Capacity on ipad 2

[willtrvl]

If you have a 16g iPad. What does your capacity say in your settings?
Just curious cause mine says 14 available.
If you have a 32 g does it say 30?

 

[willtrvl]

I meant under capacity not available.
Thanks

 

[The Kleaner]

I've got a 64GB iPad 2 and mines shows 59.1

 

[willtrvl]

Oh okay, I guess some space was used for other applications.
Thanks...

 

[phxflyboy]

I, too, have a 16GB iPad and it also shows 14GB. That is normal for devices like this. You never get a full xxGB due to the way memory is calculated, space for iOS, etc. The really dumb part is there was actually a class action lawsuit a few years ago over this very topic and some companies had to pay out, I guess for false advertising of memory capacities. Whatever.

phxflyboy

Sent from my iPad

 

[howell]

I have a 16 GB White iPad 2. Mine only shows 13.5 GB for Capacity. Where is my other 500 MB? Why am I more angry now? Crap.

 

[Kaykaykay]

I, too, have a 16GB iPad and it also shows 14GB. That is normal for devices like this. You never get a full xxGB due to the way memory is calculated, space for iOS, etc. The really dumb part is there was actually a class action lawsuit a few years ago over this very topic and some companies had to pay out, I guess for false advertising of memory capacities. Whatever.

phxflyboy

Sent from my iPad

I wonder: If the missing GBs are for firmware, shouldn't they be consistent across all models? Like if firmware takes up 2GB, shouldn't it be 2GB on a 16GB model, as well as a 64GB model? But that's not the case. So what's locking up the extra GBs on a 64GB model?

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

Perhaps different versions of iOS? Also, it's traditional to measure disk capacity in units of 1000 - so a 32 GB disc is 32,000,000,000 bytes. But computer memory (RAM) is measured in units of 1024 (2^10). So a 64 GB disc is often reported by the OS as having 64/1.024 GB. I'm not sure if this applies to the iPad because it has a solid-state flash disc, so it might well be (does anyone know?) that the 64 GB is really 64x1.024 GB in 'traditional' disc capacity - or something like that....it's too early in the morning and my brain has crashed...

Tim

 

[phxflyboy]

Perhaps different versions of iOS? Also, it's traditional to measure disk capacity in units of 1000 - so a 32 GB disc is 32,000,000,000 bytes. But computer memory (RAM) is measured in units of 1024 (2^10). So a 64 GB disc is often reported by the OS as having 64/1.024 GB. I'm not sure if this applies to the iPad because it has a solid-state flash disc, so it might well be (does anyone know?) that the 64 GB is really 64x1.024 GB in 'traditional' disc capacity - or something like that....it's too early in the morning and my brain has crashed...

Tim

I think you are on the right track. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the "missing" GB's are a combination of the data measurement methods and the iOS. That would probably explain the non-uniform occupied space between the different sized iPads.

phxflyboy

Sent from my iPad

 

[Kaykaykay]

Perhaps different versions of iOS? Also, it's traditional to measure disk capacity in units of 1000 - so a 32 GB disc is 32,000,000,000 bytes. But computer memory (RAM) is measured in units of 1024 (2^10). So a 64 GB disc is often reported by the OS as having 64/1.024 GB. I'm not sure if this applies to the iPad because it has a solid-state flash disc, so it might well be (does anyone know?) that the 64 GB is really 64x1.024 GB in 'traditional' disc capacity - or something like that....it's too early in the morning and my brain has crashed...

Tim

Interesting, Tim. Thanks.

 

[graywolf]

I have 16gb and it says 14.

 

[DrHouse]

Mots of the time, capacity is advertised as bytes / 1 000 000 000, meaning that is the device can have 16 000 000 000 bytes, it is advertised as a 16 Gb capacity. But computers will report capacity using the 8 bits rules, meaning bytes / 1024 / 1024 / 1024...

So for an advertised 16 GB, the device will report 14.90 GB... It's been this way since hard drive capacity were advertised...

VicoPad addict!

 

[Inception]

MOst of the space is taken up by special setting, the multiple-language keyboards, preinstalled apps, iOS, stuff like that.

 

[willtrvl]

Will iOS 5 take up more space? Or about the same?

 

[littlesue73]

Mine says 13.5 gb, so why do some people's say 14?? I am puzzled now