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Don't spend 50 bucks more for 16gb!

I bought an 8 GB and u know what? Its perfect! I have tons of apps installed and some videos and still have 3.5 gigs left. All of my music is either in the cloud or on my sd card. With USB otg I can watch all of my HD movies and listen to my 7 gigs of music. I dont regret not getting a 16 gig at all. I used the 50 I saved to buy a bunch of accessories. U really don't need 16 gigs. Save 50 bucks.
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Did you have to root to enable USB-otg or can that be enabled with the standard offering?

I don't think 8GB is enougth even for a phone... I have the 16GB version just because it's the top of todays models, but I don't think 16GB is a good storage space for a tablet. OTG isn't the same thing of having larger internal memory.

happyjack96 said:
I bought an 8 GB and u know what? Its perfect! I have tons of apps installed and some videos and still have 3.5 gigs left. All of my music is either in the cloud or on my sd card. With USB otg I can watch all of my HD movies and listen to my 7 gigs of music. I dont regret not getting a 16 gig at all. I used the 50 I saved to buy a bunch of accessories. U really don't need 16 gigs. Save 50 bucks.
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Its personal preference, I don't always have a wifi connection, I like loading up tons of roms and trying them out, I enjoy backing up my device, I enjoy having the extra space and dont really want an ugly cord and usb stick hanging from my tablet.
I'm glad you enjoy 8gb version, but its not for everyone.
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Did you have to root to enable USB-otg or can that be enabled with the standard offering?
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For me, OTG worked out of the box for pen drives and even for the Xbox joypad. I tested without even rooting the device and it works. It's a good alternative to have...

You don't just get more space with the 16GB, I think I heard the drive access speeds are even faster due to a different chip in use, but I could be wrong.

Install a few gameloft games then come back and tell me 8 GB is enough.
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My 10.1" tablet has 80gb total storage, and it's full. I'm constantly rotating things in and out of the memory card. I leave the 16gb internal for apps and downloads and it's always within a gig or so of being full.
My Nexus 7 is not my main tablet. With 16gb and the fact wifi is not everywhere, it can't be.

The 8gb is more then sufficient for usage for normal use. But once you start throwing PlayStation roms and Nandroids, it might be limiting.
No big deal and there is always OTG and cloud storage. I stopped keeping music with me with Pandora and other streaming music apps. As long as you don't do anything crazy, the 8gb will work just fine.
Me personally, I'd rather just spend the cash just so I don't have to worry about it.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Install a few gameloft games then come back and tell me 8 GB is enough.
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Put the dark knight rises and spiderman on an 8 g model and then your done. That's 4 gig out of 6 that's left after system files.

16 gig is well worth the $50. I have one nandroid backup, the first FF9 disk and tons of PDF 's and epubs and I'm at around 8 gig used.
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happyjack96 said:
I bought an 8 GB and u know what? Its perfect! I have tons of apps installed and some videos and still have 3.5 gigs left. All of my music is either in the cloud or on my sd card. With USB otg I can watch all of my HD movies and listen to my 7 gigs of music. I dont regret not getting a 16 gig at all. I used the 50 I saved to buy a bunch of accessories. U really don't need 16 gigs. Save 50 bucks.
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All depends on your needs. I've loaded 10 Gig of training videos local on my device to watch while I'm a passenger in a car, or if I take a trip.
Glad it worked for you though!

I bought an 8 GB for my 6 year old son to upgrade from a crappy Chinese android tablet. How ever it works out we will just deal with the 8gb internal memory.
I do also realize some of the games will really eat up some space. Question is can these games be run of a OTG flash drive? Can they be moved over to it and it work ok.
Cool thing is I have the tablet connected to a share on my nas which has lots of his movies and that work well. That old tablet could never do this. There were so many apps that were not compatible.

wseyller said:
I bought an 8 GB for my 6 year old son to upgrade from a crappy Chinese android tablet. How ever it works out we will just deal with the 8gb internal memory.
I do also realize some of the games will really eat up some space. Question is can these games be run of a OTG flash drive? Can they be moved over to it and it work ok.
Cool thing is I have the tablet connected to a share on my nas which has lots of his movies and that work well. That old tablet could never do this. There were so many apps that were not compatible.
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Your 6 year old gets a Nexus 7? Wow.
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veeman said:
Your 6 year old gets a Nexus 7? Wow.
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My six year old has an A200. She uses it a lot and has started asking me about using the OS in more detail. More than just an expensive game machine. And I let my four year old use my KF since I got the N7, but he still prefers my old gen 1 iPod Touch that he has been using since he turned 3. He plugs it in and keeps it charged up and everything. You'd be surprised how responsible they can be when they know it is a privilege.

It's 50 bucks more for storage and a lot less headaches, it's worth it to me.

For some of us that prefer to buy these at retail stores so as to not deal with the headache of going to Google to return defective Nexus 7's, it's not really a choice. I'd gladly pay the extra $50 for the opportunity to exchange in person as needed, and I did already have to do so.

Actually its only like 20 bucks more because apparently the 16GB has no tax or shipping charges. I wish i bought the 16GB model, 1 HD game and a nandroid backup, and the device feels full
Really wish I had the 16GB model. No wifi in the car so i can only hold a little music at a time on the tablet :/

brizey said:
My six year old has an A200. She uses it a lot and has started asking me about using the OS in more detail. More than just an expensive game machine. And I let my four year old use my KF since I got the N7, but he still prefers my old gen 1 iPod Touch that he has been using since he turned 3. He plugs it in and keeps it charged up and everything. You'd be surprised how responsible they can be when they know it is a privilege.
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This is very true. My 6 year old uses my N7 daily and does very well with it. Same with her $170 3DS
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I have a 16GB and its not enough, install couple Gameloft games and my ebooks and comics... less than a 1GB left and so I can't even load a movie. Just got a 64GB flash card to solve that problem :good:

Used Galaxy Note 1 or new LG Nexus 4?

Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?

LG nexus 4
Memory Card slot No
Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
other specs are appealing.. but then Note 2 has the same and No Spen .... no way
i cant live with that.. too less of storage

Nexus 4 looks really awesome but the major disadvantage is that it doesnt have a memory card slot and has just 8/16gb internal storage(no 32gb)
If the storage capacity is not a problem,then i suggest you go with nexus 4

grayson73 said:
Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?
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Disadvantages of Nexus 4:
1) No external memory card slot
2) Non-removable battery (u cant use extended battery if you want)
3) 2100mAh battery is too less for such a powerful phone
4) No S-pen
So, a used Note 1 wins in my opinion..

If the battery is non-removeable then u should buy note 1...
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Note 1 mate, the nexus is crappy.
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SpyderTracks said:
Note 1 mate, the nexus is crappy.
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I strongly disagree mister. You need to use a nexus device to decide whether its crappy or not.
Fast software update (no need to wait months like sammy users do)
Wireless charging
$300 phone --2GB ram, S4 Snapdragon CPU
I personally have a 32GB micro SD card and still have 19GB free (I have movies, songs, enormous amount of pics)
I have 2 extra samsung batteries (but I never use them, although I watch 3hrs movie every day+plus chatting, music).
People need to sit down and think/analize what they're going to use their phone for. Ask yourself, do you really need an extra battery? Are you a heavy user? Do you currently carry a spare battery in your pocket?
External battery charger can be very useful during travel
Memory can be handled by usb OTG or cloud storage. I personally have a lot of useless crap in my phone that I dont even use nowadays.
So no, it's not crappy IMHO.

I have a 32gb micro SD and I have only 5gb free. 8 or 16 gb is really small particularly if you play big games like six guns or modern combat. The small storage size is really a problem for me.
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I think the nexus 4 is serious contender with the specs on offer with this device. I know it's the only device that would tempt me away from Samsung phones. Downside it is made by lg but looking at the reviews and specs of lg optimus g (from which nexus 4 is coming from) is very appealing for me a must say.

grayson73 said:
Anyone with the Galaxy Note 1 thinking about switching to the Nexus 4? I'm debating whether to get a used Note 1 or a new Nexus 4. Would you give up 0.5" screen size and SD card slot?
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I'll sell mine to you
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Benefits, update cycle, new vanilla roms fast. Good developer forum, any nexus device will have a good following. Hardware specs ok, but screen will be an issue.
Downside, no expandable memory, deal breaker for me, I use a 32GB card plus my 11gb internal and am almost maxxed for music and video, just couldn't settle for 11gb max usable storage. Fixed battery, the battery wears out, these days probably after a year, fixed battery is another deal breaker for me.
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I think the Nexus 4 is a really good deal. For $350 you're getting the most out of Android. If I didn't buy my Note a month ago, I would have most definitely gotten the Nexus 4.
If you need more than 16gb of space, you can always get the 16gb phone, which is more than enough for apps and games. For extra storage, use Dropbox (2gb free), Google Drive (5gb free), and SkyDrive (7gb free). Both have apps that work perfectly on Android.
If you want even more space, do all the dropbox referrals using virtual machines. Each referral will earn you 500mb, for up to a limit of 16gb. Which means you only need to do this 32 times to get the free 16gb.
You can also use the camera upload feature to earn 3gb for free.
For even more space, you can earn a couple of gb from doing the "Simple Tasks" (which is a dropbox getting started guide).
If you're a university student, right now there's an event called the Great Space Race (the more students from your school is using dropbox, the more space you get) that earns you up to 25gb for up to two years (you'll probably be using a different phone after two years, and in 2015, phones are probably gonna have 32gb/64gb base).
I use both of these services on my 16gb Note with no SD card. I earned all possible free storage on dropbox and now I'm running on 39.88gb cloud storage. All my music and videos is stored in the cloud which is convenient.

rcheung28 said:
I think the Nexus 4 is a really good deal. For $350 you're getting the most out of Android. If I didn't buy my Note a month ago, I would have most definitely gotten the Nexus 4.
If you need more than 16gb of space, you can always get the 16gb phone, which is more than enough for apps and games. For extra storage, use Dropbox (2gb free), Google Drive (5gb free), and SkyDrive (7gb free). Both have apps that work perfectly on Android.
If you want even more space, do all the dropbox referrals using virtual machines. Each referral will earn you 500mb, for up to a limit of 16gb. Which means you only need to do this 32 times to get the free 16gb.
You can also use the camera upload feature to earn 3gb for free.
For even more space, you can earn a couple of gb from doing the "Simple Tasks" (which is a dropbox getting started guide).
If you're a university student, right now there's an event called the Great Space Race (the more students from your school is using dropbox, the more space you get) that earns you up to 25gb for up to two years (you'll probably be using a different phone after two years, and in 2015, phones are probably gonna have 32gb/64gb base).
I use both of these services on my 16gb Note with no SD card. I earned all possible free storage on dropbox and now I'm running on 39.88gb cloud storage. All my music and videos is stored in the cloud which is convenient.
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What you're expressing is kind of pointless, there's a limit to external storage in cloud terms muchly based on size and compatibility.. There is no reasonable chance that anyone would transfer a movie over cloud, just not data forgivable yet. It's fine for small programme info and data, but not for big apps transfers or movie files, until 4G of course.
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What you're expressing is kind of pointless, there's a limit to external storage in cloud terms muchly based on size and compatibility.. There is no reasonable chance that anyone would transfer a movie over cloud, just not data forgivable yet. It's fine for small programme info and data, but not for big apps transfers or movie files, until 4G of course.
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Do you mean a file size limit? If so, I haven't had a problem with that with Dropbox. I've uploaded 13gb HD mkv movies with no problem. with almost 40gb of free storage I have no problems with storing data. I agree that transfering the files and then listen/watch is time consuming. Sometimes you won't even have enough space on your phone to store the temporary files. That's why I always stream off the cloud and even on 3G speeds, streaming an HD movie is no problem.

Data limits.... expensive plans. You don't always have Access to stream like airplanes. It doesn't help with games either. To me there is no excuse to lose features on newer phones. My vote goes for Note
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As long as you're on an unlimited data plan there's nothing to worry about. That said, I agree that lack of a memory card slot is inconvenient, but maybe Google's trying to promote their Google Drive? I don't like SD cards because it's confusing where everything belongs. Anyway I love the idea of cloud storage and I'm probably biased to it. Both phone are good choices, but if I were to choose one, I'd go for the Nexus 4.

Same thing explained here, but for for me memory card slot is important until & unless they provide 64 or 128GB on device

I have 64gb microSD and it is more than half full synced with my Dropbox files for areas without data reception.
Internal memory is required for apps, some have large space requirements.
So.... It depends on your usage.
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I'm having the same conundrum. Don't think I can give up my beloved note. May save and buy one unlocked as they are good value ,but my note is my 2nd love.
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For all of you guys complaining about lack of storage, if it's that much of an issue, you can just use MicroSD or USB OTG. (At least when it is available for 4.2, which with the dev community it should be in no time) Keep a connector on your keychain or something along those lines.

8Gb or 16Gb for you and why?

I think everyone wants to know one if literally anyone would get the 8gb if so why, and if you are getting 16gb why as well.
I'd like to know as well what clouds you like best etc..

jackholl92 said:
I think everyone wants to know one if literally anyone would get the 8gb if so why, and if you are getting 16gb why as well.
I'd like to know as well what clouds you like best etc..
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We already have plenty of threads like this... Please learn how to use the search function!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975422
Are You Getting the 16GB or 8GB
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The 8GB would be lighter than the 16GB right? If yes, i'd go for the 8GB

babymatteo said:
The 8GB would be lighter than the 16GB right? If yes, i'd go for the 8GB
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You're joking, right?

For 50 bucks 16gb is the clear winner

Foxy Roxy said:
You're joking, right?
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Bwahahahhahaha LMAO OMG!!!!!!!
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I'm going for the 2TB version. That way I can fill it up with all the music that I'll never listen to in my lifetime!

Yeah 16 GB version will weigh to much. Lol
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Hahahaha it'll weigh too much. LOL
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bfspider said:
I'm going for the 2TB version.
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Pmsl that tickled me!
For the sake of 40 quid im going for the 16GB, would be retarded not to really!

jackholl92 said:
I think everyone wants to know one if literally anyone would get the 8gb if so why, and if you are getting 16gb why as well.
I'd like to know as well what clouds you like best etc..
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I'm getting the 8gb. I use Google they way they want me to: Google Music, Google Drive, stream movies and tv shows, and I'm not much of a phone gamer, so I only have about 300mb in apps. If I want to have music offline, I just choose my playlists for on device music in Google Play. Plus, I remove a bunch of useless system apps that frees up my device even more and the rom usually only totals out to be 150-200mb. If I want to save a couple movies on my phone, standard movies usually are about 300-700mb.

16 gig. 8 gig is too low for me. You will rely too much on mobile net and clouds if you will be getting 8 gig.

Why not 32 at the same price?
I don't understand why to do the 8GB..
Is useless..
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I ordered an OTG multi card reader to dump off useless games and pictures , that way i can manage 16gb better

All my Samsungs have a MicroSD card that goes unused, and 16GB that sits a quarter full. 16GB is overkill. It's a phone FFS. I'm getting the 8GB because it's way more than enough.

8gb folks should rethink this. The Nexus 7 8gb was slower because it used cheaper slow memory. Apparently the Asus Vivo Windows RT tablet is slower than the surface too despite using the exact same internals and software.
That is Asus though. I don't think LG is as sketchy as Asus and Acer but just something to keep in mind.
16gb also ups your resale value quite a bit. So that in a year or two you decide that you really need LTE, you have a wider range of potential customers, customers that need 16gb.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6130/the-16gb-nexus-7-storage-performance

Realistically need 8gb, but will buy 16gb because I plan to use it for 2 years instead of 1 and take a lot more pictures and videos this time, since the phone is fast enough to do that.

I deleted quite a bit... and don't have many apps downloaded. It's possible to have the 8 GB if you're like me lol. Videos and pics of my 2.5 year old daughter plus ROM downloads/ nandroids make up the bulk of it.
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16GB is enough?

Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?

GumarGamer said:
Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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Lolnope
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GumarGamer said:
Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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No.. Get the 32gb.. If you're heavy into gaming the extra leg room will pay for itself. Some of these modern games have equal install bases to their PC counter parts.
Bards Tale = *3.5GB install
NSW MW = *640MB install
GTA III = *440MB install
*-Working from my memory. May not be 100% exact
So.. Roughly Just in 3 games you'll be below 10GB of available space just like that.

I think 32GB will be better, in Singapore 16 GB and 32 GB is only a $50 difference. More space wont hurt right ?

clear answer is NO...
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Απ: 16GB is enough?
No its not enough. I have the 32gb version and still want more.
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Mines fine but I don't watch movies and when I'm board of a game I delete it.
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My 32gb is almost full, I've got a couple games that are a over 1gb. Spring for the 32..
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Go with the 32GB version the extra space will come in handy. Some of the games out there is very big.
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Thanks
Thanks guys, for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will do a little sacrifice and buy the 32GB model

Depends.. if you're only going to have a few games and a few movies, and have no problems swapping the movies out with new ones once you're done watching them, you'll be fine.
I have the 16Gb version, and currently have half of that free.

There are many cloud storage options available. Google drive, Dropbox and Skydrive gives you quite a bit of storage, 17gb between the three of them. I have the 32gb version and yes, it's nice having everything there for easy access, but I also have an 8gb Kindle Fire and can access what I need via cloud storage.

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Mines fine but I don't watch movies and when I'm board of a game I delete it.
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Likewise, but I don't use games. I read a lot of "big" PDF files.
Six months in and still >3GB of free space.
The original questioner has more space hungry needs. But to deal with things like videos I would probably report to attaching a USB stick.

You can always use a ext USB drive via a OTG adapter I'd needed
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More memory = better prestations

If they'd have simply included a micro-SD slot, 16gb would be fine. 16gb (or, even 32gb) is not enough to make the N7 a full-fledged tablet. Mine's just a small secondary tablet to use when I don't feel like hauling my 10.1" 80gb rig around.

I have a 32GB model and it has more memory than I need (I don't play a lot of games or have humongous files).
You could make an argument for getting a used 16 GB Nexus 7, OTG cable, and USB stick, and then using the money you save to move up to an upgraded model later (when and if they come out).

Hi there,
I bought a 32 gigs one. Though im not an hardcore gamer or a media freak i wouldnt need this kind of space, but in my country only the 32 version is available. But yeah like several users said, you could always use cloud like apps but takes load of time to download, imagine you are not near a wifi hotspot? 3g wont handle a 1gb download as easy as the wifi does. So that extra space can come in handy. It really comes down to the kind of user you are.
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GumarGamer said:
Hi guys I want to buy the nexus 7 16GB version
but i will use the tablet for gaming, watching movies, browsing.
Is 16GB enough?
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While many in earlier posts think the automatic default response is NO, I will agree with those that have said: depends.
I do some gaming, I watch a TON of movies and TV series and I wish I could say that I have a life, but I can spend waaaaayyyy too much time surfing one topic to the next - a total info junky. Add to that lots of writing and document prep.
That said, my 16gb N7 is empty - almost nothing in it, My games take a little space, all movies/TV are via HBO Go and NetFlix, and browsing has no special storage requirements. All document work I do is done via multiple Cloud solutions.
I would not automatically assume that the OP will use his N7 just like me, but if he intends to, a 16gb will be far beyond his needs. On the flip side, some of the earlier posters in this thread *did* automatically assume that the OP will duplicate their usage patterns - this may not be a good assumption.
I'll stick with this position: "depends".

16GB is not enough believe me.
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[Q] what size did you get?

I went with the 32 since I stream music and don't watch movies on my phone

32 also, cuz Drop Box is my fav app lol and I also stream music. Plust if I download a movie or an episde of a tv show I delete after watching it.

I got 64 cuz backups are like 6 to 8 gigs each. I alway keep a backup of stock and then 1 or 2 custom roms. Those back ups add up.

128 because I wanted to watch everyone else get their phones first

I got the 32 because it was expensive enough and I use a plug usb to do everything else which is a 64GB so that makes up for less internal.

32 cuz I'm poor. Working on setting up wifi backup.

64. A crap ton of photos of the kids. Plus I take a ton anyway. So I need the space.
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64GB, It's only been 4 days and I already used up half of it lol. ~10GB was for the system, the rest was me.

32 because I use Internet stuffs and am around wifi. Also have the USB OTG

64GB because the System itself already takes up 10GB. So getting a 32GB would only leave me around 20GB. I already came from a 32GB device that didn't have a SD card slot, and I was always low. So I had to step up. The 64GB version has 50GB free Out the box. That's sounds much better than 20GB.

64GB. I stream music and all of my pictures are on auto backup to the cloud, so I could've gotten by with 32GB. I just went with the 64GB so I don't need to worry about storage at all.

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I got 64 cuz backups are like 6 to 8 gigs each. I alway keep a backup of stock and then 1 or 2 custom roms. Those back ups add up.
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That's the same one that I bought and I use my device the same way.
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Just picked up my 32gb white s6 loving it so far

32
Yeah I got the 32gb I use google music and have all my photos
On google plus that has about 115gb on my drive so I think I'm safe
I love this phone BTW

I have 1tb on one drive xD

I love gaming and lossless music, so the 128GB option would restrict me the least. Totally would have spent another $100 for a 256GB model.

64gb. One drive and Google Drive.