Note 4 15 GB to 18 GB free (on demo units)

[pwscott]

Re: 15 GB to 18 GB free (on demo units)

Presumably none of the retail / self-demonstrating content would be on a clean new phone.

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[rushmore]

These are from demo Note 4 at Best Buy. I clicked on the miscellaneous files to get the 2nd screen. Note how much 'demo' and 'retail' content.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/29/e8ava9a7.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/29/ahe2a2ur.jpg

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I have tested a LOT of store demo devices in the years and free device storage is the first thing I look at. That is horrible and I can not rationalize any demo bloat that would consume that much space. It is perverted bad. Most phones and tablets lose less than 1GB due to demo bloat.

Something not conventionally adding up. Samsung went insane with bloat this time? If so, Samsung can take the N4 and stick it somewhere real deep and sideways. Will keeps using my S4 and maybe find a cheap slightly used Note 3 next month.

The only thing we can HOPE is there is a LOT of Qhd res video on the demo units. That really is the only thing that makes sense.

Please keep in mind L will take about 20% more space due to how it stores parts of apps.

 

[Reggie T]

Re: 15 GB to 18 GB free (on demo units)

I have tested a LOT of store demo devices in the years and free device storage is the first thing I look at. That is horrible and I can not rationalize any demo bloat that would consume that much space. It is perverted bad. Most phones and tablets lose less than 1GB due to demo bloat.

Something not conventionally adding up. Samsung went insane with bloat this time? If so, Samsung can take the N4 and stick it somewhere real deep and sideways. Will keeps using my S4 and maybe find a cheap slightly used Note 3 next month.

The only thing we can HOPE is there is a LOT of Qhd res video on the demo units. That really is the only thing that makes sense.

Please keep in mind L will take about 20% more space due to how it stores parts of apps.

Do you not see the photos that show how much space the demo stuff takes up? You quoted the pics lol.

 

[fredwardnelson]

Re: 15 GB to 18 GB free (on demo units)

Chill out. The Note 4 will not come with all that demo content. lol The 17th needs to come fast, people are starting to get worked up over nothing. We sure do love this phone.

 

[pwscott]

Did you not see the pics I posted showing 4GB of demoware???

I have tested a LOT of store demo devices in the years and free device storage is the first thing I look at. That is horrible and I can not rationalize any demo bloat that would consume that much space. It is perverted bad. Most phones and tablets lose less than 1GB due to demo bloat.

Something not conventionally adding up. Samsung went insane with bloat this time? If so, Samsung can take the N4 and stick it somewhere real deep and sideways. Will keeps using my S4 and maybe find a cheap slightly used Note 3 next month.

The only thing we can HOPE is there is a LOT of Qhd res video on the demo units. That really is the only thing that makes sense.

Please keep in mind L will take about 20% more space due to how it stores parts of apps.

 

[rushmore]

Nope. I was on my phone and about to go sleepies. That said, the Note 3 had 25gb out of box. Even the bloated Verizon version.

Still seems like at least 3gb is MIA in relation to the Note.

 

[Almeuit]

Nope. I was on my phone and about to go sleepies. That said, the Note 3 had 25gb out of box. Even the bloated Verizon version.

Still seems like at least 3gb is MIA in relation to the Note.

Again it's a demo unit with bloat and who knows what else on it since people can do whatever to them... I wouldn't worry... Wait till release and then worry if it's an actual problem .

 

[pantlesspenguin]

Thinking about how much crap is on those demo displays, I agree that this is the cause of the lower internal storage. You have the demo video, the preloaded videos and pics, preloaded apps, preloaded messages, etc. I'm not worried at all.