On: Samsung's Galaxy S4 16GB version only has 8GB of usable storage

[rikacomet]

this is similar to ISP's claiming: Unlimited Internet/Download, and still saying "subject to Fair Usage Policy"

This is BS, I would not buy a Samsung phone, when I can do it. Company policy towards such issues, reflects it overall approach to quality delivery to customers.

My friend was actually asking my opinion the other day, I would tell him to choose Iphone5

[throwaway2048 → rikacomet]

you are aware that Apple devices are advertised exactly the same way right?

[_3u10 → throwaway2048]

You're aware that a 16GB Apple device has far more than 8 GB of usable space right?

[UnoriginalGuy → _3u10]

That didn't remotely answer his point.

His point was: "Why recommend Apple when they do the same thing?"

Your point about them using less space is irrelevant when the OP was taking issue with the very principle of misleading consumers with inflated storage claims.

[Samuel_Michon → throwaway2048]

A 16GB iPhone 5 has 13.6GB available storage space. That’s 15% less than the name suggests. If a 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 has 8GB of available storage space, then that’s half of what’s being advertised.

I’d say that’s quite a difference.

[r00fus → rikacomet]

For those apple-phobic, how much does the HTC1 16GB have available? In fact, this would be a meaningful comparison - a battle of the Android skins as it were.

[JohnTHaller → r00fus]

The HTC One is only available at the 32GB and 64GB sizes. They skipped the 16GB size.

[r00fus → JohnTHaller]

Perhaps this was the proper thing to do given the large system memory usage for the S4 (and presumably the HTC One).