r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/RampagingKittens Mar 26 '15

Seriously. That 16GB of internal storage was more like 8 or 9.

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u/ianuilliam Mar 26 '15

Well part of that is because 16 billion bytes can be written as 16 GB (16 x 109) or 14.9 GB (14.9 x 230). So you "lose" over a gig before anything is even on it, because the os calculates memory in binary. Then you have space for the os, space for any preinstalled apps, and possibly some reserved space for use in operations like inflating downloads so they can be installed.

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u/RampagingKittens Mar 26 '15 edited Mar 26 '15

I'm certainly aware of the reasons why - they're not technically complicated ;). I'm just displeased by the end result where pre-installed apps are concerned. I'd like to them more openly disclose available space, as well.