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For $50 more its a no brainer, besides you're only getting a little over 5gb with an 8gb device.
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I got the 16 GB version for the extra few bucks it was definitely worth it.
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For $50 more its a no brainer, besides you're only getting a little over 5gb with an 8gb device.
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I agree 100%.
I bought the 16gb for that very reason.
It almost doesn't make sense to get an 8gb.
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It dependents on how you want to use the Nexus 7.
Before I bought the Nexus 7, I checked out my usage on my 16GB Asus T101.
It was less than 4 GB.
If you're just viewing content, doing email, reading a couple of books you can probably get away with the 8GB model.
The reason why I say this is that if you're just needing this as a traveling companion, the 8GB will probably be okay.
If you think you might want to carry around more to entertain you, then you should probably select the 16 GB model.
I've had my Nexus 7 for a little over 2 weeks and I still have over 8.01 GB free.
Here's an example of what's on it now: apps, 4.08 GB, pictures, videos, 12.1 MB, audio , 20 KB, downloads: 259 MB.
Perhaps others will tell what their storage looks like.
The extra storage is comforting so if you think you might use it, go for the 16 GB.
16GB all the way. While you can always access your media from the cloud (assuming a wifi connection) if you want to carry any media with you, not to mention an app or two you will be sorry with only 8GB to work with.
after the formatted volume and operating is took into consideration it would be not enough to have 8gb, i got the 16gb and its great
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It dependents on how you want to use the Nexus 7.
Before I bought the Nexus 7, I checked out my usage on my 16GB Asus T101.
It was less than 4 GB.
If you're just viewing content, doing email, reading a couple of books you can probably get away with the 8GB model.
The reason why I say this is that if you're just needing this as a traveling companion, the 8GB will probably be okay.
If you think you might want to carry around more to entertain you, then you should probably select the 16 GB model.
I've had my Nexus 7 for a little over 2 weeks and I still have over 8.01 GB free.
Here's an example of what's on it now: apps, 4.08 GB, pictures, videos, 12.1 MB, audio , 20 KB, downloads: 259 MB.
Perhaps others will tell what their storage looks like.
The extra storage is comforting so if you think you might use it, go for the 16 GB.
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While I agree that 8gb would probably be ok for Mom and Aunt Nancy, anyone on these forums should opt for the 16gb. Even if you don't "normally" use that much storage, there will always be that one time. Plus resale value on these will be crappy for the 8gb. Anyone rebuying these will want the 16gb.
In this day and age, 8gb devices are a joke. I know they keep cost to a minimum but the actual price difference between a 8gb and 16gb chip is nil. The bare minimum should be 16gb and even those should be fading out soon. Honestly tablets should be 16gb/32gb/64gb.
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For $50 more its a no brainer, besides you're only getting a little over 5gb with an 8gb device.
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Google and Asus must be loving this thinking too, you could buy a 16gb micro sd for $10, and they get to charge 50 for just an extra 8gb.
Not saying it's the wrong decision to get the 16gb, it's just annoying
if youre an 'on the cloud' guy.... go for 8gb....
if you like to store everything for offline use... go for 16gb..
i have a 16gb... and am always connected to wifi.... everything on google's cloud, got 13.24GB free space
your choice really... but I don't think i would have regretted getting the 8gb one
If you flash ROMs a lot definitely get the 16gb because I do and I got the 8gb and I think that it's not enough because I need to plug it in the PC to put ROMs/backups/etc very often (with 8gb you only get about 5.xxgb of usable storage) ... So if I bought one I'd buy the 16gb, but I got mine as a gift so I am not complaining
Also keep in mind that 8gB is like ~6+GB available space while 16gb is about 13+GB available
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While I agree that 8gb would probably be ok for Mom and Aunt Nancy, anyone on these forums should opt for the 16gb. Even if you don't "normally" use that much storage, there will always be that one time. Plus resale value on these will be crappy for the 8gb. Anyone rebuying these will want the 16gb.
In this day and age, 8gb devices are a joke. I know they keep cost to a minimum but the actual price difference between a 8gb and 16gb chip is nil. The bare minimum should be 16gb and even those should be fading out soon. Honestly tablets should be 16gb/32gb/64gb.
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Really are comments like your Mom and Aunt Nancy really necessary...sounds a bit irrelevant unless you're trying to make this a sexist issue.
Thanks everyone for their replies. I ended up taking Vbacon's advice of looking at my Asus TF101's usage.
After many ROMS, videos, and even the entire MAME ROM collection, i still never passed 4 gb out of 32gb on it. So i bought the 8GB nexus.
I used the device mostly as a browser/emailer. I used to stream music from it, but now use my Droid Razr for that. When i do watch video, it's streaming from HBOgo, Netflix, amazon Instant video or brighthouse. So the reality was, i just wasn't storing much.
Many on the replies said they bought the 16gb and that their decision was absolutely worth it. what was it that made it absolutely worthwhile? Is it just peace of mind or actual use?
16GB is my recommendation,
Besides of the available space there are benchmarks showing that I/O performance is better than in the 8GB version because of the controller used. and 50 more bucks is not that much for extra space that you may need some day
I purchased the 16gb so that I wouldn't have to deal with Out Of Space errors that plagued my HTC Droid Incredible. I play Zen Pinball, Pinball Arcade, & use tTorrent Pro. The pinball games can have tables that run into 100mb & up. Pinball Arcade has almost 10 tables available for purchase. Zen Pinball has 8 tables available. Storage space becomes an issue quickly.
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Thanks everyone for their replies. I ended up taking Vbacon's advice of looking at my Asus TF101's usage.
After many ROMS, videos, and even the entire MAME ROM collection, i still never passed 4 gb out of 32gb on it. So i bought the 8GB nexus.
I used the device mostly as a browser/emailer. I used to stream music from it, but now use my Droid Razr for that. When i do watch video, it's streaming from HBOgo, Netflix, amazon Instant video or brighthouse. So the reality was, i just wasn't storing much.
Many on the replies said they bought the 16gb and that their decision was absolutely worth it. what was it that made it absolutely worthwhile? Is it just peace of mind or actual use?
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I think you were more so looking for a reason to buy the 8gb model lol. Just remember 6+ gbs isn't a lot of space. Either way you got a fantastic device but the 16gb model is what I would have sprung for ...
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i was open-minded. I just didn't see any logical reason to buy bigger except for the last post that spoke about I/O performance.
16 GB because the system itself takes memory, so a 8GB device, would have like 5GB available empty :S
Cann't wait to buy a Nexus 10. Just not sure which version should buy 16G or 32G?
$100 for 16G storage difference is not good deal for me, considering OTG is supported by Nexus 10.
But if we consider the larger and larger game data and GPS map ducuments and of course convenience, 32G is much better.
Any suggetion? Does 32G worth the extral $100?
A much better question would be whether you need it or not. If you don't intend to have many large games, nor too many songs, the 16G one will suffice. However, if you do need more space, then the 32G one would be much more suited. Personally I think it's not that bad considering it's still cheaper than many other 'high-end' tablets.
At the end of the day, if you can afford it, it's better to be safe with the 32G Nexus 10 than regretting buying the 16G one.
I'd get it in case you wanted any of those large games (even if you're not an avid gamer, maybe during one of those 25 cent deals).
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A much better question would be whether you need it or not. If you don't intend to have many large games, nor too many songs, the 16G one will suffice. However, if you do need more space, then the 32G one would be much more suited. Personally I think it's not that bad considering it's still cheaper than many other 'high-end' tablets.
At the end of the day, if you can afford it, it's better to be safe with the 32G Nexus 10 than regretting buying the 16G one.
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Thanks. The only problem will be the games. For songs, I could use a USB flash and OTG.
But, as you suggested, I may get a 32G just in case.
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Thanks. The only problem will be the games. For songs, I could use a USB flash and OTG.
But, as you suggested, I may get a 32G just in case.
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Get the 32gb. Blue rays take up a lot of space.
I want the rumored 64gb.
I'm thinking of ordering a Nexus 4 but I'm confused about which version to order. Would 8GB actually be too less? How much actual storage space will I have, considering the space the OS and other required components will take?
I'm not planning to store any movies in my phone, nor store too many HD videos. Just some HD games and 4GB or so of music.
Any suggestions? Will I regret taking the 8gig version?
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I'm thinking of ordering a Nexus 4 but I'm confused about which version to order. Would 8GB actually be too less? How much actual storage space will I have, considering the space the OS and other required components will take?
I'm not planning to store any movies in my phone, nor store too many HD videos. Just some HD games and 4GB or so of music.
Any suggestions? Will I regret taking the 8gig version?
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As they say when purchasing a TV, go one size bigger. But honestly for $50 more you get twice the storage. As apps update, some of them will also increase (maybe dramatically) in size. You want to make sure that you will have space for your favorite apps and the media you want on it.
You don't want to go down the line in the future and say to yourself "Why didn't I buy the 16GB!?!"
Those are just my thoughts on it. I bought my 16GB with that in mind.
I make 8gb work. Could I use 8gb more? Yes. I don't have very many apps on my phone (23 on Google Play), roughly 4gb of music playlists saved for offline and I have a gigabyte left of storage to download more apps or keep some more music. I do everything online and that is how I make it work. I also don't play games on my phone. It also helps that I'm rooted and probably have stripped 500mb of system apps from the stock ROM. I was on a tight budget and I'm happy with my phone, although at times 8gb cuts it very close after formatted memory, haha.
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"Some HD games and 4GB of music", you would definately need the 16GB model. its always nice to have some free space just inacse
Yes there's nothing wrong with future proofing yourself if you can afford it as this phone has no SD card slot
I think the general rule is that if you ever doubt yourself in this situation, it's a safer route to stick with 16gb.
I have an 8gb and I was worried about the storage space. I'm amazed at how much you can save with 8gb. You have to learn to not save a bazillion nandroid backups and save as much as you can on some type of cloud or something. I'm using box.com and have hundreds of pics and files saved there. I've learned to just not save useless things. With that said if you play games a lot get the 16gb it can't hurt. BTW I ordered a 16gb on play store on the 13th which I've still yet to receive so I got a 8gb from craigslist for a price I couldn't away. I'm now planning on selling the 16 to a buddy of mine when I get it. I'm perfectly happy with my 8gb I am fully rooted and have a custom recovery which happens to take most of my used space and I still have Lil over 3GB.
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I'm thinking of ordering a Nexus 4 but I'm confused about which version to order. Would 8GB actually be too less?
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Too little. As in, "The 8 GB version has less space, having fewer GB than the 16 GB version, but is it too little?"
GRAMMAR NAZI AWAAAAAY!
I bought a 16GB because that's the smallest tier storage I've ever bought in all my phones, but I rarely use more than a couple gigabytes. The main reason is to not worry about storage at all vs managing your storage sometimes (like deleting Google Music Cache, disabling YouTube preloading etc.)
Besides the resale value, there is honestly no use for me with the 16GB.
It all comes to how you plan to use the device and consume content. I used to have 4GB of music, but honestly only listened to maybe 100MB worth at any given time... so once I truncated that, I've never had space issues with 8GB devices unless a long trip and I wanted some movies (but now I have a tablet for that).
Which do you have? I have a 16GB Nexus 4 which I am struggling with recently but most of that is due to accumulation of whatsapp pictures and stuff. Which do you have and how are you filling it up?
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Which do you have? I have a 16GB Nexus 4 which I am struggling with recently but most of that is due to accumulation of whatsapp pictures and stuff. Which do you have and how are you filling it up?
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I ordered a 32. Would have gone for 64. I keep all of my music in FLAC and currently have it on a mSD card in my Note 10.1. I'm using an 8 GB Moto G at the moment, and I have almost nothing loaded on it. My goal is to be able to keep whatever I want on one device.
Same here. I retired my ZuneHD and have started keeping all of my music on my phone, so I absolutely needed 32gb. Spend the extra money and buy the bigger size, trust me it's worth it if you're asking this question.
I recently went back to my nexus 4 to sell my other devices. The 16gb storage is rough. It's really not enough anymore.
I went with 32gb. For $50 to not regret not having enough storage is a no brainer.
32gb more than enough for me
I have a 32 gb 2013 Moto X and it is just barely enough. I would buy a 64 gb 2014 X in a heart beat.
i have the 16gb, it's fine for me, still have 4gb of space. i don't game on my phone and not many apps.
my htc one was 32gb, never used more than 14gb, and that was a year's worth of stuff
The 32gb version only have 24.39gb of free space, I image the 16gb only have a little more than 10gb.
Went with 16 since I was impatient so went with a carrier version and they only had 16. I'm coming from a 32g HTC one m7, which replaced a 32g nexus 5 with a cracked screen. Haven't had this little storage since the nexus 4. I'm planning on deleting pictures and video every week and just having them on the cloud, which will be a change. I don't game. And now that I have a locked boot loader phone, with little development anyway, I won't need to keep various ROMs, themes, radios, backups, etc on my phone. Only thing left for me is Google music which I'm planning on cherry picking albums every now and then to keep my streaming usage down. Overall I think I can deal with 16gigs. But I'd prefer more, just to have more music space.
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I just bought the 32GB because although I don't store much on my phone and I dont game or anything things do accumulate over time so decided to play it safe.
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The 32gb version only have 24.39gb of free space, I image the 16gb only have a little more than 10gb.
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Endoran said:
Went with 16 since I was impatient so went with a carrier version and they only had 16. I'm coming from a 32g HTC one m7, which replaced a 32g nexus 5 with a cracked screen. Haven't had this little storage since the nexus 4. I'm planning on deleting pictures and video every week and just having them on the cloud, which will be a change. I don't game. And now that I have a locked boot loader phone, with little development anyway, I won't need to keep various ROMs, themes, radios, backups, etc on my phone. Only thing left for me is Google music which I'm planning on cherry picking albums every now and then to keep my streaming usage down. Overall I think I can deal with 16gigs. But I'd prefer more, just to have more music space.
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if i can find my OTG cable, i'll just use a flash drive for my music in my car so i don't have to stream.
It just depends on what you need... For me 16gb is more than sufficient. This is going to sound weird, but i had the nexus 5 16gb since release and have never been full.
My music library is close to 16GB so I went with the 32. I try to buy the best version of everything (real life car trims, phones, etc) so I'm not kicking myself in the ass later for being cheap.
I went with 32gb. I'm on T-Mobile and use Google play all access, so storage space for music is a non-issue as I can stream as much as I want. BUT... When I had my nexus 5, I only had 16gb and pics and videos filled the damn thing up too much. My G3 had 32gb (I didn't have a memory card) and I didn't have to worry about space, so I went with 32gb on the moto X.
Even with just 24 Gig of free space of the 32 Gig model, doesn't the filesystem start to slow down when it's close to 80% being full? Causing phone lag?
Went with the 32gb and barely have 10gb used thanks to movies. I had a note 3 prior with 32 GB plus a 64gb SD card... Never needed the SD card unless doing file transfers between my phone and the wife's.
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Which do you have? I have a 16GB Nexus 4 which I am struggling with recently but most of that is due to accumulation of whatsapp pictures and stuff. Which do you have and how are you filling it up?
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I went to a lot of extra trouble to get the 32GB version (only the 16GB version is available here in Holland) . Your phone will just be faster with more storage (that's how emmc works) but 16 GB's does fill up rather fast if you want to go on holiday and put some maps there or if you want to record some videos or just shoot a lot of pictures
16gb for me. My photos and videos gets backed up to cloud automatically and music is streamed.
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Is moto maker the only place I can get the 32GB version?
I'm in UK.
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Is moto maker the only place I can get the 32GB version?
I'm in UK.
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So far, as far as I know, yes. All the in-shop phones I am aware of are 16 GB.
I've had my 32GB Nexus 6 since 11/19 and am really liking it. I have over 25 GB still after loading all my typical music and apps. At this point, I'm not really sure I want a 64 GB--though I had initially wanted one--even didn't try to buy a 32GB the 1st week looking only at the elusive 64's.
How many of you 32'ers out there still want more memory?
I've always had either a 8GB or 16GB phone, 32GB is already a step up for me. Even with 16GB I never filled the phone up. I'll typically have some pictures and music on my phone, I don't have a need to keep a bunch of stuff on there that I'm not using. If I needed to go over 32GB's there would be a lot of stuff on my phone that I never use.
I was originally pining for the 64GB, but just to have the best of the best.
My Nexus 7 is 32, and I've never come close to filling it. I'm sure that's different for everyone, but with cloud services galore I need very little storage for shot vids and pictures. With all apps installed and 20+GB to spare, I no longer regret my decision or want a 64GB model.
The 64 would just mean 32gb worth of extra crap wasting room.
I don't store much locally other than backups, so I have plenty of room.
I had a 32gb LG G3 with a 64gb Micro SD in it before the Nexus 6. I used approximately 5gb on the card and maybe the same on the phone. More than 32gb is overkill for me since I don't put music on the phone and I don't download tons of games.
I haven't pulled the trigger on the N6 yet, awaiting to see how VZ will screw me over...
On the side though, currently using a GNex, I never filled it up either, have about 10Gb free, however that said, I haven't loaded games or a lot of apps onto it, only what I need, and if not used often I uninstall basically to not have to deal with any background processes that may run due to an app being installed.
But given the choice, and I hope I am, I'll likely settle on the 64Gb, because I typically only have one phone at a time, and keep it longer then what most of us here would consider normal, I mean, I'm hitting three years on the GNex, and figure I'll be doing the same if it is an N6, so for a few bucks more grab the extra storage, easier than wishing I had it IF I fill up a 32Gb ...
Got my 32 blue today and it is more than enough. I don't store movies or play games and i only store about 2-4 gigs of music and it gives me enough space to do a ROM backup, etc.
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I'm just glad I have a Nexus 6, 32GB is enough for me.
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I'm just glad I have a Nexus 6, 32GB is enough for me.
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I have had a Nexus 5 with 32 GB for about a year, and it almost always has > 20GB free. I figured if I never used all the memory on the N5 I sure didn't need twice as much on the N6, so I went with the 32. I'm sure it will be more than enough.
Would I have loved getting a 64GB? Yes but the 32GB will do just fine for me. Coming from a Note 2 I barely used any space on the internal storage and I really only used about 15GB on my 64GB micro sd card. I mostly stream my music so I won't have to worry about that. I also don't keep numerous roms on my device storage either. Worst case scenario I'll just by an OTG flash drive if I really need the space.
Well I was going to wait for the 64 version from ATT.....then my local store received a big shipment of one last night...so I impulse bought it lol. I didn't have an issue with my N5 16GB, so I think I'll just stick with it.
I have more than 21 GB available, so I'm sure I'll be just fine with the 32 GB.
external storage, no problem
now that I found that you can use an external micro usb sitck as external storage... I connect the usb stick, when on the wireless charging pad for additional power draw of the stick, and use it just for nandroid backups and tibu dump site. then remove it, relieving the 32gb onboard just to do phone stuff. plenty of room now.:good:
I ordered a blue 32gb, expect Sensei Kernel on this beast
I just received my 32 GB from Moto. I am really liking it though I still want my 64GB from T-mo that is in back order purgatory.
On the 32gb model, how much storage is available after initial setup? Thinking of picking up a N6 once it comes back in stock and was trying to decide if 32gb would suffice.
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On the 32gb model, how much storage is available after initial setup? Thinking of picking up a N6 once it comes back in stock and was trying to decide if 32gb would suffice.
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24-25GB
It depends how you use your phone... personally i have no issue what so ever with 32GB... in fact i had 8 GB free on my 16GB Nexus 5 , so 25GB ( usable ) is a **** tonne for me
I use Spotify for music and plex for movies , so a lot of streaming on my end
I returned my 32gb and ordered a 64gb... But I'm getting tired of waiting and may just cancel my order and say screw it and just use my iPhone 6.. T-mobile's order process sucks.!
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