iPhone storage discrepancy when transferring to new iPhone

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iPhone storage discrepancy when transferring to new iPhone

Help! I just purchased the iPhone 13 pro max 256 a few days ago. I transferred all my info from my old iPhone (8 Plus 256). I went with the same size because my old phone showed a huge amount of storage left. Now that everything is transferred, it appears that the new iPhone is near full! Aside from a few extra photos, and one new app, I’ve not down loaded anything. I’m not understanding the discrepancy. Here are some screen shots of both my devices as of current.

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 5:41 PM

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javaliga

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Nov 12, 2021 6:14 PM in response to Ozzykris

Are you using iCloud Photos? I am guessing you do (at least on the iPhone 8) and your high resolution photos are stored in the cloud and low resolution versions are on your iPhone 8. If so, make sure you turn on iCloud Photos on your new iPhone and enable the Optimize storage option. See the 'If you need more device storage' section in:

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

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Ozzykris Author

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Nov 12, 2021 6:39 PM in response to javaliga

Yes, I do use iCloud photos. This is the first thing I did. Still, the same. I tried turning the new phone on and off and no difference.

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iPhone storage discrepancy when transferring to new iPhone

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