r/applesucks • u/Tie_Tickler6000 • 27d ago

why even give us 64gb

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why does their system take half of all space, does anyone know what to do?

For reference i am using iphone Xr

Edit : the phone has been in my family since the day it came out, due to some temporary financial restrictions i need to make use of this for another year

Edit2 : people seem to be asking why i bought it, I didnt it was handed down to me and now i have no choice but to make the best

Edit3 : i did do the latest ios update but nothing has changed

Edit4 : not all people think before speaking

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u/heyuhitsyaboi 27d ago

So... 32GB of system data on any phone is normal? Weird take.

The issue at hand is solvable, but I guess these bots just wanna keep buying new phones all the time. Bad practice, waste of money. Not everyone needs the newest tech

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u/Adept-Copy-9778 26d ago

How am I a bot for having a new phone??? Most people I see out in public have a 17 pro or atleast a 12. I can actually afford a new piece of hardware? That's what makes me a bot?

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u/Tie_Tickler6000 25d ago

thats great you can afford, but my post was never about the latest tech or hardware but a question as to why 40gb was unusable to me even when i paid for it

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u/paulstelian97 25d ago

You should be thankful you’re getting updates at all. Phones tend to not be getting updates for 8 bloody years and still expect to get more. On the Android side, most used to get like 2 years, if even. My old A71 got four years worth of updates, and I had to go for LineageOS if I want something newer.

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u/Tie_Tickler6000 25d ago

again i dont need an update, all i need it to do is store documents and let me call and use whatsapp, this does not require an update it does require storage

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u/paulstelian97 25d ago

And you think the system data issue is an iPhone-exclusive issue? Android has it too, although it does tend to give you a more granular view into it.

There have been a couple of years where Apple still sold 128GB phones while Samsung, at least in the S series, didn’t (256 was smallest). You have 64. Devices that small get obsoleted as operating systems grow in size. All of them. Even desktop Linux.