So I brought the XL, and I knew that some space would be taken up from my "16GB", but is it really supposed to be only 8GB?
WillyVWade said:
So I brought the XL, and I knew that some space would be taken up from my "16GB", but is it really supposed to be only 8GB?
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No. The 16GB is divided into phone storage (the equivalent of an SD card that cannot be removed) and internal storage.
The rest of the space is occupied by system stuff. So you get about 8-9GB of "phone storage" and about 3-4GB "internal storage".
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Htc sensation xl storage allocation
Ahlan,
I wanted to share this with xda-developers forum, as I have seen the same question repeated on various forums.
This is about how 8.8 Gigabytes shows, when the HTC sensation XL is supposed to have 16 Gigabytes on.
HTC SensationXL has the specs of:
“Total Storage”: 16 Gigabytes (Actual calculated value is 14.90 Gigabytes)
“Available Storage”: Upto 12.64 Gigabytes (And this is the Actual calculated value)
“Total Storage” = “Available Storage” + “ROM Storage”
“Available Storage” = “Phone Storage” + “Internal Storage”
“Total Actual Storage” = “Phone Actual Storage” + “Internal Actual Storage” + “ROM Actual Storage”
14.90 Gigabytes = 8.89 Gigabytes + 3.75 Gigabytes + 2.26 Gigabytes
Where:
“Total Actual Storage” = Is the total calculated storage of the phone.
“Phone Actual Storage” = Is the calculated storage assigned for media files.
“Internal Actual Storage” = Is the calculated storage assigned for apps and apps data.
“Rom storage” = Is the calculated storage consumed by Operating system files (Android Gingerbread 2.3.5), user interface files (HTC Sense 3.5) and pre-installed apps (facebook, twittes, dictionary, HTC watch and all other apps you find installed on your phone when you first buy it)
Description of above mentioned terms is on the following
HTC SensationXL, is somehow special in the way it allocates the storage it has.
HTC SensationXL has no slot for external MicroSD card.
HTC has come up with a new phrase called “Phones Storage” to differentiate it from “Internal Storage”.
“Internal Storage”
- is a part of SensationXL total storage.
- is inaccessible if you plug your phone to your computer via USB.
- is assigned to contain apps you install or side load and to contain apps data.
Contacts are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “People”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
SMSs are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “Messages”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
E-Mails are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “Mail”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
“Phone Storage”
- is a part of SensationXL total storage.
- is the storage you can access via USB-cable when connected to your PC.
- is assigned to include Media files you import from computer via USB-Cable or download to your phone from the internet.
Music files, Video files, Picture files and Office Files are stored to “Phone Storage”
Now, other terms should be highlighted.
"Nominal Storage” and “Actual Storage”
"Nominal Storage”
It’s the storage capacity you find written on any flash memory (actually any solid state storage, flash memory or large capacity storage).
That’s 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.
"Nominal Storage” always follows the Metric Measuring.
On metric measuring: 1 Kbyte=1000 bytes, 1 Megabyte= 1000 Kbyte, 1 Gigabyte= 1000 Megabyte.
“Actual Storage”
It’s the actual calculated number of bytes.
Stating the fact that: 1 Kbyte=1024 bytes, 1 Megabyte= 1024 Kbyte, 1 Gigabyte= 1024 Megabyte.
Now to simplify things:
“Actual Storage” = 0.9313 x "Nominal Storage”
Example:
2 Gigabytes "Nominal Storage” is ACTUALLY 1.8626 Gigabytes (2 x 0.9313 = 1.8626)
16 Gigabytes "Nominal Storage” is ACTUALLY 14.9008 Gigabytes (2 x 0.9313 = 14.9008)
Hope above helps
long story short
the 16 bg is correct however it is shared out between phone and external storage
take your 16gb, minus the space for the OS
on my sensation xl i have the following
phone storage is 8.89gb. thats nearly 9gb so we will call it 9
and internal is 3.7 so lets say 4
so thats 13gb all together and give 3gb for OS
thats 16GB
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I just got this unit on ebay from a UK seller.
According to the box and description, it somes with 128Rom and 128 SDRam
But under "Device Information" it shows I have a Ram size of 128MB
a Flash size of 64MB only
Is it normal, or did I get a chopped down version of the pda from ebay seller???
Also, It there a program the replaces the Phone Dial program or a better phone dialing program for IIi, that can provide better controls???
Since the dialing program along with the contacts currently in our phone is not very user friendly for Driving!...any suggetions appreciate.
I'm hoping to see a program like regular cell phone where u can just scroll down and see your phonebook and dial using just one hand..
Thanks
Look in the system information and see what model it is.
Walay,
my O2 XDA IIi says the same. I think it's correct, with the remaining 64Mb (see further down the device information) being used for storage (mine says 59.68Mb)
Doesn't look like you're being ripped off
Mine does too looking at it!
Start menu/Settings/System/Device Information
CPU: Intel(R) PXA272
Speed: 520 MHz
RAM size: 128 MB
Flash size: 64 MB
Flash chip type: 28F256L18
Data bus: 32 bits
Storage size 59.68 MB (That is the rest of the Flash Memory)
LCD: 240 x 320 TFT
Colors: 65536
SD RAM will more than likely be an SD card he included.
As for the devices memory, you have 128mb RAM which is devided between storage and running programs, and the ROM which contains the OS itself, and the Ext ROM which contains the installers for things like O2 Active UI, Skype, the fax software, and so on, and leaves you 64mb spare to use.
The 64mb left in flash ROM, or on SD card, will not be lost if you run the battery out completely, or hard reset the device, anything in RAM will be lost.
When i upgraded my Himalaya to WM5, I think I used used the 64 MB RAM version. I used the himaDOC tool to partition my device and give 64 MB to the RAM and 64 to storage.
Will that partitioning persist after I have upgraded to WM6? Ever since I installed WM6 my device is very very slow and it is because there's less than 3 MB of RAM left available. Here's what my machine says about its memory:
The ABOUT menu shows "Memory: 61.28MB"
The Hardware tab in Device Information shows RAM 128 MB, Flash 32MB, Storage Size 30.53MB
And when I go to Start > System > Settings > Memory, it shows Storage Total: 30.53 and Program Total 61.25MB
I am a little confused about what all these different types of memories mean. If anyone can clarify, i would really appreciate it. Also is there a way to increase the storage memory because with the total 30.53, 27 MB is always in use and with the remaining 4 MB, the device is painfully slow.
humayunl said:
And when I go to Start > System > Settings > Memory, it shows Storage Total: 30.53 and Program Total 61.25MB
I am a little confused about what all these different types of memories mean. If anyone can clarify, i would really appreciate it. Also is there a way to increase the storage memory because with the total 30.53, 27 MB is always in use and with the remaining 4 MB, the device is painfully slow.
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If you have used DOC partitioning tool, you have 30.53 MB of storage ROM. The rest of ROM is your system and radio stack.
Your RAM is divided into 3 parts: program memory (actual RAM), RAM disk and page pool. They sum up to 128 MB. So, for example, if you have 32 MB of a RAM disk and a 32 MB page pool, you have 64 MB of a program memory left.
So from the numbers I see on my device, does everything seem good or is there anything I can do to further improve memory performance/allocation so that the things will be faster?
Do you have a RAMdisk enabled?
You know, there's no simple answer to "what configuration is better". If it were, you wouldn't have a choice It depends on how many programs you have installed, what exactly programs you're running, and so on...
Hey everyone,
I have the Kaiser and am having trouble with my storage memory.
Total: 125.04 MB
In use: 111.10 MB
***Free: 13.88 MB ***
Why is my storage memory so damn low?... How do I find out what's taking so much mem up?... How do I free that memory up??? I have no programs open, and most of my programs are on my 4 gig storage card.
Any help or suggestions are truly appreciated!
- Jesse
Make sure the caches of IE, OPERA, ETC are deleted routinely.
If you are storing ringtones on your main memory, download software that will allow ringtones on the storage card.
Same goes with any audio clips, videos, or pictures.
If you use resco explorer, make sure the recycling bin is cleaned, or simply disable the recycling bin.
This should free up a nice chunk of storage space. (Ofcourse assuming that most of your programs are actually on your storage card; check your main memory programs folder to actually see whats installed on your main memory)
Thank you for your help!
One more (silly) question - When I install programs to my Tilt, it asks me if I want to install them to the main storage or my memory card. I almost always choose memory card, yet when I check my main storage memory after I install to my storage card, the main storage is depleted... Even though I chose storage card, it still installs some components to the main memory... why is this?
ekw, whats the name of the sofware that allows storage of ringtones on memory card with kaisers?
Thanks....
Just move them to the route of your memory card - no need to purchase software!
Just like on the full-sized Windows, certain programs will want to install a couple of files in the system directories regardless of where the program itself is installed... Those shouldn't be big though.
I've used Kaiser tweak to route downloads directly to the 4gig card that I have--I have about 70 megs of storage memory still left in the unit, so my file downloads are limited to just this. Is there a certain step I'm missing to be able to store temp. browser cache directly to card w/o directly affecting storage capacity? I've also used J.S. advanced Configuration Tool 3.2 (similar to Tweak) put in the appropriate settings, same result.
telegraph0000 said:
I've used Kaiser tweak to route downloads directly to the 4gig card that I have--I have about 70 megs of storage memory still left in the unit, so my file downloads are limited to just this. Is there a certain step I'm missing to be able to store temp. browser cache directly to card w/o directly affecting storage capacity? I've also used J.S. advanced Configuration Tool 3.2 (similar to Tweak) put in the appropriate settings, same result.
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get hold of a registry editor and change the value of the "Cache, "Cookies", and "History" keys to the ones mentioned below.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache"="\Storage Card\IE Mobile\Temporary Internet Files"
"Cookies"="\Storage Card\IE Mobile\Cookies"
"History"= "\Storage Card\IE Mobile\History"
cheers
Be aware however, some people have reported PIE crashing with cache on the Storage Card.
Ahlan,
I wanted to share this with xda-developers forum, as I have seen the same question repeated on various forums.
This is about how 8.8 Gigabytes shows, when the HTC sensation XL is supposed to have 16 Gigabytes on.
HTC SensationXL has the specs of:
“Total Storage”: 16 Gigabytes (Actual calculated value is 14.90 Gigabytes)
“Available Storage”: Upto 12.64 Gigabytes (And this is the Actual calculated value)
“Total Storage” = “Available Storage” + “ROM Storage”
“Available Storage” = “Phone Storage” + “Internal Storage”
“Total Actual Storage” = “Phone Actual Storage” + “Internal Actual Storage” + “ROM Actual Storage”
14.90 Gigabytes = 8.89 Gigabytes + 3.75 Gigabytes + 2.26 Gigabytes
Where:
“Total Actual Storage” = Is the total calculated storage of the phone.
“Phone Actual Storage” = Is the calculated storage assigned for media files.
“Internal Actual Storage” = Is the calculated storage assigned for apps and apps data.
“Rom storage” = Is the calculated storage consumed by Operating system files (Android Gingerbread 2.3.5), user interface files (HTC Sense 3.5) and pre-installed apps (facebook, twittes, dictionary, HTC watch and all other apps you find installed on your phone when you first buy it)
Description of above mentioned terms is on the following
HTC SensationXL, is somehow special in the way it allocates the storage it has.
HTC SensationXL has no slot for external MicroSD card.
HTC has come up with a new phrase called “Phones Storage” to differentiate it from “Internal Storage”.
“Internal Storage”
- is a part of SensationXL total storage.
- is inaccessible if you plug your phone to your computer via USB.
- is assigned to contain apps you install or side load and to contain apps data.
Contacts are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “People”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
SMSs are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “Messages”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
E-Mails are managed and stored by an HTC App Called “Mail”; data is stored to “Internal Storage”
“Phone Storage”
- is a part of SensationXL total storage.
- is the storage you can access via USB-cable when connected to your PC.
- is assigned to include Media files you import from computer via USB-Cable or download to your phone from the internet.
Music files, Video files, Picture files and Office Files are stored to “Phone Storage”
Now, other terms should be highlighted.
"Nominal Storage” and “Actual Storage”
"Nominal Storage”
It’s the storage capacity you find written on any flash memory (actually any solid state storage, flash memory or large capacity storage).
That’s 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB.
"Nominal Storage” always follows the Metric Measuring.
On metric measuring: 1 Kbyte=1000 bytes, 1 Megabyte= 1000 Kbyte, 1 Gigabyte= 1000 Megabyte.
“Actual Storage”
It’s the actual calculated number of bytes.
Stating the fact that: 1 Kbyte=1024 bytes, 1 Megabyte= 1024 Kbyte, 1 Gigabyte= 1024 Megabyte.
Now to simplify things:
“Actual Storage” = 0.9313 x "Nominal Storage”
Example:
2 Gigabytes "Nominal Storage” is ACTUALLY 1.8626 Gigabytes (2 x 0.9313 = 1.8626)
16 Gigabytes "Nominal Storage” is ACTUALLY 14.9008 Gigabytes (2 x 0.9313 = 14.9008)
Hope above helps
So in other words when u download apps they go on internal memory and not on the 8.8gb that is allocated for media???
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
Would u recommend this phone to anyone???????
oubsty said:
So in other words when u download apps they go on internal memory and not on the 8.8gb that is allocated for media???
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
Would u recommend this phone to anyone???????
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Exactly ....
when you install applications, they're moved to internal storage (3.75 Gigabytes)
And I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone,
It's SensationXE, with best performance and specs for the year 2011 by HTC
adazamim said:
Exactly ....
when you install applications, they're moved to internal storage (3.75 Gigabytes)
And I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone,
It's SensationXE, with best performance and specs for the year 2011 by HTC
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beg to differ my friend. choice depends on user here. i had both phones XE and XL and chose XL for the bigger screen and beats audio. duo-core processor of XE doesnt blow away single core of the XL at all so no clear winner. XL looks better, bigger screen and has same beats audio and in my case the massige over head headphones for free. clear winner for me
shingers5 said:
beg to differ my friend. choice depends on user here. i had both phones XE and XL and chose XL for the bigger screen and beats audio. duo-core processor of XE doesnt blow away single core of the XL at all so no clear winner. XL looks better, bigger screen and has same beats audio and in my case the massige over head headphones for free. clear winner for me
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Thank you for the feedback,I really respect your opinion,
But in Middle East Africa (MEA) region, HTC Sensation XL is sold with the in-ear pieces of Beats Audio phones.
Over head headphones are not for free and even not available.
Thank you again.
It's a matter of preferences as you just mentioned
adazamim said:
Thank you for the feedback,I really respect your opinion,
But in Middle East Africa (MEA) region, HTC Sensation XL is sold with the in-ear pieces of Beats Audio phones.
Over head headphones are not for free and even not available.
Thank you again.
It's a matter of preferences as you just mentioned
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+1 for this one