Help Samsung Galaxy Note II

[nunchakusai]

Hi guys I just bought a new Galaxy Note II White last Saturday..and I purchased the 16GB with free 16GB SD Card [Total of 32GB] but when I checked my phone's storage it says that my phone only has 10GB of total space and my SD Card only has 14GB [Total of 24GB] I just wanna ask if there is something wrong with my phone and it's their mistake or maybe something else? Thanks in advnace, another silly question..how will I know if my Galaxy Note II is 3G? ^^

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[casarosa]

When I first got mine noticed that also I think a lot is taken up with the operating system and other bits and pieces but someone may give an actual breakdown of what they all use

 

[Deleted User]

You are exactly right. The OS and bloat ware (ATT) apps are all taking up that 16GB advertised. Then, both the SD card and internal memory, use a significant amount of space to format the partitions where the data goes.
Think of it this way. You have a empty file cabinet. It's 16GB in size. However you cannot throw stuff into the file cabinet, you need to organize the empty draw by putting dividers and a file system in it. That file system, even when empty, takes up space. Maybe 1-2gb just for the file system. Then fill those files with the OS and bloat, bam, no more 16gb.