I just got myself a Samsung Galaxy S4 (16GB). Upon further storage checking, I noticed the Total Space is only 8.82GB. I am confused. How much memory space actually does a Jelly Bean 4.2.2 take?
i dont think that the android OS is installed on the internal memory card that is user available
even in S2 there were two internal memory partitions and i think they are both different memory modules
and i dont know why only 8.82Gb is available in your mobile and i can be totally wrong too bcoz i dont own S2 but had a chance to play with it quite a lot[whenever my cousin brother visits]
That's a combination of the OS and all the bloatware that your carrier added to the phone. Your numbers are correct, I've seen s few blog posts on the subject already.