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[Q] New owner..bought a 16gb. maybe switching ...

So I just bought a new 16gb Note 10.1 last Friday, but after reading several threads here, I've come to the conclusion I should return it and get a 32 from Amazon. Price difference is $50. When I bought it, my thinking was with the ability to use an external card that the difference in memory wasn't a big deal. But it seems there is no way to move some things, like data from S-Note or other apps to the card.
So, supposing I do that...how can I get stuff like the files from S-Note and other internal apps moved? Is it a one at a time thing? Or is the whole thing being backed up to my Samsung account?
So far I am loving this thing. I had an HP Touchpad with CM9 installed. But it died last week. Total loss. So having been eyeing the Note for awhile, off I went to buy one. But guess I got too rambuncious. No one locally had the 32.
Am I thinking right here? I plan on doing as much as possible either on cloud or the external card so maybe the extra memory isn't important. But its nagging at me a bit.

Only option is to root ur device then get this
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Mate, this is the problem with all the new phones and tablets... 16Gb is just not enough now...
Back at the beginning I had a HD2 and the android roms were around 80 - 90 Mb. As I got newer phones/tablets the rom size kept increasing. Now with the Note 10.1, 1Gb is normal for a rom. The trouble is that I find apps are getting as memory hungry too... A 50Mb game install can then download an additional 1Gb of data which runs through my 16Gb internal memory pretty fast. I need at least 32Gb now where 16Gb used to be fine....
I wish the manufacturers took note of this as the new SGS4 has 16Gb internal memory but after system has used what it needs, you have a whopping 9Gb left...
My SGS2 had 11Gb left. This bites...
Personally I now have 2 32Gb Note 10.1's with a 64gb sd card in each and I'm still running out of space... Where are the 64Gb versions?

Great feedback so far. The external card will help as music, documents and photos will go there. But apps need to offer location options.
I like the first solution but really don't want to root and risk voiding warranty or screwing up OTA updates.
My HP had two OSs on it and I had no issues with memory. So maybe its ok. Still thinking of doing the update.
Thanks
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[Q] 16 Now or 32 Later?

A friend of mine has been having increased issues with her ancient Verizon GNex lately and drunkenly ordered a 16GB black N5 from the Play Store last week. Her contract isn't up until mid-December, but her phone arrived today. My order (32GB black) says it won't be leaving the warehouse until December 3rd. She is afraid she's going to be too tempted to port her number to T-Mobile and risk an ETF with Verizon, so she isn't even opening the box. She is wrapping her phone up and putting it under her Christmas tree until her contract runs out.
She just proposed swapping with me. She said she would pay me the difference if I wanted hers now, and she would just take mine when it arrived.
The impatient side of me is really intrigued by this proposal. I am currently using a 16GB N4. I've never run out of space. I'm in an excellent 4G market, and I stream all of my music. I don't play games. The thing that takes up the most space on my device is podcasts, which can easily be managed better than I manage them now. Plus, I would be able to have an N5 in my hands tonight after work.
On the flip side, $50 is a really low price to pay for double the storage space. This screen is bigger and prettier, so I might be more tempted to throw a movie or two on here (would I?). I do have a 32GB N7 (13) that handles most of my media consumption needs. I mostly ordered the 32GB version out of laziness. Going 32 essentially meant not making a decision. But I do want this thing to be very future-proof (even though I'll probably buy next year's device as well).
Anyway, if you're me, what do you do? I'd especially like to hear from people who already have a 16GB version in their possession. Are you happy with 16? Do you wish you had gotten 32?

ejchis said:
A friend of mine has been having increased issues with her ancient Verizon GNex lately and drunkenly ordered a 16GB black N5 from the Play Store last week. Her contract isn't up until mid-December, but her phone arrived today. My order (32GB black) says it won't be leaving the warehouse until December 3rd. She is afraid she's going to be too tempted to port her number to T-Mobile and risk an ETF with Verizon, so she isn't even opening the box. She is wrapping her phone up and putting it under her Christmas tree until her contract runs out.
She just proposed swapping with me. She said she would pay me the difference if I wanted hers now, and she would just take mine when it arrived.
The impatient side of me is really intrigued by this proposal. I am currently using a 16GB N4. I've never run out of space. I'm in an excellent 4G market, and I stream all of my music. I don't play games. The thing that takes up the most space on my device is podcasts, which can easily be managed better than I manage them now. Plus, I would be able to have an N5 in my hands tonight after work.
On the flip side, $50 is a really low price to pay for double the storage space. This screen is bigger and prettier, so I might be more tempted to throw a movie or two on here (would I?). I do have a 32GB N7 (13) that handles most of my media consumption needs. I mostly ordered the 32GB version out of laziness. Going 32 essentially meant not making a decision. But I do want this thing to be very future-proof (even though I'll probably buy next year's device as well).
Anyway, if you're me, what do you do? I'd especially like to hear from people who already have a 16GB version in their possession. Are you happy with 16? Do you wish you had gotten 32?
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I have a 32gb right now, but the only reason was that I was impatient and didn't want to wait for the 16gb to arrive. As of now, with about 100 songs and 10 downloaded apps, I still have 21gb available.
At the time, I also really needed a flash drive since mine just failed, so I thought an extra $50 for a 32gb flash drive wasn't too bad anyway.
The point is, unless you store 10 1080p movies with a bunch of other stuff, you're never going to fill up the 32gb of space. 16gb should be more than enough for normal usage. Actually, I never used the 8gb of space on my N4.

You have a 16gb right now and arent finding yourself wishing you had more. To me that is the answer to your question. If you needed more you would already know it, you wouldnt be 'wondering'. As for futureproofing, you also said you will probably get a new phone in a year.... so thats not really a very long future.
I think you are mostly impatient, and trying to justify jumping on this offer which to me isnt that compelling of a reason. It is more emotional than logical as far as how i personally weigh decisions. I am going to say that my personal decision was no doubt that I wanted 32gb. I have tons of mp3s, large game installs, and I DONT have the ability to use the cloud for everything all the time. So really my personal choice is very different but because we have different situations, it is also completely irrelevant. LOL
It is ironic that patience is the driving force for both of you. hehe, she is afraid she will be tempted to switch her contract even if there is a penalty so that pushes her to NOT want the device now, and you DO want it now based on that same challenge. I definitely think you have less to lose by giving up the space, especially since she is paying the difference. whereas if she caves and switches providers that is a BIG ding in the wallet.
TLDR: if 16gb is enough for your current device, it will be enough for another year. :silly:

aooga said:
I have a 32gb right now, but the only reason was that I was impatient and didn't want to wait for the 16gb to arrive. As of now, with about 100 songs and 10 downloaded apps, I still have 21gb available.
At the time, I also really needed a flash drive since mine just failed, so I thought an extra $50 for a 32gb flash drive wasn't too bad anyway.
The point is, unless you store 10 1080p movies with a bunch of other stuff, you're never going to fill up the 32gb of space. 16gb should be more than enough for normal usage. Actually, I never used the 8gb of space on my N4.
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32gig for 2 reasons..
1) I agree, $50 cheap for double memory
2) My 32gig said will ship in 3-4 weeks... I got it in 4 days. I mean yours may come way faster than you think

I think the part of me that wants to say no to her is mostly driven by the fact that I don't like my impatience driving a decision, as Tweak properly pointed out. Then there is also the reality that this thing (my order) could very well leave the warehouse well before December, as Tomey points out. My friend's wasn't supposed to ship until November 26 as of yesterday, and it arrived today.

What size Galaxy s6 did you get(32gb, 64gb or 128gb) and why

Hello all,
I should be getting my 64GB Galaxy s6 tomorrow(so pumped up...new toy) but i am hoping that with all the stuff i have on my phone now that 64GB will be enough.
Am i the only one that is thinking this?
Most likely i will play with it over the weekend and see what to do then. but i think i should have gone bigger..
Thanks

I got the 64GB to replace my S4 16GB+32GB mSD which I never filled. The price to upgrade to 64GB on Edge wasn't bad, and even though I never filled it before, 32GB felt "limiting"
164GB just sounded silly for my needs. But, if I traveled more I'd want the music and movie storage

dknow101 said:
Hello all,
I should be getting my 64GB Galaxy s6 tomorrow(so pumped up...new toy) but i am hoping that with all the stuff i have on my phone now that 64GB will be enough.
Am i the only one that is thinking this?
Most likely i will play with it over the weekend and see what to do then. but i think i should have gone bigger..
Thanks
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MOS95B said:
I got the 64GB to replace my S4 16GB+32GB mSD which I never filled. The price to upgrade to 64GB on Edge wasn't bad, and even though I never filled it before, 32GB felt "limiting"
164GB just sounded silly for my needs. But, if I traveled more I'd want the music and movie storage
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Also got the 64gb.
Had to stop myself from buying the 64gb edge.. Was a lot easier when the guy offered a wireless charger, meant less money to spend.
64gb because 128 is far too much and 32gb is far too little.
If I wanted more than 64gb I'd simply OTG it up!

i bought the Edge 64GB because they didnt have the 128GB available and will learn to live with less space.

bigger is always better
you should have gone for the 128gig one, especially when u start talking about movies and series they will gobble up your space in no time.

128 GB because...
- It's only $100 more than the 64 GB.
- Even with cloud storage and services, I like to download torrents directly to my phone to watch later.
- If I want higher quality music, I'll download FLAC files and those take up a lot of space.
- I know I'll regret getting anything less than the max space they offer.
- I can't add space at a later date.
- The phone will definitely have a high resale value as this is most-likely the rarest S6.

- It's only $100 more than the 64 GB.
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Which is only $100 more than the 32GB. But in the end you are talking about $599 vs $799 which is a huge difference.
- The phone will definitely have a high resale value as this is most-likely the rarest S6.
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It would be higher than the 32GB, but you aren't going to come close to recouping the $200 premium.

geoff5093 said:
Which is only $100 more than the 32GB. But in the end you are talking about $599 vs $799 which is a huge difference.
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I wouldn't even consider the 32 GB because of the other reasons I stated.
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It would be higher than the 32GB, but you aren't going to come close to recouping the $200 premium.
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But still more than if I were to sell a 32 GB or 64 GB a year from now.

I am getting the 128gb just planning ahead. Who knows what is in store for us in the future, and I just wanted to make sure that I had enough.
I too am coming from an S4 with 16gb +32gb SD (since the S5 wasn't a large enough leap to make the change), as I am sure many feel the same way.

I ordered the 128gb because there isn't a micro SD slot anymore, and I don't want to have to worry about memory. Just peace of mind really.

I picked up the 64gb version. Although the 128 was only another $100, I didn't need that much space.

I too got the 64gb. You have 50gb free on a new device. For me that's plenty and if I fill it up with pics I can just dump them on my computer. I also have a tablet with an SD card I can store stuff on. If I only had a phone though I might opt for more.

I got the 64 because I had an s5 worth a 16 gig sd card and both were pretty full. Also like stated before, who knows what's in store for us in the future. Also, apps seem to be getting bigger and bigger.

So the system files take up 14 GB?
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I too got the 64gb. You have 50gb free on a new device. For me that's plenty and if I fill it up with pics I can just dump them on my computer. I also have a tablet with an SD card I can store stuff on. If I only had a phone though I might opt for more.
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dbell525 said:
So the system files take up 14 GB?
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System is a little over ten and then apps take up some more. It's between 12 and 14. Don't remember exact number.

I got the regular Galaxy S6 64GB in black sapphire on Verizon. I used about 20-25GB on average when I was using my Galaxy S4. So 64GB seems to be more appropriate for me. 128GB would have been nice but for the price point, I don't need it that much.
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i purchased a 128gb white S6. I'm coming from a 32GB + 64GB SD Card S5. I like to download my spotify playlist to the phone, i also listen to tons of podcasts, plus I sync my school files/work files to the phone through Dropbox/Dropsync. I don't want to worry about running out of space.

Well i decided to trading up to a 128gb from 64gb. I talked to Verizon and made the trade.
I should be getting the 128gb on the 24th, so until then i will be using the 64gb:good:

Not a big fan of Internet ("cloud") based storage. I was thinking 64GB might be just enough but then went with 128GB ...Yes, Samsung won [emoji14]
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Got my wife the 64GB one. She had 32GB S4 and a 32gb SDCard.

Memory prices announced $449 64gb

Android origin announced the 3 memory configuration prices @ $399, $429, $449 (16, 32, 64 GB)
http://www.androidorigin.com/moto-x-2015-pure-edition-release-date-price-specs-features/
Assuming this is accurate... it just keeps getting better

32gb is enough since it has micro sd support
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But for 20 bucks more you get double the memory. Add a leather back and your done for $500 or maybe even less!

Would be cool and mean most would likely buy the 64Gb for $450, but I recall a few of the media at the launch asking and Moto reps said $50 bumps for the other two storage sizes. That would mean $450 for the 32Gb and $500 for the 64GB. Seems no way Moto would price that low and would eat into margins like a "sumbich' and make no pricing sense from a consumer elasticity standpoint. They could charge more, sell the same volume and make a lot more money, since the margins are not enough to sway most consumers at those prices. If a market is that price sensitive, they would be buying the lower tier models anyway.

I think Motorola needed to do something drastic. Since there sales haven't been that great the last few years. Considering htc and samsung sales aren't as good as they thought. This wouldn't be the bs storage upgrades that samsung and apple have.
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I'll gladly buy the 16gb version and get a big SD card for $30 and call it a day

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I'll gladly buy the 16gb version and get a big SD card for $30 and call it a day
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Same thoughts here as well. I haven't even maxed out my 16GB GS3 here, :good:.

Tom's Hardware has the info given from Motorola in a Play and Pure/Style article released today and shows as the Moto reps said on some of the media launch videos:
16GB = $400
32GB = $450
64GB = $500

That sounds more believable.

Still great prices. Moto just needs to make enough of them on time.

So with SD card support is there really a need to go much higher? My music is stored on card anyway

I think the 16GB version is fine since I already have a 64 GB micro SD card. That's the beauty of it all.

emailrob said:
So with SD card support is there really a need to go much higher? My music is stored on card anyway
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If you have a lot of apps the storage is nice. Newer 3d games take up 1.5gb of space. My Note 4 32gb is as full as I can get it and still update apps, but I have over 15gb more games I can't install since no space.

I worry about the sd card going bad. Happens all the time. I prefer more storage in the device so it get's the same warranty.

jaseman said:
I worry about the sd card going bad. Happens all the time. I prefer more storage in the device so it get's the same warranty.
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Stop buying cheap SD cards as thats most likely the reason why your SD cards keep failing. I only buy SD cards from genuine retailers online or instore. Too many fakes about.

https://plus.google.com/+Motorola/posts/NLVymP7iiWV
Looks like Sept 3rd it is!
Edit: Ugh, they removed the post and also deleted their Tweet

YankInDaSouth said:
https://plus.google.com/+Motorola/posts/NLVymP7iiWV
Looks like Sept 3rd it is!
Edit: Ugh, they removed the post and also deleted their Tweet
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Yeah looks like your right about them tweeting it and then deleting it. Few tech websites also seen the tweet. Bizziare they deleted it :/
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/12/9142295/motorola-moto-x-pure-edition-release-date-september-3

jaseman said:
I worry about the sd card going bad. Happens all the time. I prefer more storage in the device so it get's the same warranty.
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I'm going 32gb to have space for all my apps but will use micro SD for my multimedia or to cache music
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32GB here. Splash
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32gb is enough for a phone with sd card
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32gb vs 64gb...any regrets for getting the 32gb?

Hello everyone,
I am thinking about upgrading to the Note 5 from the Note 4. I was originally thinking about getting the 64gb but since they are backorder I have been rethinking getting the 64gb. I currently have a 64gb card in my Note 4 that is full but really looking at it, its mostly Rom backups and music that are taking up the space.
Has anyone regretted getting the 32gb? I know it might be too early to ask this but wanted to get the community's opinion. Thanks.

I was going to purchase the 64gb, but when I went to the store all they had was 32gb & I didn't feel like waiting for one to show up in the mail. I figured that most of my data is stored in the cloud and the SD card in my Note 4 wasn't used for much other than pics and storing data for a few apps that I knew took up quite a bit of space. So far I've been pleased with the purchase and don't think I'll regret it. I should be fine because I don't keep a lot of games or large items installed. Plus, I lived with a 16gb Galaxy Nexus & Nexus 5 for quite some time without expandable storage, so I've learned to live on the lighter side. Having all my music in Google Play Music has really helped with that though.

No regrets whatsoever. I had a 32gb N3, N4, and now N5. You just have to manage your data and maybe invest in an otg card reader for when it's necessary.

No regrets at all. Autobacking-up all pics to google. Over 17gb remaining. And quite a bit of apps installed.
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Thanks guys.....I was able to cancel my 64gb (its backordered and they do not know when it is going to be in) and picked up a 32gb version. I am loving the phone so far but will see how the 32gb goes.

I got 32gb WHITE at T Mobile store. 32gb is enough for me .

Impatience always wins haha. Jk.
32gb should be enough. All the streaming and clouding apps make it more reasonable now. It's always nice to know you have extra space but really what do we use it for? With my previous phone i figured I was just hoarding clutter.

I got the 32 gig for the wife and I. As most others stated - In store they only had the 32 gig and I was impatient.
Coming from the Nexus 6 32 gig and never ran out of space.
For road trips I use:
http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Car...sim_147_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0RRWS20GNAPCZRQ8HNE4
$10 for the card reader is much cheaper than 100 for the extra 32 gigs. :good:

I got the 64 gb lol.

I got the 32, I have 16ish gigs free on the device and have unlimited LTE on TMobile so cloud usage is just fine for me. Thats me personally though. The last two phones that had a mini SD card slot I had a 64 gig card in it and only stored camera pictures on it...and only a few gigs at that. For my usage, 32 is fine.

Toneman07 said:
I got the 32 gig for the wife and I. As most others stated - In store they only had the 32 gig and I was impatient.
Coming from the Nexus 6 32 gig and never ran out of space.
For road trips I use:
http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Car...sim_147_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0RRWS20GNAPCZRQ8HNE4
$10 for the card reader is much cheaper than 100 for the extra 32 gigs. :good:
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I might have to look into that. Thanks for the link

Going from a 32gb nexus to a 16gb iphone 6 plus to a white 32gb note 5....yea i learned how to manage it lol..going to 16gb teaches you alot ,especially since its a iphone

I picked up a 32gb white Note 5 and so far so good. I was a little sceptical but after uploading all old video and pictures to Google Drive I'm golden. I have all the apps I use installed and have 22gb left. So far, so good! I didn't wanna justify paying 100$ plus tax up front for 32gb more.

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I got the 64 gb lol.
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me as well..I carry a lot of pictures of family and also the gym im in is in a basement so connection to streaming my music is out of the question.. I am curious though as to how people are managing their pictures and videos and keeping them updated

Sandisk OTG 32GB amazon FTW

I'm a little bummed about not getting the 64gb...
I used to have close to 50gb of music stored on a 64gb card (in my note 3 & note 4). On many days I would listen to music all day long while working.
Now I stream music way more than I used to, since it isn't saved locally on my phone. The music quality is fine, but streaming seems to use my battery up a bit faster than playing local files. I'm not worried about data usage due to music freedom not counting towards data usage.
Overall the 32gb works fine... just an observation I've had. In an ideal world, there would be an SD card slot on the note 5... but I still really like the phone.

64GB FTW

Brava27 said:
Sandisk OTG 32GB amazon FTW
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64GB FTW
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Ext sdcard support ftw!
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d12unk13astard said:
Ext sdcard support ftw!
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I tried my otg on twrp without success. Any ideas?
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I tried my otg on twrp without success. Any ideas?
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Roll back to the note 4 with internal Ext sdcard support ftw
why would you view your OTG thru twrp instead of normal phone use, try that instead and look in settings/storage to see if it worked.
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