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Shame nobody has done a breakdown of exactly what is being held in this used up space. From what I can find the system folder is 2 GB alone, but we're still we

Shame nobody has done a breakdown of exactly what is being held in this used up space. From what I can find the system folder is 2 GB alone, but we're still well short of almost 5 GB of "stuff." We likely also have a backup image, and then just Samsung's bundled apps? As a random aside: Why are they still selling 16 GB phones in 2013? I realise the chips are faster than what goes into SD Cards, but given the speed of SSDs and the relative price decrease year upon year, if phones were keeping up we'd be seeing at least 64 GB as standard!

w-ll 14y ago
Maybe because batteries aren't keeping up.
yareally 14y ago
It's just speculation, but I think Google is pushing indirectly for more cloud based storage utilization and getting OEMs on board is a way to do that via shrinking storage size (it's a trait with many of the new phones on more than just Samsung). At the same time though, that clashes with the carriers limiting monthly alloted data more than any ever before. However, the carriers are probably going to push their own "cloud" solutions that won't use data that applies to a user's data cap.If that is the case, there will probably be some sort of clash between Google and the larger carriers in the near future where something will have to give. Probably goes with Google's recent venture into the wireless access realm[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5110076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5110076
- timcederman 14y ago
  This is pretty out-there speculation. I find it very difficult to imagine a meeting at Google where they collectively agree to increase the Android footprint in order to "increase Cloud storage usage".
  - yareally 14y ago
    Not the OS footprint, just reducing the internal storage size of devices (such as the Nexus 4 is only 8gb and 16gb while the Galaxy Nexus was 16gb and 32gb). There's a number of other current devices out there with a similar trend, such as the HTC Droid DNA (with only 16gb). Though it doesn't apply to every device, since the HTC One is 32gb and 64gb.

w-ll 14y ago

Maybe because batteries aren't keeping up.

yareally 14y ago

It's just speculation, but I think Google is pushing indirectly for more cloud based storage utilization and getting OEMs on board is a way to do that via shrinking storage size (it's a trait with many of the new phones on more than just Samsung). At the same time though, that clashes with the carriers limiting monthly alloted data more than any ever before. However, the carriers are probably going to push their own "cloud" solutions that won't use data that applies to a user's data cap.If that is the case, there will probably be some sort of clash between Google and the larger carriers in the near future where something will have to give. Probably goes with Google's recent venture into the wireless access realm[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5110076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5110076

timcederman 14y ago
This is pretty out-there speculation. I find it very difficult to imagine a meeting at Google where they collectively agree to increase the Android footprint in order to "increase Cloud storage usage".
- yareally 14y ago
  Not the OS footprint, just reducing the internal storage size of devices (such as the Nexus 4 is only 8gb and 16gb while the Galaxy Nexus was 16gb and 32gb). There's a number of other current devices out there with a similar trend, such as the HTC Droid DNA (with only 16gb). Though it doesn't apply to every device, since the HTC One is 32gb and 64gb.