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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by laken on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:01AM (#16966654)
I had a 16GB iPhone 6 for years, and when I went to upgrade to an iPhone 8 recently, I was upset that the 16GB wasn't an option anymore. I have no need for 64GB of storage (the new minimum on the 8), because my phone is a phone, not a computer.
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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by thomastjeffery on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:06PM (#16968289)
It's because the hardware isn't any cheaper for Apple to have manufactured. They still arbitrarily inflate the prices, which makes it seem like 16gb would be much cheaper to manufacture than 64gb, but that is only a facade.
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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by ams6110 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:27AM (#16966840)
Yeah I'm sort of boggling at this. I have a 16GB Android phone that I've used for about 2 years, and it's only half full.
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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by wilsonnb on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:50AM (#16966992)
Android itself takes up 9GB on my Pixel 2. 4.7GB is taken up by the apps and whatever they are storing (Chrome takes up the most, with 1GB). I also have 4GB in music.

I don't consider myself a heavy storage user but 16GB is a really easy bar to cross.

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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by laken on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @11:39AM (#16967956)
I've noticed on my iOS devices that the more storage available, even with the same amount of apps and data, more storage is taken up.

I believe it's due to the fact that apps don't clear caches as often if there's plenty of space left.

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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by wilsonnb on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:20PM (#16968456)
That would make sense. I believe many apps, including Chrome and Firefox, do the same thing with RAM. If it's there, might as well use it.
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