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Is 16gb sufficient memory for the nexus 7 or should I wait for the 32gb!!!!!!

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16gb is fine as you have cloud storage also usb storage with OTG cable

I think 16GB plenty, hell, even 8GB is plenty for me as long as you're not keeping local media on the device.
I'm getting the 16 but that's all Walmart had, I'm a cloud whore.

16 is definitely not enough..google should have came out with 16 on low end and 32 on high end in the first place..16 is just barely enough for songs+2 games+ backup

The actual memory is only about 13gb which kind of worries me as I want to play alot of games!!

You don't have to have 10 games installed on your tablet.Install two games and play and then another two games...
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You don't have to have 10 games installed on your tablet.Install two games and play and then another two games...
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That's how I feel about it.
I don't even see the purpose of stocking the tablet full of movies either.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-

i think 16gb is plenty. i have 0 movies and 0 songs though. Documents or anything similar is either on skydrive or another cloud service. i use my tablet to read comic books and once i read a complete series, i delete it right away.
and it does suck that it's really only about 13gb total, but i still have around 10 gbs left.

ayopancheezy said:
i think 16gb is plenty. i have 0 movies and 0 songs though. Documents or anything similar is either on skydrive or another cloud service. i use my tablet to read comic books and once i read a complete series, i delete it right away.
and it does suck that it's really only about 13gb total, but i still have around 10 gbs left.
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That is probably because they reserve that other space for when you do a factory reset and it reinstalls all the Google apps that it initially came installed with.
It really depends on what he is planning to use his tablet for. Most HD games now make you download gigs worth of data just look at 'the bards tale' 1.5gb for normal and 3.5gb for HD and Horn just to name a few.
.mkv movies are also huge limiting you to only a handful at a time. Sure there's cloud storage, but the N7 doesn't come 3G enable (yet) so its reliant on a WiFi connection.
Basically you need to ask yourself what the tablet will be primarily doing? Gaming, movies, trolling, or all three? It all depends.
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It will be mainly used for gaming and movies and some internet browsing!!!

I'm cool with 16 gigs. I have a USB OTG cable for my 32gig flash drive. I use Dropbox for cloud storage I have a ton of apps on my N7. I don't keep music or movies on it as they take up so much space. I prefer useing my OTG cable for those.

like my others devices,16 gb are too low.yes,i know the clouds and similar things,but here in italy we have indecent speed with carrier operator and wifi isn't so common out home (and where there is,it's wpa locked).i can't store my music in cloud (google play music is a nogo in italy)i can't sore my pics in cloud due to the fact there are more possibilities i'm in a place where i haven't signal on my phone (for tethering)and wireless out there..in this case clouds are more than useless.and to end,it's always better have all in the storage,less battery and data consumption without always using the web to connect with clouds via tether or wifi.this,it's the only thing that i hate in the google's last year ideas.don't get me wrong,i have 3 nexus devices,but with only 16gb storage a lack of microsd is real for me. (and not speaking to the fact of sell only 16gb versions always in ita\europe,like they did with gnex,the gsm model haven't the 32gb storage)
Also without store musics and others stuffs,3\4 hd games and 200 apps installed gets the tab full.

johnomaz said:
I'm cool with 16 gigs. I have a USB OTG cable for my 32gig flash drive. I use Dropbox for cloud storage I have a ton of apps on my N7. I don't keep music or movies on it as they take up so much space. I prefer useing my OTG cable for those.
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Which one are you using? I read a few posts of people reporting that plugging an OTG cable shorted their N7 and can't turn it back on. Just wondering if its safe or if there is any special steps you need to do first? Does the N7 have to be rooted first?
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I read a few posts of people reporting that plugging an OTG cable shorted their N7 and can't turn it back on.
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Would it be possible for you to link these posts?

16gb is fine for me but if they do release one with more storage then I'll just give this to the wife and buy the new one.

I'd say look for a 16GB on craigslist now. If you don't find one for a decent price, you can wait.
If you do find one, you can turn around and sell it once [or if] the 32GB releases.

I purchased the 8Gb version
I use cloud storage for everything, have downloaded lots of games (obviously not those over 1Gb..), and still have the chance to use external cards for movies and everything. Dropbox, Drive, Minus, Box, SugarSync, ActiveSync gives you lots of room. With Jukebox you can manage and hear your music. There are free cloud storage services for movies as well..
I feel like I don't need more room within, and still have 4,5Gb left. I hear music, see movies.. edit documents, share them,..
If you move with today's technology, you will soon notice that Google designed the 8Gb unit and considered initially to be its best seller because they took into account the cloud storage facilities we have nowdays
They have been caught with surprise that people request the 16Gb and now the 32Gb. We ask, they delivery..
But I move confidently and are happy with my 8Gb unit..
This does not means that I recommend you the 8Gb over the 16Gb unit, but you can take into account this information to take a decission.

I bought a 16 GB N7 and for me it's enough.
I have 11,22 GB still available and I've no idea how to fill that space!

I bought the 16 and it is almost full. I had no such problems on my 32gb touchpad. If you want to play a lot of games or have a lot of media on your device it isn't going to work for you. Cloud storage is a lame excuse when it's a wifi onlu device plus most high end games require 1-2gb. If you don't plan on doing these things 16 will work fine. 8gb is really too small for most things.
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My 2TB hdd's are full should I get a 3TB drive or wait for a 5TB drive ppfft another pointless thread, depends what your going to do wit it....
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Q is it worth losing 70 or so dollars to get the 32gb.

I'm really torn, I don't know if I should take the 70-100 dollar hit to pick up a 32 gb, or just keep the 16 and be happy with the workarounds provided by our wonderful devs? Mods if this is inappropriate feel free to Axe.
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Get thirty two, I have 16 and its to small, bad google
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zubrug said:
Get thirty two, I have 16 and its to small, bad google
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Hell...I have an 8gb....
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Impossible to answer open.
Is 70 dollars going to mean your kids don't eat this week? Or your bus fare to work? Or do you blow 150 dollars a week on big macs, therefore 70 less is gonna do you some good....
It's all relative, you see
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Depends on ho you use it.If you are a gamer that likes to fill the device with tons of games or apps you might as well upgrade.If you don't game a lot and don't might using usb drives to hold most of your bigger files it probably is a waste of money.For me since there is nothing new but more memory I have no need for it.Still have lots of free space on my device and videos on a stick drive is no biggie for me. jmo

I have the 8GB, and opportunity cost just isn't worth it for me, anyway I grown attached to the old girl. I'm buying a fast 32GB USB 3.0 drive (I know usb 2.0, but it can give a slight boost) and going to make the usb drive the default sdcard, as outlined in the thread below. I'll create a thread, with I/O benchmarks once I've set it up, I need a new 3.0 pendrive, so I can't really lose
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865094

I just got my Nexus 16gb version in my hand today.
If I knew i might have waited... Though I live in Norway so it make take a while since we just got them a week ago here.
The 16gb is alright, I don't see how I would need more for my use anyway.
I download series I watch when I travel and delete them after I watch em. You can get a lot of music with only 16gb version.
I have a few games the biggest one is 1gig witch is Asphalt 7.
I also have alot of music videos (.flv files) does not take much space eighter.
In my opinion 16gb will suffice. :good:
If I used all of 32 gb with stuff it would also be a pain in the ass to fix it back if you had to factory reset ect. Just a thought
If you can afford the wait and have the buck, why not right.. I kinda want the 32,, dunno if I would have waited.

wasn't there the method with OTG USB Kabel to use external space?
I don't know what ppl do with all their space. I have been using 16gb, and never got full.
Had all apps i needed, 5-7 movies, photos, ebooks. Games like GTA3,Fifa'12,Maxpayne. The only thing i used was the google play music streaming cloud. cause my library exceeds the space by far and when i am listening to music i'll always had wifi so far.
Get your data-mess organized and everything will be fine.
Some tips:
Watch a Movie and delete it afterwards ( Or use google play movies to stream )
Sort out bad Pictures and only keep the highlights.
Keep apps you only really use. Have lots of games? Keep those you are actually playing. Can't play all games at once. Remember you can always re-download them when you feel like it!
Create a playlist with most frequent songs. All others can be placed into the play music cloud and accessed very neatly with google music player.. very seamless. Use streaming services for additional music like spotify, soundcloud, 8tracks, pandora, etc.
After you messed around with diffrent firmwares and stuff, maybe a full wipe is advisable, cause some garbage could remain.
Tweak picture / movie sizes before uploading to your nexus 7
Hope this helps!

Thanks guys for the responses. I think I'm just going to keep it. I got to thinking more about it, which led me to looking into file sharing between my phone(64+16gb) and the Nexi. So, at the sake of sounding like a moron, since I finally realized I could do that; I decided to keep it.

I'd just keep it.
I could live with 8GB but I'm getting a 16.
I play no games and store no local media besides pictures,

I don't play any games other than like pinball and flick golf. But I do like movies and such, so that is what takes a lot of room on my devices. But since I can download to my phone and play to my nexii, I'm going to settle with lower storage.

i thought about returning the 16gb for a 32gb, but since I bought my nexus from newegg I need to do the 15% restocking fee. Not worth it to drop more money for the 32gb. I got a 32gb flash drive for $10 and an OTG cable for $2, i am satisfied with my nexus 7 storage space.

You could always just spend less than a dollar for and OTG cable from Amazon, grab a flash drive of any size, install stickmount and then you've got more space at a minimal loss. When I'm watching movies, the OTG cable hides easily in between the n7 and the case.
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My 16GB is going on Ebay while there hot selling still. I wouldn't hesitate at all, to me having 32GB without an OTG flash drive connected is priceless.
On the other hand if you don't need it and you're happy with a workaround then why bother.
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I'm gonna sell my 8 GB and get the 32 GB. I'm probably going to lose around $50 in the process but there just isn't enough space for me to keep backups, a few different ROMs/kernels, a bunch of games and other things on there. I know I probably won't fill it up but it's always better to have more than not enough! I bought a USB OTG adapter but I hate how obtrusive it is and the fact that I can't charge it at the same time (unless I buy a different cable now), also I'd have to pick up a 32 GB flash drive since the biggest one that I currently have is only 4 GB. Not to mention the fact that I would always have to have the adapter/cable and flash drive with me at all times. That right there is worth the upgrade to me

I think 16gb suffice. Mostly one runs only out of space due to keeping to many unused apps and videos on the device. Even with 32GB one will eventually run out of storage if one doesn't delete them every now and then.

You know what they say, you can't have enough money and storage space I'd go for the 32 if I needed space. I have 16Gb but I have 32Gb in my phone so I can compensate for that (music etc all on phone not tablet)

I'm fine with my 16, but I don't game a lot, so it works out for me. The sad reality is even a 64GB Nexus 7 would be "too small" if I wanted to fit all of the videos and whatnot I wanted onto it. I like to have a lot of live concert recordings handy because that's the ultimate way for me to relax and zone out is to watch Pink Floyd's Pulse or Pearl Jam Unplugged...
I have found the best thing for me is USB OTG with my 500GB external hard drive which, miraculously, is powered entirely off of the micro USB port on the N7. As a result, if I can keep at least 5-6 GB free for offloading "current" videos onto the N7, watch them, then delete them off to copy more stuff over, I'm a happy camper.
Disclaimer: No, I don't *need* these things on me at any time. I could function and work perfectly fine on a 4GB variant of the Nexus 7 if I had to. But having a 500GB drive approximately 75% full of various video/music content handy at all times regardless of wifi connectivity makes this a tremendously awesome alternative. As a result, the lines between "what storage size do I need?" gets blurred significantly enough to simply not matter.

16G here and still have like 9G left and have a couple games on it and some pictures/music and one movie and quite a few apps.
Since I don't game much, 16G is plenty, especially with the OTG cable. I have a 64G flash drive I use mostly for movies. Cost me 35 bucks so, more memory and still saved money.
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[Q] Which version (16 or 32 GB) is the better fit?

Hi everyone,
I would be interested in some opinions as up until now I never had a tablet.
The question is how much storage you need as now both versions are available at the PlayStore (US) and I am totally unsure which version is the better choice. As I never had a tablet before, I do not know how much data you normally save on such a device. As it has no cellular, it has to be most of the time in the surrounding of Wifi, so space for video streaming and music would not be such a problem (what about a flight trip and some movies?). On the other hand, I hear that a lot of people think that even 32 GB are too small as there are nowadays games for Android that consume up to 2-3 GB. If I am really a gaming person is additionally questionable, most of the times I just have no time for that. But if several users might use that device (in my case probably just one, but maybe in the future up to 3 people), then storage can be again a bottleneck.
What I have in mind for usage would be mainly using that device for reading pdf files for research and browsing and streaming of videos. What functions and by that space I might use when I experience the possibilities of that device is difficult to say.
(Additionally, I will buy a Nexus 4 16GB and probably signing up for GoogleDrive and GoogleMusic as especially on my mobile phone I see a need for sufficient space).
I appreciate your help.

I travel a lot. Flying and hotels are not so bad, I usually have access to some sort of WiFi connection at the terminals and hotels, so I'm only "dead" when in the air, and worst case I can "load" my tablet in-flight from my laptop (which I've done on those long flights to Europe and Asia).
But I also like to take long camping tours on my motorcycle, where many times cellular isn't available, let alone WiFi, and bringing along my laptop would take too much space.
And that's where I feel the storage pinch of a 16Gb device. My Tab 8.9 is 16Gb, and while it's a great tablet (for its time), the lack of storage means it requires more forethought before travelling, and a lot more "shuffling" of files on and off to "freshen" my music, video and ebook libraries, or packing around the external SD card reader, which is clunky and a bit slow.
Same problem with my old N7 16Gb, which I just replaced with a 32Gb. And the other problem is that the Nexus 7's USB port is so fragile that I fear breaking it with a USB2Go dongle stressing it, along with it being clunky.
And that's why I ordered the 32Gb N10, and why I didn't even think about buying a N4. Sure, $100 is a steep price to pay for the extra storage, but for me it's worth it for the lack of hassles.
And for those that say USB2Go will solve the problem for them, you should factor in the cost of a decent USB stick/card reader/SDcard and USB2Go adapter if you don't already have them...then that $100 difference will shrink quite a bit.

By the sounds of it you'll only want the extra space when going away/out of wifi access e.g.trains, aeroplanes etc.
I am in a similar situation and settled on a 16GB. I have now confirmed that I can access films from a USB drive and will be purchasing a 64GB USB stick for those times when i'm away from home. This will give me a much higher total storage space than 32GB and will only cost ~£50.

MPJ88 said:
By the sounds of it you'll only want the extra space when going away/out of wifi access e.g.trains, aeroplanes etc.
I am in a similar situation and settled on a 16GB. I have now confirmed that I can access films from a USB drive and will be purchasing a 64GB USB stick for those times when i'm away from home. This will give me a much higher total storage space than 32GB and will only cost ~£50.
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For me it's always better to have extra storage space. I had the 64GB ASUS prime and on top of it I had bought 16GB microSD card to put music and ebooks. This time I ordered a 16GB since that's what was available on Google store and received it yesterday but by then 32GB was available, so I ordered one. I really wish there was a microSD slot for expansion !

I admit having an sd slot would be nice, but not that much of an inconvenience to plug a usb in when you need that extra storage

I only ever have multiple movies on my tablet when I'm on vacation and while I do have some HD games installed, I hardly ever play them. That being said I never had a problem with my 16 GB tablets. At home I can easily stream movies with Emit and I can always delete music I don't want to listen to at the time if I ever come close to the size limit but you can fix that by using Google Music, which you said is your plan anyways. I'd say save the $100 and spend it on something else. You can always get a USB drive and an OTG cable for longer trips. It's really not that inconvenient to transfer a few files and then pack the USB drive away again.

even considered the seagate satellite portable drive. 500GB battery powered drive with wifi capabilities so no cables. But dont think i could stream 1080p from it smoothly

Any felt the need of sd card yet?

I'm thinking of buying LG Nexus 4 but before that i wanted to ask people whether they felt the need to have an extra card slot for the phone. Also how much out of 16 GB is available for personal use...any general comments about the phone itself would be helpful...
Cheers!

shad0wboss said:
I'm thinking of buying LG Nexus 4 but before that i wanted to ask people whether they felt the need to have an extra card slot for the phone. Also how much out of 16 GB is available for personal use...any general comments about the phone itself would be helpful...
Cheers!
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I think about 13 was available? A quick google might answer that question more precisely I'm not using the phone for music or lots of movies. I don't expect to run into difficulties in that area.

16gb is plenty,
NEXUS 4 USER

To be honest, 16GB is too much space for me. I have around 1.3 gigs of my dev stuff, some apps (NFS Most Wanted People complain all the time about how they need 32/64GB of storage but the only reason I can think of needing that much is for music and movies. You can stream those as well so it's not a big deal.
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16GB is probably enough for most, but you can always get a wifi storage device if you need more.
i just bought a pqi air drive and put a 32GB class 10 sd card in it for movies/ music etc.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/PQI-...orage-to-Smartphones-and-Tablets-254927.shtml
also check out the Ravpower wireless drive.
http://www.amazon.com/RAVPower®-Wireless-Drive-For-Smartphones-Lightning/dp/B00AQUMZRA

First of all, I don't own nexus 4 but a galaxy s3 with expendable micro sd slot. But I do want to get nexus 4 as well!!
From my personal usage, 16gig is simply not enough. I play lots of heavy games most of them from gameloft, each will take >1gig space and I do shot pictures videos and have tons of other applications installed as well.
I put videos, pictures and musics on sd card but still, only 2.3gig left on internal storage.
I know maybe vanilla android will be smaller than touchwiz but considering >10gig video and pictures that I have, 16gig just won't be enough .
Of course, you may not be like me and can use cloud storage. In the end, it's how you use your phone for the most, and regardless nexus 4 or other phones, it will be the same.
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I've not installed any games yet, but I imagine once I do, the space will begin to go quickly. Music I'm less worried about, I stream mainly from YouTube etc. Video recording will be interesting though.
I would have preferred an SD card option, just because it's a fallback. An SD model would have probably convinced me to go for an 8GB N4, but no SD meant I had to go for the 16GB one.
The lack of OTG on this phone is a worry, but at the end of the day, considering the relative ubiquity of WiFi/3G internet in most developed countries, I don't think it's a big problem for streaming video, music etc, so really it's just games and what not that might be the struggle. I'm thinking of setting up a dropbox, (First time for me) which would be good for videos, and music and what not. I'm just not convinced of the price thats all. 2GB isn't very much, and as I have a pretty unlimited web server I could take advantage of that.

h.han said:
First of all, I don't own nexus 4 but a galaxy s3 with expendable micro sd slot. But I do want to get nexus 4 as well!!
From my personal usage, 16gig is simply not enough. I play lots of heavy games most of them from gameloft, each will take >1gig space and I do shot pictures videos and have tons of other applications installed as well.
I put videos, pictures and musics on sd card but still, only 2.3gig left on internal storage.
I know maybe vanilla android will be smaller than touchwiz but considering >10gig video and pictures that I have, 16gig just won't be enough .
Of course, you may not be like me and can use cloud storage. In the end, it's how you use your phone for the most, and regardless nexus 4 or other phones, it will be the same.
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I m coming from SGS3 16Gb+32Gb mem card.
And I had to adjust. I have some music (had to choose what I m not listening to too often, haha).
About 1.5 Gb of nandroid+5/600 mb of rom and flashable stuff.
I ve had to stop walking around with whole seasons of TV, that s for sure But it's doable.
In the end, no matter how much space you do have, it ll get filled up with things that you don't actually need, so that s OK to pick and chose I ve got to say that I m not having any issue thinking about apps or not, I just get all in there and it fits!
So that s my experience, all in all, you have to think how to adjust, cause you ll have to do so.
Also, cloud storage? I ve got 1.8 Gb of data/month on my plan so yeah, that won't work. Since it s not when I m near Wi-Fi that I need to be mobile !

I wanna say that before I had the Nexus 4 I was thinking that 8GB is more than enough! And in my country there is only the 16GB version but boy I am glad that this was the case! On 16GB you have 12.92GB (don't ask me why theres 3GB less I don't know how system can take more than 1GB) and on 8GB you have only 5.67GB!
Now i have like 2,5GB free space left on my 16GB version! It is okay I wouldn't mind having more space though I didn't have any problems yet. But I noticed some games are very big if you are a games 16GB might be too small (I'm no gamer though most of my space is taken by music).

AW: Any felt the need of sd card yet?
My storage was full. but after getting rid of all the junk.. old roms etc it was ..ok:thumbup:
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It has been a compromise for me. I'm also a musician and like to carry my entire music collection with me. I wasn't a fan of using the cloud because when I'm underground in the subway and I want to hear a song and if it's not cached I'm screwed. It has taken a bit of adjustment. I have a 32GB GS3 with a 64GB card and between music, videos, movies, pictures I filled more than half of the 64gb card.
I also don't have as many apps installed on my N4. I've definitely had to scale things down a bit. Although, I am having an easier time dealing with it then I thought I would.

I have 8gb and what I miss from my s2 (16gb + 32gb sdcard) is all the backups, roms I had.. Besides that, everything is fine

I bought the 16 GB version and haven't needed one yet. I ended up buying a 32GB Nexus 7 which is mainly used for heavy games like Vice City and NFS, leaving me with quite a bit of storage left on my Nexus 4. I stream all my music from Google play since I have unlimited data and Wi-Fi is pretty much everywhere I go.
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Any comments on the performance compared to S3? physically as well? I know that adreno 320 is much better than the mali 400 but by how much?

graffixnyc said:
It has been a compromise for me. I'm also a musician and like to carry my entire music collection with me. I wasn't a fan of using the cloud because when I'm underground in the subway and I want to hear a song and if it's not cached I'm screwed. It has taken a bit of adjustment. I have a 32GB GS3 with a 64GB card and between music, videos, movies, pictures I filled more than half of the 64gb card.
I also don't have as many apps installed on my N4. I've definitely had to scale things down a bit. Although, I am having an easier time dealing with it then I thought I would.
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use google music. even when i used sd i couldnt put my collection on it, i had to cut it in half. with gm i have my entire collection with me whereever i go. i live in two countries with long travels in between without connection - its as easy as tapping on the stuff i wanna listen to while being offline. you can make it even easier if you use playlists. i wasnt sure about cloud either but the way i see it, it works pretty well. i'd even say better than cutting my collection in half to fit 32gb.

graffixnyc said:
It has been a compromise for me. I'm also a musician and like to carry my entire music collection with me. I wasn't a fan of using the cloud because when I'm underground in the subway and I want to hear a song and if it's not cached I'm screwed. It has taken a bit of adjustment. I have a 32GB GS3 with a 64GB card and between music, videos, movies, pictures I filled more than half of the 64gb card.
I also don't have as many apps installed on my N4. I've definitely had to scale things down a bit. Although, I am having an easier time dealing with it then I thought I would.
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did you read what i posted about wireless drives? might help you.

molesarecoming said:
use google music. even when i used sd i couldnt put my collection on it, i had to cut it in half. with gm i have my entire collection with me whereever i go. i live in two countries with long travels in between without connection - its as easy as tapping on the stuff i wanna listen to while being offline. you can make it even easier if you use playlists. i wasnt sure about cloud either but the way i see it, it works pretty well. i'd even say better than cutting my collection in half to fit 32gb.
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I've been using GM. The only thing that sucks is sometimes I will be underground in the subway and feel like hearing a song out of the blue. If it's not a song that is cached then I'm out of luck.
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did you read what i posted about wireless drives? might help you.
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Yeah I did. But I don't know if I'd want to carry it around with me. For that I could just carry my GS3 with me
I really was turned off by the lack of storage on the N4(I wasn't going to get one for that only reason) but I'm making due. If anything it keeps me on top of keeping my phone tidy and organized because instead of just leaving everything on the SD card I now clean it out every couple days to remove stuff taking up space. And instead of having like 50 games installed I only have the ones I'm currently playing installed

isn't there a way to unscrew the thing and replace the inner one? I think there's an inner sd card which can be replaced...I mean, my friend has htc mozart and it also doesn't have a proper slot for external card however if one unscrew the back, there's a card deep inside which can be replaced with a bigger one...Isn't it the same with Nexus 4?

For me 16 GB is plenty of space, the only thing I miss the SD slot for is easy transfer of files. I don't have to plug the phone in to transfer files.
I haven't tried the NFC / BT or WIFI (can;t use in corporate network) for file transfers.
Other than that I have been very happy with this phone, no root, stock ui, I am loving it.
PHR

I have my nexus 7 for the movies and honestly I don't understand people watching movies on a tiny screen.
I also don't understand people who "knows" more than 2500 songs.
And the ones who can play 5 different game loft games on a daily basis.
So 12 isn't enough for obsessive compulsive people who has to have everything with them.
I bet they carry a huge bag stuffed with stuff as well. In case they suddenly happen to go on a holiday or something.

Didn't get the 32GB Model? This is better!

If you're like me, you decided that the 32GB model was too much for so small extra storage. I decided to go this route instead.
First, you pick up one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151083670634
Then you get one of these or use one you have laying around from a previous phone (I have several):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007XZM6VG
Then you root and install "StickMount" from the market for free. You end up with a 48GB or larger model. It's also great for accessing photos I've saved on my Galaxy Note 2 (saved to SD) and viewing them on the bigger screen.
I do my Titanium and Nandroid backups to this device and then I'm not carrying them around on the device all the time taking up space. Yes, this even works with TWRP Recovery, as you go to the "Mount" menu and set it to look to your OTG device instead of onboard storage.
If I need to load up some movies for a trip, I put them on the SD and pop them in when I want to watch. Really works great.

I still like having the extra internal storage. I do plan on storing Nandroid and Titanium Backups backups on a flash drive using this method.

cyberprodigy said:
I still like having the extra internal storage.
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I thought I would, too, but the original Nexus 7 16GB was never more than half filled even with a ton of apps I never used. I tend to watch and listen to video podcasts and Google Music on my phone or it might be different.

Cubfan99 said:
I thought I would, too, but the original Nexus 7 16GB was never more than half filled even with a ton of apps I never used. I tend to watch and listen to video podcasts and Google Music on my phone or it might be different.
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Games, ROMs, and movies are what kill me. I like to store a few different ROMs, I have a bunch of large games (Grand Theft Auto, Bard's Tale), and I usually keep about 3-5 movies until I watch them.

At only 40 bucks difference in price, not getting the 32 seems silly.

Just so others know there are other flavors of usb otg devices out there. Just get the otg cable and connect an external drive or any usb stick. Or mouse/keyboard.
I got the 16gb model because they were out of the 32s where I picked up mine. Still thinking if I should go back and get the 32 but may give the cloud/lan a try and see how I do. I use tasker and a couple programs to auto upload files when I'm home, so really the only thing on my storage is apps. Media is all pretty easy to stream where ever I use a tablet.

I would rather have more internal storage then external storage. The fragile micro USB port is the weak point of the tablet so I want to use that as little as possible. Besides using it for fastboot and ADB while in recovery, I do everything else wirelessly including wireless charging, ADB over Wifi and transfer over WiFi. It is much more convenient to torrent straight onto the tablet then transferring from the PC via external storage or be dependent on the OTG adapter always plugged in for downloading onto. A single TV episode is 1 - 1.3 GB and a movie is 2 - 5GB so the ~11.5 GB of useable internal storage is really not enough.

I just use my router+external hard drive as an ftp server as backup. Also use it as a dlna server. No need to store anything locally. As long as I'm on my lan...

I like the one from www.meenova.com better since its a smaller form factor.
Only problem is that they aren't available yet.
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It was a not so smart move if you didn't buy the extra storage with this weeks OfficeMax deal!
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michaelg1030 said:
I like the one from www.meenova.com better since its a smaller form factor.
Only problem is that they aren't available yet.
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I was going to point that out too.
In case anyone is curious, there is a video describing the product here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
They blew out their kickstarter goal of $5k, raising over $70k

highfigh said:
I got the 16gb model because they were out of the 32s where I picked up mine. Still thinking if I should go back and get the 32 but may give the cloud/lan a try and see how I do.
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Exactly my situation... amazon was sold out on the 32. I actually think it is a good exercise to try using the smaller version with cloud services. I have plenty of Dropbox storage and have Dropsync Pro purchased. Also have box.com and Asus' storage solution. Must have 200gb total! File Expert cloud services works great and is quite fun.
This approach is just right for me. Not for everybody, of course.
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Roms kill me. Start crack flashing and next thing you know you're out of storage. I also like games and when playing BardsTale on my 16gb, I hit the wall. My 16gb got stolen the same day OfficeDepot started leaking the 32gbs early. I literally came home with 16gb, read XDA on PC and immediately left again.
OTG is handy but I wouldn't want to be reliant on it. I use it mostly for grabbing files off USB disks.
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sfhub said:
I was going to point that out too.
In case anyone is curious, there is a video describing the product here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
They blew out their kickstarter goal of $5k, raising over $70k
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I'm a backer, they're saying end of August it will be ready, can't wait

michaelg1030 said:
I like the one from www.meenova.com better since its a smaller form factor.
Only problem is that they aren't available yet.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
By the end of August they will be available, I've one ordered.

32GB is the best for me. Road trips and shorter car trips, I don't have access to cloud services, and I don't trust my young'uns to not break the micro USB connector with a cable and USB drive dangling from it. It's nice to have it locally and not be at the mercy of Internet speeds wherever I happen to be. Is there anything more annoying than stuttering youtube?

Not recommanding
TF card have very slow random I/O, it's better not to use TF card.
Low random I/O means slow game loading.
And don't think class 10 TF cards would be better at random I/O than class 2 ones because they are not.
Use small USB flash instead would be better, if possible.:cyclops:

I bought a 16 GB then I used the office max coupon and got the 32 GB f bout $15 cheaper then I paid for the 16
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wrichards2009 said:
I bought a 16 GB then I used the office max coupon and got the 32 GB f bout $15 cheaper then I paid for the 16
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Yeah, yeah. Goody for you. The point is if you didn't get the 32gb, this is a solution that works. Not for all who need the 32, but they wouldn't make a 16 if it wasn't good enough for many (like me).

michaelg1030 said:
I like the one from www.meenova.com better since its a smaller form factor.
Only problem is that they aren't available yet.
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I like that one, too. However, mine was cheap and the fact that the other one isn't available seems to weigh pretty heavily toward the one I selected, right?