Google and it’s latest version of software KitKat changed how external micro sd card can be used.
What does this mean? External micro sd cards can really only be used for your music, photos, films and documents so long as the app has been updated properly. There was a lot of negative noise about this change but I believe it is for the best. Delete an app, and it also deletes all it’s contents on its dedicated folders both in internal and external storage. It also provides better security as an app can only read content from its own folders.
Anyway, I currently have the LG G3 with 32gb storage/3gb ram and with a 64gb micro sd card. That will soon be a 128gb card giving me 160gb storage.
But the key is the internal memory. This is needed for installing apps and in some cases the apps databases which might only work on the internal storage. It’s worth remembering that if you buy a phone with 16gb storage it will only have somewhere between 8-11gb free. From memory my 32gb G3 had about 25gb free. One of my previous devices was a Samsung Note 3. This had about 24gb free. And boy what a difference it makes having this amount of space free with the added expansion of the micro sd card.
So having a large amount of storage is a wonderful feeling. You’re find me dancing in the streets so happy I’ve got all the free storage. Well figuratively speaking 🙂
Yesterday, I had some spare time, so I looked at my Google Play wish list of apps, games and media. After a few hours I had downloaded several decent games and mapping software. All in all with the size of the games, apps and their respective databases I needed about 2gb. The mapping software in particular was a significant download for the offline terrain maps of Dartmoor. So I checked after installing everything and my storage stats showed I had used 16gb for apps and games with another 4gb for the caches. If I hadn’t had the extra storage provided by a 32gb device there is no way in a million years I could have the current software setup.
My LG G3 key software setup comprises gps and mapping, weather and weather station management, home automation, gaming and game controllers, camera and advanced photo editing, social networking, office and office documents, shopping services, health and fitness devices and tracking and web browsing and news gathering. There are a few other smaller functions like using the G3 as my infra red remote control for my TV etc… But with all this functionality is the need for storage.
So I have vowed never to buy an android phone unless it’s 32gb with micro sd card expansion. I actually now realise that a 64gb iPhone 6 would not allow me enough space to manage my phone requirements, hence why it’s not on my current short list. And if Apple realise a 128gb iPhone it will just be too expensive.
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Totally agree with you about 32gb as base onboard memory. Finally got a New LG G3 myself. The first one did not allow LTE selection and second one was “lost” by City Link! Third one is fantastic and screen seems a bit better than the first one that was shipped from Singapore. Using version H of the firmware.
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Where did you get yours from Jah?
And Gavin is spot on…..
I need a 32GB model of some sort.
I’m sick and tired of having to install/uninstall apps just to put the ones I want on my current G3.
Luckily I don’t play games otherwise I can not imagine how bad this would get!
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Second one was supposed to be from Amazon Germany and when that went missing I bought another 32gb from eBay. Had to settle for black.
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Ebay, mmmmm. I’ve never bought a phone n eBay. I think my concern is the after care should things go wrong with the phone.
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Had no issues with registration with LG for warranty. I don’t expect to keep it more than 6 months, infinity compared to how long Gavin keeps his devices 😄
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I’m the complete opposite – my iPhone is 16gb but 8gb would be plenty for me, and I never once used the microSD slot of any device I had. I don’t see the point in storing files locally.
Everything is online.
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There are plenty of people like yourself that could manage with 4-5gb. Probably a large percentage. Only issues are where I live. Around Devon and Cornwall many areas are dead spots. Hence why I store locally. But that’s only music and photos. That way I’ve always got the songs to listen and photos to view.
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You are very fortunate Richard in not having Apps that require a further 1GB+ of data files.
Then there is the issue of an internet connection and data plan costs.
I personally suffer horrendous dropouts as I travel around the Peak District and if I had to rely on a data plan as my only method of storage and retrieval it would cost a fortune.
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Reblogged this on Cash Now Phones .
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I just have no need for large storage space on a phone. My Moto G (which I’ve had for 9 months) always has around 3.5 out of 5.5gb available free – I couldn’t fill that extra space if I tried – and microSD? There simply is no point to me in 2014 – data is fast, ubiquitous (at least in Central Edinburgh) and almost free.
On the iPhone I have cached around 2gb of Google Play Music for offline use, (in case I’m up in the Highlands at some point) but the need has never arisen as I’m always online. Even sizable photos immediately get uploaded to Google +/Dropbox then deleted afterwards.
I’d actually welcome Apple’s introducing an 8gb version of the upcoming iPhone 6.
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