1024 = 29.8 GBytes TOTTAL Formated space !
Free Space for user is ~ 24.8 GB
Which means that ALL the partitions in phone's memmory (apart form SDCARD partition) combined are ~ 5 GB
In this 5 GB you have ROM (~2.5 GB), Bootloader, Recovery partition...
But, not all the partitions are full with data, they all have some free space in them, but that free space is not populated to phone tottal free memmory because it is not accessible by the user

Just found this thread about resizing the system partition. Kind of a taboo subject i guess. No one is giving a positive answer.

My very first Android device, the NOOKcolor 8GB, 1st gen, so technically, 'bout 7GB, they reserved 5GB for system and data partitions, left us 2GB for end-user storage.
Yeah, enjoy that.
Good thing was there was a way to re-partition.
For the G2, I haven't heard anyone mentioned about how to.

XxZombiePikachu said:
Yea but iPad is not the same as android the os is themed highly compared to stock aosp and takes about 4-5gb then there's bloat and android reserves about 2gb to install apps from play store
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
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IOS is different to android. They have different apps and config that contribute to system space of the phone.

Data partition error.

I am on cm12.1 beta 4 and my internal memory should be about 2Gbs but its only showing 0.98 GB and I hardly have any space for installing something.Urgent help would be highly appreciated.

Bibikto said:
I am on cm12.1 beta 4 and my internal memory should be about 2Gbs but its only showing 0.98 GB and I hardly have any space for installing something.Urgent help would be highly appreciated.
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That's not an error, the space is taken by system.
SpEeDeX^

Bibikto said:
I am on cm12.1 beta 4 and my internal memory should be about 2Gbs but its only showing 0.98 GB and I hardly have any space for installing something.Urgent help would be highly appreciated.
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which handset you are using??
and how much internal memory you have..?