iPhone Memory Question?

[IllusionEntity]

Hey guys,

Got my girlfriends iPhone 3GS and clicked the option to "Open Device to View files" window and got this?:

It is a 16GB? So why on this does it say 27.2GB?

 

[Jackc95]

Why windows 95?

 

[IllusionEntity]

Why windows 95?

It's not windows 95, I've stripped all the fancy UI stuff for a faster and smoother run on my computer. A fakeclockup if you will

 

[Jackc95]

Oh ok haha I was unsure

 

[iphonewarrior]

Are you positive the phone is 16Gb and not 32? Settings-General-About...

 

[IllusionEntity]

Positive. I has 16GB on the back also

 

[iphonewarrior]

Picture of the about screen?

 

[IllusionEntity]

Picture of the about screen?

Here:

 

[Jackc95]

It seems like it's not something wrong with the iPhone but with the computer.

 

[IllusionEntity]

It seems like it's not something wrong with the iPhone but with the computer.

nope, my old 16GB iPhone used to do it on my other laptop

 

[Jackc95]

I guess Apple is lying to you lol.

 

[Bennyboy]

The computer says 12.9 free while The phone says 12.4, I've had wrong free space availability on iTunes before, usually by a gig or so, what does your iTunes under general tab says?

 

[IllusionEntity]

I have a hunch? Could Apple use the same memory hardware but restrict it?

 

[IllusionEntity]

The computer says 12.9 free while The phone says 12.4, I've had wrong free space availability on iTunes before, usually by a gig or so, what does your iTunes under general tab says?

I don't think you get it? The computer says the iPhone has 27.2 GB capacity. It is a 16GB iPhone.

 

[Bennyboy]

No I get it, I was just wondering how much free space your iTunes says it's on her phone.
I read the phone and computer, just curious what's on iTunes.

edit: nevermind, guess it doesn't make sense.

 

[Europa]

Windows was unable to determine the actual capacity, so it gave you an arbitrary number and hoped you wouldn't notice.

You're not the first one to experience this:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1135988

 

[IllusionEntity]

Windows was unable to determine the actual capacity, so it gave you an arbitrary number and hoped you wouldn't notice.

You're not the first one to experience this:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1135988

I was hoping that Apple used the same storage chips and restricted them and maybe there would be a way to unrestrict them. Hence making me famous. Thanks for nothing, Mindi

 

[Iloveiphones]

I was hoping that Apple used the same storage chips and restricted them and maybe there would be a way to unrestrict them. Hence making me famous. Thanks for nothing, Mindi

Hence Apple charging you $100 every time a 16GB is updated to 32GB.


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