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is 16gb enough for you.

i was seriously considering this phone, only to find it comes with just 16gb of memory, this day in age comeon google,so basically you would need an extra mp3 player for music?

Mine has 32GB but I use less than 16GB since I use Google Music.
I also don't really watch any video on my phone either, that is what my 64GB iPad is for.

Plenty for me. I don't watch movies on it. I stream all of my music from Google music. I think I have about 9 GB free.
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Thanks for reply, but hangon, i thought it only had 16gig, were did yu buy yours cause went into vodafone today, and was told it only had 16gig?

16 gig is more than enough
i still have 9 gig free space

Its manageable
The LTE version has 32 GB, the GSM's only have 16. I have a 16 GB version in Canada where we can't get Google Music and its only ok because I have a tablet with most of my music. If all I had was the phone it would be an annoyance.

16gigs sucks. I have to manage my data. And the speed of the internal NAND is slow. My atrix external sd card was 3 times faster and the internal storage was 4 times faster.
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Fine for me. Music is on separate mp3 player, don't watch films on it
Lots of space for apps only and a few photos wallpapers
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cd78 said:
Fine for me. Music is on separate mp3 player, don't watch films on it
Lots of space for apps only and a few photos wallpapers
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Same here... I do have some music and some pictures. I have plenty of space left.

marvi0 said:
i was seriously considering this phone, only to find it comes with just 16gb of memory, this day in age comeon google,so basically you would need an extra mp3 player for music?
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Well in this day and age I believe streaming is king so the only local data you need to worry about are a few photos and apps. The rest you can store on the cloud and 16gbs then looks like a huge amount!
I've been very happy with it and don't see how I will ever fill up this device.

Streaming may be king .... unless you have a restricted data plan like everyone in the uk. So internal memory is a big deal if your phone is used as a music player
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I could easily use the full 16gig, however, if I actually moved all my videos, photos, backups and unneeded downloads on to my pc, I could easily run with about 10gig free.
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GrenW said:
Streaming may be king .... unless you have a restricted data plan like everyone in the uk. So internal memory is a big deal if your phone is used as a music player
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Is there no unlimited data contracts any more? Good thing I didn't give mine up/renew when I got it a few years ago...

For me 16 gigabyte is way too much. Have around 2 gigabyte of music,a gigabyte of photos and videos, a half gigabyte of apps and a few 100 megabyte of other things like browser cache and kindle books.
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Yes. It is enough. 9.01GB free right now.

Plenty of room, got play music for all my music needs, netflix for films and upload all pictures instantly to google+, titanium backup synced to box. Net, what else could you ask for
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I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.

samizad said:
I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.
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Correct.
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samizad said:
I haven't tried it yet but I presume one could install Chainfire's Stickmount, get an OTG cable and mount any USB stick.
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Yes, but what a freaking hassle lol.

I have the 16GB version as well, and it doesn't bother me much. I am used to having a 32GB sdcard, but that's not an option so I make due. Much like the others, I stream music and watch movies via Netflix.

[Q] Do you miss having a microSD card?

After 10+ years with Sprint, I'm thinking about jumping ship to Straight Talk and dumping my Epic 4G Touch (Galaxy SII) for a Galaxy Nexus when my contract expires. I have a 32GB Class 10 card almost filled up with tunes, pictures, and a few ROMs and backups. The 64GB cards are coming down in price and I was thinking about getting one.
However, I see that the Nexus doesn't have a card slot. How are you guys coping with the lack of extra storage? Obviously you are, but it seems like a big step down for me to lose that capability. There must be enough positives about this phone to overcome the lack of a card slot. I'd like to hear what they are.
My Sprint contract doesn't run out for a few months, so I have time to explore other options. Maybe there will even be a new Nexus with a card slot by then.

I, personally, have the TORO.
32 gig.
But only have half of it filled anyway.
I stream my music...
And have multiple nandroids on my phone (that I really don't need more than one of).
It hasn't bugged me at all.

i dont mind it at all. i dont have to worry about moving apps to the SD card to get space on the phone partition. it works out better i think

It is probably a bigger deal to someone looking to get a 64GB card to go down to 16GB but it isn't the worst. I stream videos from my computer using apps and stream my music with Spotify and after those two large space takers are out of the way 16 GB is pretty big haha
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It was a big deal to me at first. I have found other ways to cope. Putting important photo albums on Picasa helped a lot, as does Google Music.
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The only reason is for flashing new roms, but I think that doesn't flash certain directories, like the sdcard directory, so would that be the same, to store stuff there?

I do sort of miss it. I miss that fact that i could just pop in my sd card into my laptop and drag a ROM to flash if i couldnt get my epic to boot. It definetly came usefull when i had to test my themes... when one wouldnt work i could find the fix just load it on the sd card and try that. However i think with the nexus.. booting into the bootloader you can just adb push things right? Anyways, i put all the music i had in my music folder which is about 2.3gigs on Google Music.. stream that when i want to. Use cloud storage for most my other things such as .apk's ive themed and tools for apk themeing . But for the most part ive only filled about 2 gigs so far... on the sprint 32gb. I guess it all depends on preference and circumstances. But im sure you could find an alternative for storage.

joshnichols189 said:
It is probably a bigger deal to someone looking to get a 64GB card to go down to 16GB but it isn't the worst. I stream videos from my computer using apps and stream my music with Spotify and after those two large space takers are out of the way 16 GB is pretty big haha
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What he said.
Streaming music/video + having google drive/picasa makes me only use the storage for some photos anyway.

My old phone, Defy+, had about 8GB so the Nexus is an improvement.
However I select my music I carry with me and I don't even watch videos. If I had 64GB or more I would put alot more music onto it, but I don't miss it. Just nice to have, but there is no point of "oh gawd, what should I delete...".
OTG + USB-Stick is also an option, if you want to watch a movie at a friends house or something.

I do miss it a little...
I do think it's interesting that The phone manufacturers seems to be pushing us to use the cloud more, resulting in more bandwidth being used, and the carriers are pushing people off of unlimited data plans unto tiered plans... Something has to give...

I miss it because I like having all manner of videos, music, etc on tap for entertainment. I've learned to deal with it by streaming music and uploading videos and pictures rather than storing them all on the card.

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OTG + USB-Stick is also an option, if you want to watch a movie at a friends house or something.
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Thanks for that! USB OTG doesn't work on my E4GT, but I see that there are Nexus kernels with it working. Guess I can carry a cable and a card reader for whenever I need to access the extra storage.

Not really. I have about 5GB of music, and then I stream from YouTube and Netflix for all my video needs. I have about a 1GB of various game ROMs, and I still have about 7GB free.
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my photos--on picasa
my music--on google music
my videos--on phone
my personal data--on clouds
the only problem is that i play a lot with phone,and after installing 3\4 hd games,my storage is always full..apart that,i don't need extra space,but the lack of not have a microsd i miss a bit.not for only storage,but for the of change the sd from my phone,and put it on my tablet.with gnex i can't.i usually use airdroid to transfer from pc,but i miss a wireless method to do that from tablet to phone (fon't know if there are others methods...)and with an microsd it'll become more friendly to do..
miss a bit an scard slot (i have the 16gb version,in my country gnex 32gb it doesn't exist.if i have a 32 gb version,i don't think i've miss the microsd.

I'd just gotten mine and the lack of micro sd isn't a deal breaker, plus like some said you could get an otg cable and flash drive. Personally i got this as my keychain, it's gotten expendable memory and has both a regular and micro usb side to it a bit pricey though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-b...s_Adapters&hash=item2570b1850e#ht_2522wt_1035

I thought I would miss it, but I've gotten over it.

Its taught me to be a bit more selective on the crap I hoard. Can't be a bad thing really. Has made me realize, after being selective, all my HTC desire had on it was junk and I can easily cope with 16GB
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I would love a case, which connects with the USB-port and has a microSD-slot inside.
However I think that the case won't be that slim then

Do you miss having a microSD card?
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not really, for larger data (video or other) a take a usb stick and my otg-Adapter

I actually like the fact that there's no SD card. Coming from an EVO, it was a pain to move apps to SD. Here, everything is in one place and it just works. With Picasa a, Google Music and Google Drive, I have plenty!
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[Q] Do you guys think 16GB is enough ?

For someone that has no Plan for storing Musics and Movies, Is the 16GB enough for Apps & Games? This would be my first Tablet & I'm not sure if I should fort out $100 more for the 32GB version. My local shop sells the 16GB version for $150.
Thanks.

1. Buy a refurbished model for less than $200.
2. I always prefer more storage to less. Lots of people can get by with just 16GB, I can't. If you find that 16GB isn't enough, there's always the Meenova or Leef microUSB card readers or the dual USB sd cards.

I have a 16gb and I am not pressed for space. I would prefer a 32gb, but if you aren't storing large files you'll be fine.
Also, I would recommend checking out your local Staples. They have the 16gb for $98 and 32gb for $128 on clearance. The price doesn't show up until check out which is why not many people know of it.
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Crimson Lotus said:
For someone that has no Plan for storing Musics and Movies, Is the 16GB enough for Apps & Games? This would be my first Tablet & I'm not sure if I should fort out $100 more for the 32GB version. ($150 for 16GB)
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No music and movies, a 16gb should be fine, whereas you should take into account the space requirements of certain games as they might need a few GB in additional storage for files downloaded (e.g. Racing, shooters etc.). I got personally a 32GB Nexus 7 2013 and store music on it, no movies, a few games (6-7, 1-3 high storage require) and my space is more than enough.

No it isn't. Pony up for the 32gb.

I would say 16GB is "probably" fine for someone who isn't going to store music and movies (movies can take up spectacular amounts of space); I have had my N7 2013 since launch, only use it for a few apps and games and am yet to have any problems with storage space. That said, I am far from a heavy user and nobody can tell what the future may hold in needs and desires from the tablet....
As a rule, I would suggest going for the 32GB model if you can (notwithstanding the reported "its only got 16GB after the update" issue that some have reported) but unless it really is an "unmissable" bargain then there is nothing essentially wrong with the 16GB model.
My answer is probably clear as mud and won't make anything clearer, but meh, we all have our opinion as to what we would do - ultimately it is your decision

I have a 16GB phone (Moto X 2013) and a 32GB Nexus 7 2013. I've never had an issue with space on any of my devices. I didn't get the Nexus for the space, it was just the featured deal on Woot at the time, and happened to be 32GB.
I don't store movies or music on it, I use Pandora and Netflix. I do take photos with my phone, but don't save most of them on the device. They get uploaded to Copy and I usually clear them out just to minimize the clutter. If you record video or take lots of photos on a vacation or something, the space could be eaten up pretty quickly.
But for apps, you're probably fine. The biggest app I have is The Simpsons: Tapped Out, which is just over 1GB with all the updates that it downloads in app. Apps that are content rich can be pretty large. My GF just installed the Assassin's Creed Unity companion app, and it's like 450MB or something. I don't think this is typical for size, most apps I see are <50MB, even for games.
Just my opinion, but I think 16GB is probably fine.

thesoldier said:
I have a 16gb and I am not pressed for space. I would prefer a 32gb, but if you aren't storing large files you'll be fine.
Also, I would recommend checking out your local Staples. They have the 16gb for $98 and 32gb for $128 on clearance. The price doesn't show up until check out which is why not many people know of it.
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No way, where did you get this info from. I try looking online, adding to cart & Pick-up at store but got no luck. The They are selling the old model of 32GB for around $150 thou. Do I call the local store or something
Thanks everyone for the insight.

Crimson Lotus said:
No way, where did you get this info from. I try looking online, adding to cart & Pick-up at store but got no luck. The They are selling the old model of 32GB for around $150 thou. Do I call the local store or something
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Not Available online, only clearance in store.
http://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/7557490
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Crimson Lotus said:
For someone that has no Plan for storing Musics and Movies, Is the 16GB enough for Apps & Games? This would be my first Tablet & I'm not sure if I should fort out $100 more for the 32GB version. My local shop sells the 16GB version for $150.
Thanks.
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I would go with the 32GB if you plan on gaming. 2-3GB per game adds up fast.

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Not Available online, only clearance in store.
http://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/7557490
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bummer, called all stores within 20miles, no Luck. oh well :crying:

If u intend to install many large games, have a lot of pictures and or videos , get the 32gb. If u don't, then get the 16gb for games and add more temporary space with a USB OTG flash drive or memory card reader when necessary. I regret not buying the 32gb version.

Went from a 32gb grouper to a 16gb flo with little adjustment needed overall, except better management for comics and videos if traveling. Even then, nothing loading a USB drive up with and using OTG couldn't fix

Question, with those USB OTG, Do I have to Copy the file into the internal memory in order to read the file? for instance I have a Movie stored on the USB OTG, Instead of coping it to the Internal drive, Can I just play it off of the Drive on the Tablet? like how a Computer is... You can just play files off of the USB drive.

Of course you can direct play, otherwise what's the point (playing an mkv off thumb drive right now)
OTG cable is pretty great for controllers too

I personally think it is enough, if only because my collection of media is higher than a 32gb or 64gb model would hold anyways. I would rather hook up OTG storage for long trips without wifi. With wifi, I'll just stream everything anyways so it's not a big deal. Plus OTG storage options are generally cheaper than the upgraded storage option on the device itself would be and I can use it on more devices. Just my 2 cents.

I have the 16 and it's plenty. But then I don't store media on it either.

I would also support buying 32GB. I had a 2013 16GB which I finally sold. I travel a fair bit on long flights (>6 hours) and like to have my ebooks and music on the device. The lollipop update reduced the available memory more than kitkat. I had to try my luck in multiple ebay auctions for the 2013 32GB as there seems to a real demand out there. I ended up paying about $20-30 more than what the going price back in December.

I always opt for more storage when possible. Better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it in my opinion.

I have a 16 GB and personally I wish I would have gone with the 32gb model 16gb is just not enough especially if your rooted with a custom recovery and like to keep several backups
Go with the 32gb model definitely worth the few extra bucks

How much storage will be available on the 16gb??

As many of you, I'm considering the 16gb model. I have like 2gb of music and another few for apps. My question is, after the OS how much space can we expect to have.

On my Nexus 5, 12.55 GB formatted/installed with no apps installed, which isn't really a possible scenario. FWIW, I have 3.52GB of apps installed, a few megs of images and other, and 517MB of cached data and have 6.4GB left.
Before installing the Marshmallow official version, I was routinely running into storage problems just with downloaded/cached music after a few months of use.

Yeah I was kinda thinking that around 12gb would be free. I have a galaxy s6 now and there is like 9 gb of "other" storage which is prolly all the Verizon crap in addition to the OS.

Something to consider.
I'm on the marshmallow Preview on my Nexus 6 and I've noticed the OS seems to cache higher amounts of data. I'm constantly seeing 1gb cache in my storage and clearing it. Not sure of this is a marshmallow thing or just some weird quirk with the preview build

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Something to consider.
I'm on the marshmallow Preview on my Nexus 6 and I've noticed the OS seems to cache higher amounts of data. I'm constantly seeing 1gb cache in my storage and clearing it. Not sure of this is a marshmallow thing or just some weird quirk with the preview build
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How much space is the preview build?
I preorderd a 16 and 32 and will return one obvi but want to be safe and not regret not getting enough space down the road.

I went 32 just to safe than sorry. Currently my usage on the Nexus 5 I would have 6GB of free space on a 16 model. I got the 32GB in case I decided put my music and a couple of videos on my phone for vacation trips I will be taking this year.
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I saw an unboxing video from a tech blog in India and it showed around 10.6GB available on the 16GB model.

Tidbits said:
I went 32 just to safe than sorry. Currently my usage on the Nexus 5 I would have 6GB of free space on a 16 model. I got the 32GB in case I decided put my music and a couple of videos on my phone for vacation trips I will be taking this year.
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That's been my thinking as well. 32GB is really the minimum if you want to have some media files on hand for those (admittedly rare) moments when there's no internet connection.
I don't need my entire music collection or video collection, just a few albums and a couple HD episodes or a movie as backup. Oh and a few games, most of which are getting into the 2GB+ sizes (Hearthstone, etc.)
Also if someone intends to record 4k videos it would be advised not to go with the 16GB version.

Hopefully this won't be a problem at all. I imagine we will get "lite" roms and such. Something tells me it will be manageable.

mpetruzz said:
As many of you, I'm considering the 16gb model. I have like 2gb of music and another few for apps. My question is, after the OS how much space can we expect to have.
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As its a pure android phone the software won't take a large space.I think 12.5 GB will be available for users.I don't think 16 GB model is right choice but if you doesn't download many apps and games then its a good option.

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As its a pure android phone the software won't take a large space.I think 12.5 GB will be available for users.I don't think 16 GB model is right choice but if you doesn't download many apps and games then its a good option.
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It's already been shown in video that the available space in the 16 GB is around 10.6 GB. As previously stated in the thread.
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EeZeEpEe said:
It's already been shown in video that the available space in the 16 GB is around 10.6 GB. As previously stated in the thread.
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Are they sure nothing was installed? For example Google story can take 3-4 GB if you download the stories.
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Tidbits said:
Are they sure nothing was installed? For example Google story can take 3-4 GB if you download the stories.
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Pretty sure they went to settings, storage and under "Total space" was 10.6 GB. I gotta find the video but forgot which one it was.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Pretty sure they went to settings, storage and under "Total space" was 10.6 GB. I gotta find the video but forgot which one it was.
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Pay me no mind I got the 32GB. Honestly if I just stick with my most use apps I would only need 8GB on the phone. I got the 32GB only because I am taking a lengthy vacation. Might want to carry a few movies and also might take a lot of photos and videos while out and about.
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Tidbits said:
Pay me no mind I got the 32GB. Honestly if I just stick with my most use apps I would only need 8GB on the phone. I got the 32GB only because I am taking a lengthy vacation. Might want to carry a few movies and also might take a lot of photos and videos while out and about.
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Ditto. 32GB ordered and I still have Sprint grandfathered original unlimited data so I stream all my music and video. Can't go wrong with double the space for $50.
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Note: if a Google Play Music user, be sure to disable "Cache during playback" and you'll save yourself some space.
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Is 64gb enough??

I have around 20gb of music and I was wondering if 64gb is enough storage for a phone. I wanted to get 128gb but I was kind of low on budget:/
Havent received my oneplus 5t, probably will do next week

Do you think it's enough? Lol.
Out of the box you get like 52 or so gigs
You should be good
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U r always going to increase ur music library, do u think ur music library is going to Stay at 20gb for 2 years, prob not I would go with the 128gb

for me its enough. but to each his own! keep in mind storage is not base 10 but base 2
so real storage its not 64 but 53gb

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for me its enough. but to each his own! keep in mind storage is not base 10 but base 2
so real storage its not 64 but 53gb
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Damn So I only have like 23ish gb of storage thats pretty much a 32gb phone. Oh well Ive ordered it now:/
thanks

as the owner of nexus6 can say that 128gb must be a basic model.

I got the 64 GB model and it's more than I need. I'm constantly upload my photos to Google Photos and delete photos older than a few months from my phone, since I can always access them online when I need to. Music is probably the only thing always growing. I'm using Spotify and syncing 4 different playlists with several hundred songs in extreme quality. If I ever encounter any space issues, I either reduce the audio quality or split things up into multiple smaller playlists.
Had a 64 GB Oneplus Two for the past 2 years and I didn't have any space issues either.

Do you play games and stuff?
That's a big ass music portfolio lol.
I usually stream my music and use photos as storage.
Never store my photos on the actual phone.

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Do you play games and stuff?
That's a big ass music portfolio lol.
I usually stream my music and use photos as storage.
Never store my photos on the actual phone.
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Nah Im just a music guy. for photos I back everything on google photos so thats not a problem and I dont play games on my phone. Just Twitter, Instagram, Messenger whatsapp and Spotify are the main things on my phone

Sn0opy said:
I got the 64 GB model and it's more than I need. I'm constantly upload my photos to Google Photos and delete photos older than a few months from my phone, since I can always access them online when I need to. Music is probably the only thing always growing. I'm using Spotify and syncing 4 different playlists with several hundred songs in extreme quality. If I ever encounter any space issues, I either reduce the audio quality or split things up into multiple smaller playlists.
Had a 64 GB Oneplus Two for the past 2 years and I didn't have any space issues either.
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That looks VERY MUCH like how I use my phone just that I download albums on spotify. it looks like I will be fine with 64gb phone. Thanks