Q: can someone please explain to me why my iphone is an 8gb phone, yet on the itunes its says its capacity is 6.33 gb... im getting ripped of of almost 2 gb.

can someone please explain to me why my iphone is an 8gb phone, yet on the itunes its says its capacity is 6.33 gb... im getting ripped of of almost 2 gb.

iPhone 4 (8GB)

Posted on Apr 18, 2013 8:14 AM

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by roaminggnome,

roaminggnome Apr 18, 2013 8:16 AM in response to kiabov
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Apr 18, 2013 8:16 AM in response to kiabov

The Operating system takes up some space and the reporting method covers the rest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte

How OS X and iOS report storage capacity - Support - Apple
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by KiltedTim,

KiltedTim Apr 18, 2013 8:27 AM in response to kiabov
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Mac OS X

Apr 18, 2013 8:27 AM in response to kiabov

The short version is, it's the difference between decimal and hexadecimal math.

This has been a recurring question in the computer industry for decades.
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by housing Alex,

housing Alex Apr 18, 2013 11:03 AM in response to kiabov
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Apr 18, 2013 11:03 AM in response to kiabov

roaminggnome is right,it's just like your computer.
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by brad805,

brad805 Apr 18, 2013 11:53 AM in response to housing Alex
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Apr 18, 2013 11:53 AM in response to housing Alex

Disk (RAM Chip) directory takes up most of the space?
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How OS X and iOS report storage capacity - Support - Apple

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