Storage problems, especially on Android phones, have been a constant on our phones for a long time. The evolution of applications and memory units has made applications occupy more space each time, at the same time that the quality of video and photos increases, making us need more internal capacity to house our memories. All this makes a 64 GB smartphone begin to suffer certain limitations. And it will be worse if it has less capacity.
Anyone buying a new Android phone is sure to pay special attention to the camera, screen size, design, and price, but maybe you should consider investing a bit more to give yourself some extra space. Technology advances, and we are already going for smartphones that go for 1 TB.
And it is that, more and more we find ourselves before with the hateful message that there is not enough internal storage and we are forced to save our content in the cloud or on a PC, or even to start deleting applications to alleviate this lack of memory , at least for a time. The main problem with our phones , and one that few have yet discovered, is the amount that the system files occupy, as the Pc World media remembers. For this reason, many manufacturers such as Motorola, Xiaomi or OPPO, integrate native cleaners that help them get more free space.
Never again with 16 or 32 GB
We will start by discarding all those mobiles that come by default with only 16 or 32 GB of internal space . And let’s not talk about inferior options, although we can hardly find smartphones with less capabilities than the ones we just mentioned.
However, these two options are still very much present among us. The big problem is that the photos and videos that we take or save on smartphones are taking up more. And if we are the type of user who refuses to delete their multimedia files, and although they change phones, they continue to keep them … Those GB will be too ‘short’ and in a very short time.
For this reason, we recommend that, if you are going to change to a new terminal, you start looking from 64 GB of memory . However, below we will see the different alternatives that we must take into account according to the use that we are going to give our next smartphones.
Storage according to use
The example is simple: the 64 GB of a mobile could be almost completely occupied with 2.7 GB of photos, 1.4 GB of music, 6.6 GB of games, 25 GB for 170 applications and, most striking of all, 25 GB of data system.
The bad thing is that this situation is repeated in almost all Android phones launched on the market over time. And, after successive updates to Android 10 or 11, among other versions, the truth is that the storage of the system has been occupying more and more in the terminals .
Therefore, on a 64G B smartphone, system files could consume up to 30 percent of its allocated memory, that is, more than Windows occupies on a normal PC.
And, no matter how much you clean the mobile or clear the cache, this space will always be dedicated to the system so when you buy a mobile with this storage, think that you really have around 40-50 real GB available.
But what is the perfect amount for a phone ? This question is answered easily and quickly. We will only have to take into account the use that we are going to make of the smartphone that we want to buy. Therefore, you should take into account the following recommendations:
- 64 GB mobiles : before it would be the most ideal option, but times have changed. Therefore, we would only recommend this alternative for that type of user who barely stores multimedia files on their phone. In addition, it will also be worth to those users who do not have hundreds of apps installed on their smartphones.
- Smartphones with 128/256 GB : currently this would be, without a doubt, one of the best options for its performance and price. It will not be too expensive and we can have infinite space. Therefore, this will be the best purchase for multimedia users, that is, who want to carry photos, videos, music … on their phones.
- Terminals with 512 GB / 1 TB : Although a few years ago it seemed impossible, these amounts of memory have landed on smartphones. In this case, the truth is that we would be facing a bet for the future. Because, right now, it is practically impossible to fill all this capacity in one phone. Unless you save all kinds of files. However, it will be a good choice, because you will be able to have a mobile for tomorrow when both apps and documents take up more.
The most recommended
In this case, we must take into account the previous explanation, that is, the use that we are going to give the smartphone. However, if you are going to change your mobile next year, 64 GB may be more than enough. More than anything because you will be able to switch to larger storage shortly.
Although, if your idea is that the smartphone will last between 3 or 4 years, the most recommended in these cases is to opt for an internal memory of 128 or 256 GB .
But why? As we said before, in recent years the applications, own files and the system have increased in size. And, it is hoped, that it continues to happen as time progresses. Therefore, 64 GB is likely to be sufficient in the short-medium term, but in the next two years, you could start to have storage problems .
Why doesn’t this happen on iPhone?
The fact that our phones work with large system files does not mean that it should be used on our mobile and we have the perfect example in the competition.
Critics of Apple have always pointed out that Apple continues to sell 64 GB models without the option of expansion by MicroSD, but when we observe that the iOS files have come to occupy only 5.3 GB of space in some iPhone SE or 6 GB of memory in other models of the American brand, they manage to silence anyone.
More than anything, because it is about a fifth of what Android could occupy in other recognized models of the large smartphone firms that have the Google operating system.