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S5 Storage Issues

jloopy212

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So I've been holding off picking up the S5 because of the 16 GB storage (down to 10 GB after TW) hoping for the release of a 32 GB variant soon, but that looks like it's 1-2 months out from now and I can't wait anymore.

I'm very nervous about the storage and I was wondering how people using it for the last month have been doing. I'm generally a productivity type user with only one or two games on the phone at a time and am pretty good about cleaning up unused apps; my current Galaxy Nexus has ~5GB of apps and app data used, but it refuses to update apps anymore because there is not enough storage (incorrect as I have ~19GB free, but that's another story). This has been really frustrating and I don't want to be digging myself into a storage hole from day one.

I really want the S5, but at this point I'm probably 50/50 on the M8 with 32 GB out of the box and I'm trying to make an informed decision.

Current plan is to go with one of the installment plans that allows an upgrade after 12 months so that might alleviate some of the future issues.
 
So I've been holding off picking up the S5 because of the 16 GB storage (down to 10 GB after TW) hoping for the release of a 32 GB variant soon, but that looks like it's 1-2 months out from now and I can't wait anymore.

I'm very nervous about the storage and I was wondering how people using it for the last month have been doing. I'm generally a productivity type user with only one or two games on the phone at a time and am pretty good about cleaning up unused apps; my current Galaxy Nexus has ~5GB of apps and app data used, but it refuses to update apps anymore because there is not enough storage (incorrect as I have ~19GB free, but that's another story). This has been really frustrating and I don't want to be digging myself into a storage hole from day one.

I really want the S5, but at this point I'm probably 50/50 on the M8 with 32 GB out of the box and I'm trying to make an informed decision.

Current plan is to go with one of the installment plans that allows an upgrade after 12 months so that might alleviate some of the future issues.
I'm 100% with you. I won't buy one until the 32 GB model comes out. My S3 I've had since the first day the local dealer got them in stock is 16 GB and I'm full. Doesn't seem that much progress in almost two years at least regarding internal storage...

Not everything can go on the SD card.
 
I'm just going to say it's nice having 32gb of internal storage, but I really don't see why not get a 64gb sd card? A lot cheaper and you will have more space.
 
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