I am at a loss here. I have an SGH-i337 (AT&T GS4) 64gb, when I go to the Storage settings it shows that I only have 24.03gb available. That does not sound right to me. I understand that system files and bloatware will take a few gb's but nearly 40gb?! If this is correct then I feel severely wronged by both Samsung and AT&T. If there is something wrong and there is a way to remedy it I would greatly appreciate the insight, thank you.
There's a 64 GB version?
I am a bit confused to
There is no att 64 gb model ( unless there is and I don;t know) and if you did get that much usable gb then it is probably a 'lemon' and you should return it for exchange.
That definitely sounds like a 32 GB model..
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There's a 64 GB version?
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Actually, I have just removed my foot from my mouth. I was thinking of my 64gb microSD card when I was writing about my dilema. I in fact have a 32gb S4. I am still confused on just how much space is being utilized by system settings and bloatware. Is 7+ GB the norm for these things? And thank you joeybear23 for pointing out my inaccuracy .
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Actually, I have just removed my foot from my mouth. I was thinking of my 64gb microSD card when I was writing about my dilema. I in fact have a 32gb S4. I am still confused on just how much space is being utilized by system settings and bloatware. Is 7+ GB the norm for these things? And thank you joeybear23 for pointing out my inaccuracy .
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Unfortunately yes its about what the OS uses
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Yup. Right out of the box mine had 9.2GB free...
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If only XDA had a "search" feature...
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If only your reply was useful
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i miss the old days when even sense roms and touchwiz roms were -500MB lol.
Yeah man I feel ripped off but what can we do? Still happy with my phone so I can deal with it.
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I am getting kinda worried, that future updates of Android will run slow on my phone cause its only 8GB, doesn't each update become a bigger file and take up more space? I use alot of cloud and streaming services so I dont need much on board storage so I didnt feel compelled to pay 50 bucks for 8gb of storage when I know it too expensive to pay for just that amount of storage. So my question is am I safe with this storage considering future OS updates.
The OS is a few hundred megabytes. You've got nothing to worry about.
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The OS is a few hundred megabytes. You've got nothing to worry about.
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Thanks for the reply, so why when i got my device was there only around 5.5 gb available to me?
Righteous Joe said:
I am getting kinda worried, that future updates of Android will run slow on my phone cause its only 8GB, doesn't each update become a bigger file and take up more space? I use alot of cloud and streaming services so I dont need much on board storage so I didnt feel compelled to pay 50 bucks for 8gb of storage when I know it too expensive to pay for just that amount of storage. So my question is am I safe with this storage considering future OS updates.
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The OS it's self is bigger than a few hundred megs, but updates do your device do not necessarily mean your OS is taking up more space. Just because your os is, say, 500 megs and you downloaded a 100 meg update your new total is almost certainly less that 600, depending on the update much of that code is replacing existing code.
Also, performance is not dependent on the amount of HDD space you have available, this is even more true on flash memory. If you max it out to a 100% you're going to have problems, but other than that it matters very little.
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Thanks for the reply, so why when i got my device was there only around 5.5 gb available to me?
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Formatted capacity of an 8gb drive is probably closer to 7.5, less some space for the OS + recovery partition + included Google apps, and likely some additional space reserved for future OS updates (though this is just speculation).
Isn't the space for the OS set aside from the usable storage?
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For this phone (8 GB model), there's only ~5.5 GB available to user for sdcard-like storage.
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For this phone (8 GB model), there's only ~5.5 GB available to user for sdcard-like storage.
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Is there anyway to recover more available free space? it seems a bit ridiculous that the the OS would take up 2gb....
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Is there anyway to recover more available free space? it seems a bit ridiculous that the the OS would take up 2gb....
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No. On older devices you could change mtd and assign size for system, cache, and data(user storage) but, that is not available for the newer devices. You'll have to deal with what Google/lge gave you or switch to 16gb.
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No. On older devices you could change mtd and assign size for system, cache, and data(user storage) but, that is not available for the newer devices. You'll have to deal with what Google/lge gave you or switch to 16gb.
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Why isn't it available for newer devices?
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Why isn't it available for newer devices?
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It was for the older mtd devices like n1, g1, my touch, hero,etc. I haven't seen recent attempts for emmc support for newer devices, could be that the partitions aren't modifiable anymore. Fire rat stated the cmtd patch on xda but I don't think he does anymore hacks here.
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It was for the older mtd devices like n1, g1, my touch, hero,etc. I haven't seen recent attempts for emmc support for newer devices, could be that the partitions aren't modifiable anymore. Fire rat stated the cmtd patch on xda but I don't think he does anymore hacks here.
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I thought partitions are made by the software? If that's the case then it's modifiable.
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I thought partitions are made by the software? If that's the case then it's modifiable.
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You'll have to do some research on custom mtd on Google, it's been awhile so I've forgotten most of the details. However a custom SPL or bootloader were used to allow custom partitions to be made via a text file.
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By the time a Android gets that big (in Gigabytes) you would have a different phone with about 128 if not 256 gb of storage
Our system partition is in the mid to upper 800s mb.
It is the same for both the 8gb and 16gb models.
Actual Usable Storage of Nexus and Other Phones
Hi Guys,
I put together a list of the actual usable internal storage of different phones so that we can compare and see which one has how much. This can be found on:
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Alright guys,
I'll be due for upgrade in next month. I wanted to discuss it with you.
Which phone are you going for after this adorable phone. Being honest will easily and comfortably serve another year.
I would be enticed to get the s4 but the lack of full sources from Samsung seems going to repeat itself again.
I dropped this thread hear as people will biased towards their phones in the respected forums.
Many thanks
Tell me what u think guys.
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I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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TigerCourage said:
I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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Well the S3 is no speed demon with updates(still faster than the rest)
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Sticking with S3 for awhile. I'll upgrade a generation later than S4.
I'd say S3 still got a lot of potential for tweaks.
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Read the S4 forums in detail, there are a couple of dealbreakers for me, at the moment.
Screen seems to have issues, smearing and red pixels not turning completely off on black images. Hopefully they are software related (wouldn't surprise anyone) but they could be defects.
It seems the S4 is a greatly rushed product, what a shame...
Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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CHEVYbarracuda1 said:
This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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My phone functions and behaves with AOSP only , I've been on it for months do I advise to do so
The only down side is the camera !!
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colang said:
I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..
I don't know what are you talking about, i have 32GB S3 model for almost 8 months... o.0
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Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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I already have a 64gb mem card thanks.. but all programs get installed to the internal memory and I have some bigs games and i'm getting fed up of making space.. Also you only get to use 11gb, not 16gb
Because I need my mem card to be formatted FAT32 so my laptop can read it I can't save files bigger than 4gb on it, therefore no HD films which i have to download to internal mem, which as that stands I don't have a 4gb spare anyway..
Using directory bind there is absolutely no need for bigger internal space
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Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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It looks nice, but the camera isn't great, battery life is hit and miss, I hate the button layout (why put the power button on the top left, yuck) and no room for extra memory.
none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.
HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!
I will keep my S3 32GB GT-9300I at least until S5, and who knows maybe untill S6 if i don't have problems with it.
it's perfect for me.
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HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!
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Hell yes!!! If I wanted an Apple iphone I'd buy one, not an I-clone from a company who's credibilty just went down 1000 points because it jumped on the Apple bandwagon....
Leave us our expandible memory and removable battery...
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none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.
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Better game performance than other phones? Is this true?
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Would it be smarter for me to order the nexus 4 or just get the s4? Can any of you give me some of your input on the nexus 4 since you've had yours? Are you pleased with it or do you sometimes regret your decision on getting the nexus 4? One more thing, right now I have the s3 and is no 4g really that much of a dealbreker?
Do a search as this question has been asked quite a few times....but in a nutshell if you prefer vanilla over bloatware, great dev support and the latest updates as soon they are released then get a nexus....can't really speak on the s4. Hope it helps..
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Elstevo001 said:
Would it be smarter for me to order the nexus 4 or just get the s4? Can any of you give me some of your input on the nexus 4 since you've had yours? Are you pleased with it or do you sometimes regret your decision on getting the nexus 4? One more thing, right now I have the s3 and is no 4g really that much of a dealbreker?
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Dude the S4 is so crippled and packed with 7GB of OS and mostly bloatware that you have too root it and strip down all the not needed apps and widgets. I had all the Galaxy devices but i`am gona skip the S4. The Nexus 4 is realy a breath of fresh air and 50% cheaper. I had the S3 too but wouldnt trade my N4 for one.
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Dude the S4 is so crippled and packed with 7GB of OS and mostly bloatware that you have too root it and strip down all the not needed apps and widgets. I had all the Galaxy devices but i`am gona skip the S4. The Nexus 4 is realy a breath of fresh air and 50% cheaper.
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Thanks for the response. If I was to get the 8 gb nexus 4,how much of that is formatted before I get it. How about the 16 gb?
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Thanks for the response. If I was to get the 8 gb nexus 4,how much of that is formatted before I get it. How about the 16 gb?
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I have the 16Gb for a few dollars more, 8 GB is a bit to small for me personaly. About 3 GB is for the OS so 12,8 GB remains for the user. On the 8GB one you have 4,8 GB left.
You don`t have to say thanks, just press the thanks button if someone helped you
Don't order yet.....wait until I/o on may 15 , you may see new phone or nexus 4 upgrade..
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Don't order yet.....wait until I/o on may 15 , you may see new phone or nexus 4 upgrade..
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And 5-6 months later the N5 will be launched
gee2012 said:
And 5-6 months later the N5 will be launched
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Waiting 10 days is not same as 5 to 6 months....
We don't know for sure, we pretty sure the nexus will already get lte support
Its definitely worth waiting
If development is your thing. You found the right place.
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gee2012 said:
I have the 16Gb for a few dollars more, 8 GB is a bit to small for me personaly. About 3 GB is for the OS so 12,8 GB remains for the user. On the 8GB one you have 4,8 GB left.
You don`t have to say thanks, just press the thanks button if someone helped you
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The 8gb model has 5.8gb free space.
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I have an s3 currently and am buying a nexus 4 tomorrow. All the bloat on the s3 is leading me to buy a stock Android experience. Nexus 4 ftw.
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We don't know for sure, we pretty sure the nexus will already get lte support
Its definitely worth waiting
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N4 already has lte support with the 33 radio and below.
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N4 already has lte support with the 33 radio and below.
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Just with T-Mobile
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Dsmforlife92 said:
Just with T-Mobile
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No. 4G LTE works fine in Canada as well.
Proof: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130267
$600 vs $300
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Ok. No update to the N4, I just went from the n4 to the ONE. it's not worth the $300 difference.
Tapatalk and some apps other is actually slower. The screen is nicer but the camera might actually be worse. It camera is soft under certain conditions and very poor lens flaring.
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Hello. Ok so I have read in some threads about software updates from AT&T. But I checked and it says my software is up to date. So these updates I read about. Are they only for the 16 gig version. I have the 32 gig.
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caddyman1989 said:
Hello. Ok so I have read in some threads about software updates from AT&T. But I checked and it says my software is up to date. So these updates I read about. Are they only for the 16 gig version. I have the 32 gig.
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the phone storage capacity has nothing to do with any update schedule. The people you see that have updates are probably newbs that are just now finding a way to receive the initial OTA MDL
New updates coming from Samsung and AT&T
I spoke with a source inside AT&T and they claim due to the amount of complaints and returns on both the 16 and 32g phones they are working to correct the freezes and system app crapouts. When is still a mistery
By inside ATT you meant behind the counter at your local ATT vendor.
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I spoke with a source inside AT&T and they claim due to the amount of complaints and returns on both the 16 and 32g phones they are working to correct the freezes and system app crapouts. When is still a mistery
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That is funny. I have not had one freeze or any single problem. Not one. And my ATT store has had no returns or complaints. They have even run out of some models.
You realize they will tell you want to hear if you lead them. And the counter guys are not long termers so they will even make stuff up.
Also there are no threads on xda about stability issues, so your area must be like Bermuda triangle for cell phones.
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I have not experienced lag or any other problems either. Battery life and performance has been great on the stock rom and a bunch of others I have tried.
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I have not experienced lag or any other problems either. Battery life and performance has been great on the stock rom and a bunch of others I have tried.
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+1 the phone had some slight lag issues at first but it seems to have ironed out overtime
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By inside ATT you meant behind the counter at your local ATT vendor.
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No wise ass in Dallas and Atlanta. Some of us can reach out above your level
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No wise ass in Dallas and Atlanta. Some of us can reach out above your level
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OK there Mr bigshot with your fake internal sources that give you bupkiss information
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OK there Mr bigshot with your fake internal sources that give you bupkiss information
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AS you wish. Say hello to the rest of your crew in wonderland and give my regards to Alice. It was information concerning ATT not a condemnation of the product or your knowledge.
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AS you wish. Say hello to the rest of your crew in wonderland and give my regards to Alice. It was information concerning ATT not a condemnation of the product or your knowledge.
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you look so legit with your 10 posts in xda. Go back to nickelodeon forums
I can haz free space?
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flashing an international ROM and freezing unused apps works great to cut lag, and the newer XXUBMEA intl ROMs do allow many apps to be installed on SD card, so it does free SOME storage up (but not a whole lot more than what it came with stock, ie about 9GB for the 16GB version and 25GB for the 32GB version)
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flashing an international ROM and freezing unused apps works great to cut lag, and the newer XXUBMEA intl ROMs do allow many apps to be installed on SD card, so it does free SOME storage up (but not a whole lot more than what it came with stock, ie about 9GB for the 16GB version and 25GB for the 32GB version)
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i have a NA rom and i have no lag.
Can anyone who has already received their US version confirm the storage capacity and whether it came with the earbuds like the international version. I'm still seeing conflicting info on 16gb vs 32gb storage capacity.
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Can anyone who has already received their US version confirm the storage capacity and whether it came with the earbuds like the international version. I'm still seeing conflicting info on 16gb vs 32gb storage capacity.
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My thread has a video that shows the available space on currently shipping models from ATT.
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My thread has a video that shows the available space on currently shipping models from ATT.
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I must really be thick tonight. I can't find the video.
24.12gb available. AT&T model.
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akrein62 said:
I must really be thick tonight. I can't find the video.
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under ATT Preorder thread, first post, link to album LG G2
Same on Verizon 24.12 Gbs