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Anyone waiting for a 32GB S5?

I'm holding out hope to see if there will be a release of the 32GB version of the S5. My HTC One X has been driving me crazy with bad battery life! I'm so ready to just buy the S5 but trying to be patient and wait out the 32GB model. Just curious if Anton DE else is waiting or if you're all just going for it?
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Personally, I never felt the need for anything over 16gb. All my previous phones have been 16gb's and I never even came close to filling them up...and that was with music and pics on the internal storage. This time, I have a 32gb SD card for all of that...so I'm set. :good:
It all depends on your personal needs. I know those who were wanting the 32gb model were/are hoping it'll be released in the 2 week return time-frame, but I doubt it, unfortunately. It definitely does suck that they screw over those people.

I'm waiting. Thus will be my work phone, which means I have to buy through my company and can only get a new phone every 18 months.i want to make sure I have room for apps, mail, etc... My S3 only stays at about 1G free through regular pruning.

I just bought a 64GB memory card, problem solved. If I somehow use all that space I know the phone will support up to 128... so no use in waiting honestly and I didn't. Using my S5 now.

PuckX said:
I just bought a 64GB memory card, problem solved. If I somehow use all that space I know the phone will support up to 128... so no use in waiting honestly and I didn't. Using my S5 now.
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You do realize that the real reason most people wait is because apps really don't move to the SD card anymore right? That means your stuck with the 7 or 8 gigs you have on your phone no matter if you bought yourself a SD card or not for your apps and various other stuff that need to physically be on your phones memory.
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Yup 16 gig is definitely not enough. 32 gig is decent but Samsung has so much features/bloat the phone only really comes with a limited amount of memory. I remember having the 32 gig s4 and even though it was 32 it still wasn't enough memory. I put a bunch of music on my phone.
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1meanrex said:
You do realize that the real reason most people wait is because apps really don't move to the SD card anymore right? That means your stuck with the 7 or 8 gigs you have on your phone no matter if you bought yourself a SD card or not for your apps and various other stuff that need to physically be on your phones memory.
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The phone comes with 10.5 GB of memory on board. An SD card could hold all your pictures, music, documents, and even some apps. That's plenty of space on your phone for apps.
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Thanks for all the replies, I believe I'm going to just hang in there with my crappy battery life until the 32GB shows up.

jellymonster442 said:
The phone comes with 10.5 GB of memory on board. An SD card could hold all your pictures, music, documents, and even some apps. That's plenty of space on your phone for apps.
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My thoughts exactly. The only reason I could see someone needing more space is for the big games...and maybe a select few of the bigger GPS apps. I never install any games, so that doesn't affect me and Google Maps works perfectly fine for me. Different strokes for different folks, though

If your in the same situation as me and do not have an upgrade available, then it's already expensive enough to get a 16. Much more cost effective to get 16 and ExSD.
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I'm waiting for the 32GB, not sure what to get if it doesn't happen...

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richiem2282 said:
I'm waiting for the 32GB, not sure what to get if it doesn't happen...
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Hi,
I refuse to buy a 16 gb anything!!!! I'm also going to wait a while or get the Z2 when it arrives.
Ken

kenfb1 said:
Hi,
I refuse to buy a 16 gb anything!!!! I'm also going to wait a while or get the Z2 when it arrives.
Ken
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You may want to look at the specs of the Z2 then.

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You may want to look at the specs of the Z2 then.
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Hi,
I meant to say LOOK at the Z2. Not saying it's a better phone, not yet anyway.
Prices are all similar with the top phones. I'd also be interested in a GPE of the S5.
Or the new LG coming out later in summer, who knows, I have till August to end
my term with ATT.
Ken

kenfb1 said:
Hi,
I meant to say LOOK at the Z2. Not saying it's a better phone, not yet anyway.
Prices are all similar with the top phones. I'd also be interested in a GPE of the S5.
Or the new LG coming out later in summer, who knows, I have till August to end
my term with ATT.
Ken
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Relax. You said you wanted more than 16GB storage. I'm just saying you might want to look at the specs.

Is the Z2 supposed to be coming to AT&T?
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alanjuden said:
I'm holding out hope to see if there will be a release of the 32GB version of the S5. My HTC One X has been driving me crazy with bad battery life! I'm so ready to just buy the S5 but trying to be patient and wait out the 32GB model. Just curious if Anton DE else is waiting or if you're all just going for it?
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Yessir, I am. I have a 32gb S4, so the S5 better come out with it at a minimum. I would love a 128gb internal...

When I got my S4 I waited for the 32Gb version. My 16Gb S3 almost always had the sdcard full and I would have to delete stuff sometimes for Roms and such to download. I personally would not go back to a 16Gb version.
My biggest reason is this. If you get root and put on a ROM (hopefully in the future) and want to have 1 nandroid backup then that backup is about 4+Gb's. Not everything works best when put on a a external sdcard , the read/write speeds are a hendrance even with a class 10 card. I do have to say that I did a lot of making themes and tearing apart Roms so I could theme them. So I would fill up my internal and external sdcard pretty fast. Let alone if I was putting movies and music on it as well. I personally am waiting for a T-Mobile S5 with 32Gb's...
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FWIW, completely moved in with all my apps, and a couple new ones, 64 Gb SD card on board with media, and the 16 Gb device reports 9.17 Gb available internally (down from just under 11 Gb as shipped) and 31.08 Gb available on SD card.
I consider myself a median-to-light app installer, and I'm aggressive about uninstalling stuff I'm no longer using.
If you're someone who'se "phat" on apps then you'll want more, but for the rest of us I can't see how it's not livable with the SD card.

Brought my S5 back yesterday because I'm waiting for the 32Gb version (trying the M8 to pass away the time). I've been friends with the at&t mgr for couple years, he said AT&T will be getting the 32gb and a gold version...didn't say when though.
If the 32gb version doesn't come out in a couple weeks or so, I'll go back and get the 16gb. I'm just taking a chance that AT&T and company are pulling the same stunt with the S5 as they did with the S4.

[Q] How much Storage do you think you will need?

I am currently on a nexus 4. I had this for a few years and never had an issue with storage. I kept it light since it only had 16gbs. i had a oneplus one for a little while and used about 15gbs for games, music and all that. Now i ordered a nexus 6 on 11/5 from the google play store a 32 blue. I was aiming for the 64 but thought if i didn't get the 32 i wouldn't get a phone at all. So i nabbed it real quick. Now I am still debating over getting the extra storage. I managed on my nexus 4 but the extra space just seems nice. What made you choose the one you chose?

You do know that the Nexus 4 were 8 & 16GB devices, right?

I thought the Nexus 4 only came in 8 and 16gb variants. I've had an 8gb nexus 4 that I've been using for the past 18 months. Once you get past the space reserved for the system usage, I get 5.67gb of available space. I'd say I ran out of space for music and videos and stuff about 6 months ago and I've been resorting to dropbox, google drive, streaming and the like to keep myself entertained.
This time i went with the 64gb because I'd like to not worry about running out of space. 32gb sounds sufficient now, but in 24 months it probably won't be. Also going from $299 for 8gb to $349 for 16gb seemed like a lot of extra money for a little extra storage space, but going from $649 to $699 is like a drop in the bucket by comparison.

The nexus 4 was only sold in 8/16 GB models. Not 32GB. However, I ordered a 64gb because i always error on the side of caution and would rather pay a little more now then realize i need more storage down the road and not be able to do anything about it. Plus I hear the new run time uses about twice as much space for apps because of the cache.

64gb minimum.
I'd personally like 128gb.
32gb or less is pants in this day and age.

My last 2 phones have been 32 and I have never had a problem but I'm not one to keep useless Crap on my phone either. I don't play games. I always go through my pictures and delete bad or useless photos. How much damn music can u listen to. I mean really, people put 10gb of music on their phone and probably never listen to 98% of it. With all that said I like to go ever board on most things so I would have gotten the 64gb if I had the option at the time but for me 32gb will do just fine and I can spend the money saved on ammo.
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256 ~ 384GB.
Loseless musics and RAW pictures and 2K resolution videos need large enough space of storage

litrekid said:
My last 2 phones have been 32 and I have never had a problem but I'm not one to keep useless Crap on my phone either. I don't play games. I always go through my pictures and delete bad or useless photos. How much damn music can u listen to. I mean really, people put 10gb of music on their phone and probably never listen to 98% of it. With all that said I like to go ever board on most things so I would have gotten the 64gb if I had the option at the time but for me 32gb will do just fine and I can spend the money saved on ammo.
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I have 50gb of music on my Note 4 - All Wav Full size - Whether I listen to it is irrelevant, 64gb should be minimum.
Google need to get their act together or put a micro sd slot in their phones

I'd be fine with an 16gb device, so 32gb will do just fine.

32gb is ok for me as I dont put a lot of music on or vids, mostly stream content, but if they offered it in USB3 i would get 64gb so I could use it to transfer data and a portable hdd. Otherwise it takes ages to transfer stuff

I own 16GB Nexus 5 and it has 4GB free available.
But, that's because I don't install games, only 1. And I don't store music / video in it.
With Nexus 6, I plan to get the 64GB, although 32GB would be enough.
Why 64GB? Think about 4K videos, that might be cool, no? And that requires more space. Also 13 MP photos compared to 8 MP of Nexus 5, more space needed.
Lastly, because I intent to keep this "expensive" device for at least 2 years .... 64GB is more preferred!

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64gb minimum.
I'd personally like 128gb.
32gb or less is pants in this day and age.
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I agree. I wish companies would start offering 128 options or even 256. How hard is it to even offer that much storage?

I've never even used the full 8 on my N4. I'm good with 32.

msal said:
I agree. I wish companies would start offering 128 options or even 256. How hard is it to even offer that much storage?
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Ask Apple, since their 128GB iP6 models are suffering HW issues currently.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...ts-Apple-to-stop-using-TLC-NAND-flash_id62603

I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it....Go big or go home!

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I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it....Go big or go home!
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This is the thing. I'm considering going for the 64 again. It just feels nice to know you do not have to worry about space at all. I plan on putting games on my device because it seems perfect for gaming. 4k video does take a lot of space, so i am not sure what to do. I could have ordered a 64 from motorola but hesitated lol.

I"m one of those who was sad to see Google abolish the SD card from the Nexus devices, and was torn between getting a phone with bloat, but expandable storage, or a clean phone with no such abilities. I ultimately went for the latter, and was really worried that 32GB wouldn't be enough. In reality though, 32GB has proven more than enough. I'm sure I'll never even come close to filling it up, short of stuffing a lot of HD movies in there.
That said... I ordered the 64GB version of the Nexus 6, basically, for no other reason than I felt if I was willing to shell out $650 for a 32GB device, I might as well spend the other $50 for double the storage. Had that model been $100 more, I'm sure I'd have stuck with the 32GB phone and been fine. I guess we all have our lines in the sand.

jt3 said:
I"m one of those who was sad to see Google abolish the SD card from the Nexus devices, and was torn between getting a phone with bloat, but expandable storage, or a clean phone with no such abilities. I ultimately went for the latter, and was really worried that 32GB wouldn't be enough. In reality though, 32GB has proven more than enough. I'm sure I'll never even come close to filling it up, short of stuffing a lot of HD movies in there.
That said... I ordered the 64GB version of the Nexus 6, basically, for no other reason than I felt if I was willing to shell out $650 for a 32GB device, I might as well spend the other $50 for double the storage. Had that model been $100 more, I'm sure I'd have stuck with the 32GB phone and been fine. I guess we all have our lines in the sand.
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Thats the thing it is only 50 bucks more and i plan to keep the phone for two years.

Dr Faustus said:
Ask Apple, since their 128GB iP6 models are suffering HW issues currently.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...ts-Apple-to-stop-using-TLC-NAND-flash_id62603
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LOL. You're using the fruit company as an example why not to use big storage?
Last I checked, the 256 GB SSD I have in my laptop was purring along quite happily, no issues at all.
You can't use one bad implementation as an example why something is globally a bad idea. In fact, you should probably assume that the problems apple is having, is either related to their specific chip supplier, or a flaw in the storage format they use. Note that the fruit company uses their HFS storage format, which may not be well tested on 128 GB flash media, and is used exclusively on a subset of consumer devices. Android uses EXT4, which is very well tested on 128 GB flash media, and deployed on things like SERVERS all around the world, proven very robust.
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Thats the thing it is only 50 bucks more and i plan to keep the phone for two years.
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^^ That.
Given the difference of $50 and the *lack of an MMC slot*, I consider it a no-brainer to get the big one. If you ever end up *needing* the space, you will be kicking yourself for buying the small one.

Being a crack flasher, I need MOAR storage. 64 GB should be fine for me.

[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

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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.

To my Rooted guys, 32GB or 64GB

I just wanted to know for everyone that's pretty active in the rooting community which version do they have? I know Im sure I will be ok with the 32GB version since all my music is streamed and pics are backed up on Google. Just curious.

tee00max said:
I just wanted to know for everyone that's pretty active in the rooting community which version do they have? I know Im sure I will be ok with the 32GB version since all my music is streamed and pics are backed up on Google. Just curious.
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That will depend on how many backups you make and keep with TWRP. They will eat up storage quickly.

Mine is a 64GB N6.
I had to do Factory Data Reset after updating from 5.0 to 5.1 because only 32GB was visible under Total space.
That's the only negative consequence of owning 64GB, besides the price of course.

i plan on going with the 32GB version since i might buy it right from verizon to avoid the hassles of activating it, the phone not showing up right on my account, etc... I've noticed most TWRP backups are between 3-4GB and I only keep 1 backup at a time currently so I dont mind giving that up. plus i only really use the backups when I'm flashing a new rom or doing something that might break it. once whatever change ive done works and I'm golden i usually delete the backup. I always keep a copy of the ROM im using on the phone so if something does happen by any weird chance I'll just wipe and start fresh. most of my stuff backs up to the cloud anyways

64 for me. I sync my backups right off, but having titanium there all the time and the flexibility for me, the small price increase is well worth it.

64gb here also.

64 also here! Like availability if required and someday resale value.

I have the 32GB and I store most of my stuff on an OTG drive.

I'm getting by on 32 just fine. I listen to a lot of music but don't play games which can take up a lot of space. I also manage backups basically the same way you do.

Yeah I think im going to roll with the 64GB just because I am purchasing on off of Swappa and they are priced really well for brand new units.

Being some jackass decided to remove the sd card feature..I was forced to get the 64..
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droidxxxxx said:
Being some jackass decided to remove the sd card feature..I was forced to get the 64..
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Hahaha true...

Last two nailed it. Always get the biggest when expansion is impossible.

Rockin 64gb too. Love having the extra space when i copy movies to it for a road trip or killing time.
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I use 32gb, I store all of my music locally as I live in NYC and cloud music isn't reliable for me as I go underground and don't have any service there.
I still have a lot of space left on my phone, roughly about 4 gb and am pretty happy with it. It should be noted I have about 2 nandroid backup on my phone right now.
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I bought the 64GB version even though it meant waiting longer to get. Definitely glad I did since I can never have enough storage. I would have bought a 128GB version if one was available.

Have the 32gb, as well. I copy my TWRP backups to my USB-OTG and my computer so I don't lose the storage on board.

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Being some jackass decided to remove the sd card feature..I was forced to get the 64..
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a nexus hasnt had a sdcard in quite a long time now.
btw, i use the 32gb version. i keep all my music in the cloud, and have 3 nandroid backups in my storage. and still its plenty of space

just returned from best buy.. 32GB nexus 6 in hand.
time to have some fun!

simms22 said:
a nexus hasnt had a sdcard in quite a long time now.
btw, i use the 32gb version. i keep all my music in the cloud, and have 3 nandroid backups in my storage. and still its plenty of space
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Yeah, Im new to nexus, but noticing a trend in android moving away from ext sd cards. I think the s6 doesn't have one either, but at least they have a 128 gig one. I surely woulda bought that one as well.
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Quick Question: Where to Buy Note 4 GB GB Model for T-Mobile...???

So my freind is bummed she cannot unlock her bootloader and root/rom her At&T Note 4. She is so bummed she wants me to buy her a Note 4 T-Mobile and root/rom it for her and she will switch to T-Mobile once I do so.
That being said I know they sell a 64GB Model instead of the 32GB but T-Mobile will have none of it. They say that's not an option and they only sell the 32GB. Pfffffff. I know it's out there but a quick search on eBay, Amazon even Craigs finds nothing
Anyone have any ideas where I can get one?? Last year I saw someone with it, using it, and it was custom themed with a rom and root on t-mobile. He got one and said they are hard to come by but are out there.
HELP! Where can I get her one?

drtechnology said:
So my freind is bummed she cannot unlock her bootloader and root/rom her At&T Note 4. She is so bummed she wants me to buy her a Note 4 T-Mobile and root/rom it for her and she will switch to T-Mobile once I do so.
That being said I know they sell a 64GB Model instead of the 32GB but T-Mobile will have none of it. They say that's not an option and they only sell the 32GB. Pfffffff. I know it's out there but a quick search on eBay, Amazon even Craigs finds nothing
Anyone have any ideas where I can get one?? Last year I saw someone with it, using it, and it was custom themed with a rom and root on t-mobile. He got one and said they are hard to come by but are out there.
HELP! Where can I get her one?
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You don't really need the 64GB.....I have a 32GB and bought a 64/128GB sd card, that's all you need!
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You don't really need the 64GB.....I have a 32GB and bought a 64/128GB sd card, that's all you need!
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Well, like me she has had android a lot and has a few hundred apps - maybe not as many as me but a lot still. The issue is on 32gb, it fills up with apps then u gotta one by one move to sd move to sd and its a PAIN IN THE ASS
If she has 64gb internal would not be an issue. She kinda does need it and yes I plan to put 128 external sd card

drtechnology said:
Well, like me she has had android a lot and has a few hundred apps - maybe not as many as me but a lot still. The issue is on 32gb, it fills up with apps then u gotta one by one move to sd move to sd and its a PAIN IN THE ASS
If she has 64gb internal would not be an issue. She kinda does need it and yes I plan to put 128 external sd card
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I'm not sure if you going to find a 64 version.... It's very rare or probably a limited edition....SD card slot was the main reason why the device came with 32GB internal storage! Good luck
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drtechnology said:
Well, like me she has had android a lot and has a few hundred apps - maybe not as many as me but a lot still. The issue is on 32gb, it fills up with apps then u gotta one by one move to sd move to sd and its a PAIN IN THE ASS
If she has 64gb internal would not be an issue. She kinda does need it and yes I plan to put 128 external sd card
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I suppose you could install cm13 and use the adoptable storage with the sd card then if it really is that big a problem
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drtechnology said:
Well, like me she has had android a lot and has a few hundred apps - maybe not as many as me but a lot still. The issue is on 32gb, it fills up with apps then u gotta one by one move to sd move to sd and its a PAIN IN THE ASS
If she has 64gb internal would not be an issue. She kinda does need it and yes I plan to put 128 external sd card
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Are you kidding or you actually being serious?

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Are you kidding or you actually being serious?
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Ummmm why would I post something if I am not serious unless I put jkjk I am definitely not kidding.
32 GB does not hold all the apps that will install, so most must be moved to SD card (external SD) and that is a one by one process. Unless you know of a batch move or move all to SD where I can do them all with a few clicks instead of one by one then I really need the 64GB model
Samsung says they make it - chatted, emailed and called them but they say they do not have a dealer list of who sells them - but they have been making them a while now
so someone has to carry the 64GB model???
WHO? I have scoured the internet and found sh*t

64gb note 4 is a myth in USA, maybe somewhere overseas they make the 64gb international version but even that seems rare.
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Note 5 64GB is available for TMO

Have you called T-Mobile, or only asked in store? If it exists it probably was never available in store.

Trust me, the 32GB is enough. I have about 250 apps on my Note 5 and I am barely hitting 10GB of app storage usage. Also have a Note 4 with 32GB internal storage plus a 128GB microSD card in it and barely used the card. If you are into taking 4k video or wanting to put your movies on your phone, that's where more internal storage comes in handy. If not, then 32GB should be more than enough to do the job. As far as a 64GB note 4, Samsung only made a 32GB note 4, the only reason why they made a 64GB note 5 is to replace not having an microSD slot in it.
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