Crazy how my 16gb Tab has filled up so quickly.
I know Samsung dumped a load of stuff on it but I don't have any music on it, few vids, but the games take up quite a lot.
Wish I had gone for 32gb now.
Are USB STicks effective? Might need to get a 32gb one.
You can use an usb, I use that for my movies instead of on the tab.
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You should store video on usb, remove old games, and clean rubbish file on your tab.
I know the feeling but i got back space by streaming music and movies. I use my tab at home so I have no need to put music & video on the tab. Maybe you should consider it.
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Agreed . . . expandable storage is now in my top 3 essential features for my next tab.
How are you guys watching your movies from the USB stick? Are you using the media dock? I've been trying to find a case that would hold the tablet up side down, but no luck so far
You can to watch your porn movies in streaming
For me is enough. I use cloud.
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How are you guys watching your movies from the USB stick? Are you using the media dock? I've been trying to find a case that would hold the tablet up side down, but no luck so far
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Best thing I've found to do is keep a stock of films on the external card and when you want to watch one copy it to the internal card and detach. Only takes a couple of minutes and then you can watch them normally without having to have it up side down.
It is very annoying that they didn't include an SD slot in this thing. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it, but then they want to sell the higher volume ones for an extra $100 like Apple... Bah.
For me I don't tend to put films or music on it, so I have plenty of space since it's all just apps and books. My music all goes on my phone, and I stream films on Netflix. Problem is that I don't have films where there's no Wi-Fi, but I've considered using rental for those situations.
One option is cloud solutions like dropbox... You can always store your movies in your dropbox folder on PC and download them from the app when you want to watch them...
What about large HD movie files (> 4 GB)? I understand that NTFS flash drives can't be read, and as far as I know files > 4 GB can't be written on FAT32?
Would like to know the answer to this, too. What is everyone using to connect to the unit, how is it formatted. And how fricking STUPID is it that these moron companies are not adding SD slots to these things? I mean are they seriously that stupid?!? Good grief....how dumb....
As sad as it sounds, companies sell tablets with no external storage option because we (and consumers that just plain don't know any better) keep buying them. Granted, it's a self-licking ice cream cone situation - SD slotless tablets are produced to cut corners and the bottom line, consumers keep buying them (even buying more - the tablet market is the strongest it's ever been) because that's all there is available: therefore companies are justified saving a few cents on each tablet they sell that lacks an SD slot.
The perfect way to change a "standard." Force the market to skew a certain direction and use that as an "indicator" to what consumers want.
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Would like to know the answer to this, too. What is everyone using to connect to the unit, how is it formatted. And how fricking STUPID is it that these moron companies are not adding SD slots to these things? I mean are they seriously that stupid?!? Good grief....how dumb....
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Not stupid, just greedy. They want to sell you a 32GB, 64GB etc. version for a good chunk of extra money at next to no cost to them, like Apple.
Contrary to some ppl I think removing SD card is not such a big deal. It makes the tab cheaper and saves me money. If I need extra data I have two adapters for usb devices and flash memory allowing me to get what I want.
Personally I find it wiser for my budget.
It'd be nice if external HDD's worked though..
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It'd be nice if external HDD's worked though..
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http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/external-hard-drive/goflex-satellite
This works as external HDD, it even has a dedicated app.
I know, it's the only thing that does. But it's pretty expensive.
Having sd card slot on honeycomb is not really a good thing. On the stock galaxy tab 7.7 the sdcard is mounted as read only, can only write with system apps. (unless you root that is) .. thats why all my gaming emulator roms had to be on the internal storage.
With google increasing the limit from 50mb to 4gb .. we gonna need more internal storage.
Attach is my 16gb tab 7.7 .. slowly reaching its limit.. even with only 84 apps installed.
........and 64gb of read only media which no app can modify
you can share your computer as a NAS storage,very easy
In Spain it is very difficult to find GT's with more than 16 GB in retail stores. I had to purchase a 16 GB version of my GT 8.9 3G and I find it somewhat short of storage capacity. 64 GB is maybe too much but the sweet spot is definitively 32 GB, that should be the minimum for tablets.
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This is only for people who actually open to ideas, not for people who just want to ***** and moan.
I wanna buy the 8GB, for every day use it will be perfect for me, but for the odd case where I go on a long plane journey and don't want to take my tablet, I wondered if there is solution...and then I realised there was, and it's ultra compact.
USB on the Go is the saviour here. Pair this adapter with this tiny USB stick and you suddenly have 32GB extra space.
If your feeling more adventurous, you could go down this DIY route too, very cool and I might be trying this myself
But how is this implemented on the software side? Does stock android support this?
sure, usb host ist what you need
// http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html
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This is only for people who actually open to ideas, not for people who just want to ***** and moan.
I wanna buy the 8GB, for every day use it will be perfect for me, but for the odd case where I go on a long plane journey and don't want to take my tablet, I wondered if there is solution...and then I realised there was, and it's ultra compact.
USB on the Go is the saviour here. Pair this adapter with this tiny USB stick and you suddenly have 32GB extra space.
If your feeling more adventurous, you could go down this DIY route too, very cool and I might be trying this myself
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
I think that this could work. Im also looking to buy the 8gb flavor.
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying everyone will be happy with 8GB, I just didn't want people coming in here just to moan. It's down to cost, and if you need more space, that's cool.
16GB is enough for me, and if I need more space I'll use dropbox/google drive
Of course I would prefer microSD slot, but... I guess for 350$ which includes S4 Pro, 2GB RAM, 2100mAh battery, two cameras and its a nexus, we can't complain about anything!!
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
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Yeah, the lack of storage and no sd card for me is also a deal breaker. It's such a shame because I'm really excited about the device. The price here in the UK is so low for what appears to be a high end device, it's amazing. In fact, I've never felt so conflicted about a device. I really want it, but I know it won't hit the mark, purely for lack of storage. With games like NOVA 3 taking up 3GB, plus my sat nav requiring almost 2GB, there won't be much space for other stuff. Data coverage where I live is pretty hit and miss so streaming media from the cloud still isn't a viable alternative for me yet which is a shame. Perhaps it will at least help to drive down the price of other handsets that have high end SoC?
I think the OP's suggestion is a very good one. This approach works well most of the time on a Galaxy Note, as long as it's just a flash drive or micro SD card that the phone can successfully power. I wonder if there would be a way to toggle something like 'directory bind' on and off so that you could put music/media/data files for games on a micro sd card, then just plug it in when you need, change the path of the internal SD card to the external one, then fire up a game. That would be a reasonable compromise from my perspective.
Such a shame, it's so cheap
I don't understand the people who want to buy the 8gb version. Its only a little bit more for the 16gb version.
.. and don't say its because you can't afford it.. because if this phone was the same price range as the galaxy nexus or any other high end smart phone you would still buy it.
Just pay that little bit extra and get double the space.
I have a USB-OTG cable and a USB microSD card reader so I would just buy another 16GB/32GB card and carry that around with me. It is easy to take out and plug in and easy to put away when not needed.
Hey guy's. My Girlfriend got a Galaxy Nexus and YES USB-OTG is part of the Chipset Configuration the GN comes with! The Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Chipset supports OTG as well. In the pure Android-Roms the Nexus Devices are running the Firmware supports OTG by default. As I know it's included in the kernel... so no need to create a problem!!!
buy a OTG Adapter - 1,99€ on Amaz...
buy a USB Stick 32Gb. - 12,00€ even on Amaz..
buy a LG NEXUS 4 16GB - 349,00€
= 362,99€ complete!
so if you compare this the other "leading devices" you save up to 200€!!! so you see, no need to spend tears and cry.... Start smiling cause you got a few buck's left to buy some Christmas presents for the family!
I use Google Music and sync my photos to my 50GB dropbox account (thank you Samsung!). 16GB is more than I ever need. The only time I get close to using that much is if I'm dual booting 2 different roms.
I do this with my Nexus 7 and plan to continue doing it with the Nexus 4! Really useful when I want to stick a film or tv show on there and watch on the go.
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I do this with my Nexus 7 and plan to continue doing it with the Nexus 4! Really useful when I want to stick a film or tv show on there and watch on the go.
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Yes this would work. I personally have done it with my Gnexus and nexus 7. However, you have to be very careful with that thing sticking out of your phone. It could be very easy to knock the phone over or drop it or something and I would be concerned about hurting the stuff inside the phone.
good alternative... currently have the 16GB NS4G and was really excited when i saw the tweet about the N4 and N10 today... disappointed by no Verizon/Sprint compatibility tho... this definitely would've been my next phone if i could use it on these networks...
question about his alternative tho... is 32GB the limit it can read or can you go up to something like 64GB storage as well??
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good alternative... currently have the 16GB NS4G and was really excited when i saw the tweet about the N4 and N10 today... disappointed by no Verizon/Sprint compatibility tho... this definitely would've been my next phone if i could use it on these networks...
question about his alternative tho... is 32GB the limit it can read or can you go up to something like 64GB storage as well??
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There's no limitation. You could plug in a 3TB external hard drive if you wanted.
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There's no limitation. You could plug in a 3TB external hard drive if you wanted.
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awesome... i usually have a hard drive on me when i'm out anyways...
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awesome... i usually have a hard drive on me when i'm out anyways...
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do you keep it in your backpack with the solar panels on the side??
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do you keep it in your backpack with the solar panels on the side??
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lol no... but i have my hard drive b/c i'm using it to transfer files between people... i mostly just stream Pandora and don't play many games... the space isn't the issue for me really on this device... no cdma is ... but it's great to know there's essentially no limit to the sd/usb car we can add to this!
Why do you need so much space? I'm using an Xperia S right now, with 32GB and I've got over half of it free. 18GB free to be precise, but I haven't been deleting photos and such that I don't need, so they're at 1.3GB.
Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?
LG nexus 4
Memory Card slot No
Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
other specs are appealing.. but then Note 2 has the same and No Spen .... no way
i cant live with that.. too less of storage
Nexus 4 looks really awesome but the major disadvantage is that it doesnt have a memory card slot and has just 8/16gb internal storage(no 32gb)
If the storage capacity is not a problem,then i suggest you go with nexus 4
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Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?
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Disadvantages of Nexus 4:
1) No external memory card slot
2) Non-removable battery (u cant use extended battery if you want)
3) 2100mAh battery is too less for such a powerful phone
4) No S-pen
So, a used Note 1 wins in my opinion..
If the battery is non-removeable then u should buy note 1...
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Note 1 mate, the nexus is crappy.
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Note 1 mate, the nexus is crappy.
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I strongly disagree mister. You need to use a nexus device to decide whether its crappy or not.
Fast software update (no need to wait months like sammy users do)
Wireless charging
$300 phone --2GB ram, S4 Snapdragon CPU
I personally have a 32GB micro SD card and still have 19GB free (I have movies, songs, enormous amount of pics)
I have 2 extra samsung batteries (but I never use them, although I watch 3hrs movie every day+plus chatting, music).
People need to sit down and think/analize what they're going to use their phone for. Ask yourself, do you really need an extra battery? Are you a heavy user? Do you currently carry a spare battery in your pocket?
External battery charger can be very useful during travel
Memory can be handled by usb OTG or cloud storage. I personally have a lot of useless crap in my phone that I dont even use nowadays.
So no, it's not crappy IMHO.
I have a 32gb micro SD and I have only 5gb free. 8 or 16 gb is really small particularly if you play big games like six guns or modern combat. The small storage size is really a problem for me.
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I think the nexus 4 is serious contender with the specs on offer with this device. I know it's the only device that would tempt me away from Samsung phones. Downside it is made by lg but looking at the reviews and specs of lg optimus g (from which nexus 4 is coming from) is very appealing for me a must say.
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Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?
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I'll sell mine to you
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Benefits, update cycle, new vanilla roms fast. Good developer forum, any nexus device will have a good following. Hardware specs ok, but screen will be an issue.
Downside, no expandable memory, deal breaker for me, I use a 32GB card plus my 11gb internal and am almost maxxed for music and video, just couldn't settle for 11gb max usable storage. Fixed battery, the battery wears out, these days probably after a year, fixed battery is another deal breaker for me.
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I think the Nexus 4 is a really good deal. For $350 you're getting the most out of Android. If I didn't buy my Note a month ago, I would have most definitely gotten the Nexus 4.
If you need more than 16gb of space, you can always get the 16gb phone, which is more than enough for apps and games. For extra storage, use Dropbox (2gb free), Google Drive (5gb free), and SkyDrive (7gb free). Both have apps that work perfectly on Android.
If you want even more space, do all the dropbox referrals using virtual machines. Each referral will earn you 500mb, for up to a limit of 16gb. Which means you only need to do this 32 times to get the free 16gb.
You can also use the camera upload feature to earn 3gb for free.
For even more space, you can earn a couple of gb from doing the "Simple Tasks" (which is a dropbox getting started guide).
If you're a university student, right now there's an event called the Great Space Race (the more students from your school is using dropbox, the more space you get) that earns you up to 25gb for up to two years (you'll probably be using a different phone after two years, and in 2015, phones are probably gonna have 32gb/64gb base).
I use both of these services on my 16gb Note with no SD card. I earned all possible free storage on dropbox and now I'm running on 39.88gb cloud storage. All my music and videos is stored in the cloud which is convenient.
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I think the Nexus 4 is a really good deal. For $350 you're getting the most out of Android. If I didn't buy my Note a month ago, I would have most definitely gotten the Nexus 4.
If you need more than 16gb of space, you can always get the 16gb phone, which is more than enough for apps and games. For extra storage, use Dropbox (2gb free), Google Drive (5gb free), and SkyDrive (7gb free). Both have apps that work perfectly on Android.
If you want even more space, do all the dropbox referrals using virtual machines. Each referral will earn you 500mb, for up to a limit of 16gb. Which means you only need to do this 32 times to get the free 16gb.
You can also use the camera upload feature to earn 3gb for free.
For even more space, you can earn a couple of gb from doing the "Simple Tasks" (which is a dropbox getting started guide).
If you're a university student, right now there's an event called the Great Space Race (the more students from your school is using dropbox, the more space you get) that earns you up to 25gb for up to two years (you'll probably be using a different phone after two years, and in 2015, phones are probably gonna have 32gb/64gb base).
I use both of these services on my 16gb Note with no SD card. I earned all possible free storage on dropbox and now I'm running on 39.88gb cloud storage. All my music and videos is stored in the cloud which is convenient.
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What you're expressing is kind of pointless, there's a limit to external storage in cloud terms muchly based on size and compatibility.. There is no reasonable chance that anyone would transfer a movie over cloud, just not data forgivable yet. It's fine for small programme info and data, but not for big apps transfers or movie files, until 4G of course.
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What you're expressing is kind of pointless, there's a limit to external storage in cloud terms muchly based on size and compatibility.. There is no reasonable chance that anyone would transfer a movie over cloud, just not data forgivable yet. It's fine for small programme info and data, but not for big apps transfers or movie files, until 4G of course.
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Do you mean a file size limit? If so, I haven't had a problem with that with Dropbox. I've uploaded 13gb HD mkv movies with no problem. with almost 40gb of free storage I have no problems with storing data. I agree that transfering the files and then listen/watch is time consuming. Sometimes you won't even have enough space on your phone to store the temporary files. That's why I always stream off the cloud and even on 3G speeds, streaming an HD movie is no problem.
Data limits.... expensive plans. You don't always have Access to stream like airplanes. It doesn't help with games either. To me there is no excuse to lose features on newer phones. My vote goes for Note
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As long as you're on an unlimited data plan there's nothing to worry about. That said, I agree that lack of a memory card slot is inconvenient, but maybe Google's trying to promote their Google Drive? I don't like SD cards because it's confusing where everything belongs. Anyway I love the idea of cloud storage and I'm probably biased to it. Both phone are good choices, but if I were to choose one, I'd go for the Nexus 4.
Same thing explained here, but for for me memory card slot is important until & unless they provide 64 or 128GB on device
I have 64gb microSD and it is more than half full synced with my Dropbox files for areas without data reception.
Internal memory is required for apps, some have large space requirements.
So.... It depends on your usage.
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I'm having the same conundrum. Don't think I can give up my beloved note. May save and buy one unlocked as they are good value ,but my note is my 2nd love.
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For all of you guys complaining about lack of storage, if it's that much of an issue, you can just use MicroSD or USB OTG. (At least when it is available for 4.2, which with the dev community it should be in no time) Keep a connector on your keychain or something along those lines.
It will be cool for Google to give away like 50gb drive storage for thoes who preorder or buy n4..... what a better way to promote their cloud....
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i agree with that. 50gb is alot tho. i could see something like 20gb for free as a feasible option
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i agree with that. 50gb is alot tho. i could see something like 20gb for free as a feasible option
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I would be very happy if they gave me 20gb IMHO it will satisfy us all
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It would satisfy a number of people, but there will still be those who believe whining in forums will make microSD slots appear.
I wouldn't say 50 GB is excessive. I have 48 gb from dropbox for supercharging my tmobile galaxy S III. (shhhhh, don't tell them it's verizon )
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Always a ***** with data limits and such.
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LOl what the heck do u have up in the cloud lots of movies
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I don't understand why Google don't offer a big chunk of drive storage to nexus users.
It's nothing but a number to them, most people won't even use near the allocation they get - but the fact it's there & ready to be used , is what people need.
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It would satisfy a number of people, but there will still be those who believe whining in forums will make microSD slots appear.
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Nope, I do not argue for an SDSlot. I do want 32gb though. Cloud is slow. Plus it uses more battery and requires a decent monthly data cap which many people do not have access to.
I love local storage, just as many other consumers do.. They should've offered 16GB & 32GB initially and offer a pre-order for a 64GB version if enough people signed up.. All priced accordingly. I'll pay for it if they make it, just as many others would. I mean I could always keep my S3 WITH LTE, Micro SD (80gigs total now), and a removable battery... Nexus customers know what they want. They choose a Nexus device for a reason.. Otherwise they could be one of the mindless sheep throwing $$$ at Apple.
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LOl what the heck do u have up in the cloud lots of movies
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Actually... Yeah, a couple
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Mostly they will offer some Play Store credit. They had done it with the N7
Here is what i came up with, for music use google music they are allowing to upload 20,000 songs. For picture and doc etc use dropbox or drive. And for movies transfer the movie to phone and once you done watching it delete it and transfer another one lol. I know its cheap why to live a life
I just bought a 64GB memory card a week ago
I have 20 gb of music on google music. 5 gb of google drive space for docs and books. 5 gb dropbox, 5 gb sugarsync and 5 gb ubuntu one for other files. and a 64 gb usb-otg for video. With that i think i am pretty good. I think i'll be buying the 8gb version and saving some money since tmo looks like they will be selling the 16 gb version for a msrp of $599.99. I wont be gouged $60 in tax. Thats bull****!
I also have a nexus 7 which the usb-otg is/was for and that goes with me everywhere.
They can give us whatever amount of Drive storage they want, it would be as useful as giving somebody replacement pistons for their new car.
The Drive mobile app is so uncapable of even doing the most basic tasks, that it is comepletely useless. You can't even move files to the location you want, cant add pictures to your gallery, can only download one file at a time, and only access them from the drive app.. Imagine looking at an album and having to go back each time after you viewed a picture, to download and view the next... The same with music, have fun opening each song on its own, and not being able to copy them to your music player.
Drive is just a pity.
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I have 20 gb of music on google music. 5 gb of google drive space for docs and books. 5 gb dropbox, 5 gb sugarsync and 5 gb ubuntu one for other files. and a 64 gb usb-otg for video. With that i think i am pretty good. I think i'll be buying the 8gb version and saving some money since tmo looks like they will be selling the 16 gb version for a msrp of $599.99. I wont be gouged $60 in tax. Thats bull****!
I also have a nexus 7 which the usb-otg is/was for and that goes with me everywhere.
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If you want the 16GB no contract just buy from Google. It's the same thing and it'll still work with T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.
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Where did you pre-order from?! on play.google.com I couldn't pre order... Only wait and put my email to get notification when the device is available.
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If you want the 16GB no contract just buy from Google. It's the same thing and it'll still work with T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.
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I dont think i'll need the 16gb. I have an 8gb sd card in my sensation and utilize all the services i mentioned. with ubuntu one syncing my pics to my computer and a backup of that directory on another hard drive in my computer. The only thing that sits on my sd card is the current rom, back up working rom, gapps and a few music albums i'm not sure if i want to put on google music yet. Google's cloud music isn't great yet but it is getting there.
Corrupted MicroSD is what broke my Nexus One and made me buy an iPhone.
64gb of MicroSD card just makes you carry loads of crap that you dont need.
Digital hoarding is a thing.
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Corrupted MicroSD is what broke my Nexus One and made me buy an iPhone.
64gb of MicroSD card just makes you carry loads of crap that you dont need.
Digital hoarding is a thing.
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Not when it's Tons of Music, and Nandroid backups. People with data caps can't really afford to stream when they're away from wifi. More storage in the form of ondoard flash or a micro sd slot is a must for MANY people, and will remain to be a deal breaker for alot of people. If Google wants to compete, they need to at least add 32GB and a 64GB while pricing them accordingly. Tons of people bought the Int. GNex 16GB for $500+... Do you really think they would pass on a 64GB Nexus 4 @ say $549 or $499???..
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Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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Lolnope
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GumarGamer said:
Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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No.. Get the 32gb.. If you're heavy into gaming the extra leg room will pay for itself. Some of these modern games have equal install bases to their PC counter parts.
Bards Tale = *3.5GB install
NSW MW = *640MB install
GTA III = *440MB install
*-Working from my memory. May not be 100% exact
So.. Roughly Just in 3 games you'll be below 10GB of available space just like that.
I think 32GB will be better, in Singapore 16 GB and 32 GB is only a $50 difference. More space wont hurt right ?
clear answer is NO...
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Απ: 16GB is enough?
No its not enough. I have the 32gb version and still want more.
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Mines fine but I don't watch movies and when I'm board of a game I delete it.
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My 32gb is almost full, I've got a couple games that are a over 1gb. Spring for the 32..
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Go with the 32GB version the extra space will come in handy. Some of the games out there is very big.
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Thanks guys, for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will do a little sacrifice and buy the 32GB model
Depends.. if you're only going to have a few games and a few movies, and have no problems swapping the movies out with new ones once you're done watching them, you'll be fine.
I have the 16Gb version, and currently have half of that free.
There are many cloud storage options available. Google drive, Dropbox and Skydrive gives you quite a bit of storage, 17gb between the three of them. I have the 32gb version and yes, it's nice having everything there for easy access, but I also have an 8gb Kindle Fire and can access what I need via cloud storage.
spitfire2425 said:
Mines fine but I don't watch movies and when I'm board of a game I delete it.
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Likewise, but I don't use games. I read a lot of "big" PDF files.
Six months in and still >3GB of free space.
The original questioner has more space hungry needs. But to deal with things like videos I would probably report to attaching a USB stick.
You can always use a ext USB drive via a OTG adapter I'd needed
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If they'd have simply included a micro-SD slot, 16gb would be fine. 16gb (or, even 32gb) is not enough to make the N7 a full-fledged tablet. Mine's just a small secondary tablet to use when I don't feel like hauling my 10.1" 80gb rig around.
I have a 32GB model and it has more memory than I need (I don't play a lot of games or have humongous files).
You could make an argument for getting a used 16 GB Nexus 7, OTG cable, and USB stick, and then using the money you save to move up to an upgraded model later (when and if they come out).
Hi there,
I bought a 32 gigs one. Though im not an hardcore gamer or a media freak i wouldnt need this kind of space, but in my country only the 32 version is available. But yeah like several users said, you could always use cloud like apps but takes load of time to download, imagine you are not near a wifi hotspot? 3g wont handle a 1gb download as easy as the wifi does. So that extra space can come in handy. It really comes down to the kind of user you are.
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GumarGamer said:
Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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While many in earlier posts think the automatic default response is NO, I will agree with those that have said: depends.
I do some gaming, I watch a TON of movies and TV series and I wish I could say that I have a life, but I can spend waaaaayyyy too much time surfing one topic to the next - a total info junky. Add to that lots of writing and document prep.
That said, my 16gb N7 is empty - almost nothing in it, My games take a little space, all movies/TV are via HBO Go and NetFlix, and browsing has no special storage requirements. All document work I do is done via multiple Cloud solutions.
I would not automatically assume that the OP will use his N7 just like me, but if he intends to, a 16gb will be far beyond his needs. On the flip side, some of the earlier posters in this thread *did* automatically assume that the OP will duplicate their usage patterns - this may not be a good assumption.
I'll stick with this position: "depends".
16GB is not enough believe me.
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I am currently on a nexus 4. I had this for a few years and never had an issue with storage. I kept it light since it only had 16gbs. i had a oneplus one for a little while and used about 15gbs for games, music and all that. Now i ordered a nexus 6 on 11/5 from the google play store a 32 blue. I was aiming for the 64 but thought if i didn't get the 32 i wouldn't get a phone at all. So i nabbed it real quick. Now I am still debating over getting the extra storage. I managed on my nexus 4 but the extra space just seems nice. What made you choose the one you chose?
You do know that the Nexus 4 were 8 & 16GB devices, right?
I thought the Nexus 4 only came in 8 and 16gb variants. I've had an 8gb nexus 4 that I've been using for the past 18 months. Once you get past the space reserved for the system usage, I get 5.67gb of available space. I'd say I ran out of space for music and videos and stuff about 6 months ago and I've been resorting to dropbox, google drive, streaming and the like to keep myself entertained.
This time i went with the 64gb because I'd like to not worry about running out of space. 32gb sounds sufficient now, but in 24 months it probably won't be. Also going from $299 for 8gb to $349 for 16gb seemed like a lot of extra money for a little extra storage space, but going from $649 to $699 is like a drop in the bucket by comparison.
The nexus 4 was only sold in 8/16 GB models. Not 32GB. However, I ordered a 64gb because i always error on the side of caution and would rather pay a little more now then realize i need more storage down the road and not be able to do anything about it. Plus I hear the new run time uses about twice as much space for apps because of the cache.
64gb minimum.
I'd personally like 128gb.
32gb or less is pants in this day and age.
My last 2 phones have been 32 and I have never had a problem but I'm not one to keep useless Crap on my phone either. I don't play games. I always go through my pictures and delete bad or useless photos. How much damn music can u listen to. I mean really, people put 10gb of music on their phone and probably never listen to 98% of it. With all that said I like to go ever board on most things so I would have gotten the 64gb if I had the option at the time but for me 32gb will do just fine and I can spend the money saved on ammo.
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256 ~ 384GB.
Loseless musics and RAW pictures and 2K resolution videos need large enough space of storage
litrekid said:
My last 2 phones have been 32 and I have never had a problem but I'm not one to keep useless Crap on my phone either. I don't play games. I always go through my pictures and delete bad or useless photos. How much damn music can u listen to. I mean really, people put 10gb of music on their phone and probably never listen to 98% of it. With all that said I like to go ever board on most things so I would have gotten the 64gb if I had the option at the time but for me 32gb will do just fine and I can spend the money saved on ammo.
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I have 50gb of music on my Note 4 - All Wav Full size - Whether I listen to it is irrelevant, 64gb should be minimum.
Google need to get their act together or put a micro sd slot in their phones
I'd be fine with an 16gb device, so 32gb will do just fine.
32gb is ok for me as I dont put a lot of music on or vids, mostly stream content, but if they offered it in USB3 i would get 64gb so I could use it to transfer data and a portable hdd. Otherwise it takes ages to transfer stuff
I own 16GB Nexus 5 and it has 4GB free available.
But, that's because I don't install games, only 1. And I don't store music / video in it.
With Nexus 6, I plan to get the 64GB, although 32GB would be enough.
Why 64GB? Think about 4K videos, that might be cool, no? And that requires more space. Also 13 MP photos compared to 8 MP of Nexus 5, more space needed.
Lastly, because I intent to keep this "expensive" device for at least 2 years .... 64GB is more preferred!
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64gb minimum.
I'd personally like 128gb.
32gb or less is pants in this day and age.
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I agree. I wish companies would start offering 128 options or even 256. How hard is it to even offer that much storage?
I've never even used the full 8 on my N4. I'm good with 32.
msal said:
I agree. I wish companies would start offering 128 options or even 256. How hard is it to even offer that much storage?
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Ask Apple, since their 128GB iP6 models are suffering HW issues currently.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...ts-Apple-to-stop-using-TLC-NAND-flash_id62603
I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it....Go big or go home!
Birdsfan said:
I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it....Go big or go home!
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This is the thing. I'm considering going for the 64 again. It just feels nice to know you do not have to worry about space at all. I plan on putting games on my device because it seems perfect for gaming. 4k video does take a lot of space, so i am not sure what to do. I could have ordered a 64 from motorola but hesitated lol.
I"m one of those who was sad to see Google abolish the SD card from the Nexus devices, and was torn between getting a phone with bloat, but expandable storage, or a clean phone with no such abilities. I ultimately went for the latter, and was really worried that 32GB wouldn't be enough. In reality though, 32GB has proven more than enough. I'm sure I'll never even come close to filling it up, short of stuffing a lot of HD movies in there.
That said... I ordered the 64GB version of the Nexus 6, basically, for no other reason than I felt if I was willing to shell out $650 for a 32GB device, I might as well spend the other $50 for double the storage. Had that model been $100 more, I'm sure I'd have stuck with the 32GB phone and been fine. I guess we all have our lines in the sand.
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I"m one of those who was sad to see Google abolish the SD card from the Nexus devices, and was torn between getting a phone with bloat, but expandable storage, or a clean phone with no such abilities. I ultimately went for the latter, and was really worried that 32GB wouldn't be enough. In reality though, 32GB has proven more than enough. I'm sure I'll never even come close to filling it up, short of stuffing a lot of HD movies in there.
That said... I ordered the 64GB version of the Nexus 6, basically, for no other reason than I felt if I was willing to shell out $650 for a 32GB device, I might as well spend the other $50 for double the storage. Had that model been $100 more, I'm sure I'd have stuck with the 32GB phone and been fine. I guess we all have our lines in the sand.
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Thats the thing it is only 50 bucks more and i plan to keep the phone for two years.
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Ask Apple, since their 128GB iP6 models are suffering HW issues currently.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...ts-Apple-to-stop-using-TLC-NAND-flash_id62603
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LOL. You're using the fruit company as an example why not to use big storage?
Last I checked, the 256 GB SSD I have in my laptop was purring along quite happily, no issues at all.
You can't use one bad implementation as an example why something is globally a bad idea. In fact, you should probably assume that the problems apple is having, is either related to their specific chip supplier, or a flaw in the storage format they use. Note that the fruit company uses their HFS storage format, which may not be well tested on 128 GB flash media, and is used exclusively on a subset of consumer devices. Android uses EXT4, which is very well tested on 128 GB flash media, and deployed on things like SERVERS all around the world, proven very robust.
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Mr_Chukes said:
Thats the thing it is only 50 bucks more and i plan to keep the phone for two years.
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^^ That.
Given the difference of $50 and the *lack of an MMC slot*, I consider it a no-brainer to get the big one. If you ever end up *needing* the space, you will be kicking yourself for buying the small one.
Being a crack flasher, I need MOAR storage. 64 GB should be fine for me.