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Forums › Mobile handsets › Storage on iPhone 3GS
cldlr76

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#41627 20-Sep-2009 20:10
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Hi
Does anyone know how much storage is remaining on the iPhone when you buy it new. for example if i buy an 8GB iPhone how much space is actually left for storing music photos etc.  Thanks

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Canterbury
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  #257240 20-Sep-2009 20:26
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8GB -(its separate from OS)



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  #257242 20-Sep-2009 20:30
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Close enough to 8 gig does it really matter

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  #257246 20-Sep-2009 20:54
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Canterbury: 8GB -(its separate from OS)



This is not correct. When you plug in a brand new iPhone 3G with 8GB of memory there is NOT 8GB available. A couple hundred MBs is taken up with system files, otherwise the rest of the memory is yours.



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  #257265 20-Sep-2009 23:32
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It's about 7.1GB available on my 8GB 3G so I would say about the same.

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