Apple’s 8GB iPhone 5c offers just 2 GB less storage than Samsung’s GS5

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“Apple’s lower cost 8GB iPhone 5c scales down its entry cost by dropping 8GB, but ends up with only 3.7GB less available room for apps, pics and other user data as Samsung’s 16GB Galaxy S4, thanks to more efficient storage use and the lack of third party bundles and offers,” Daniel Eran Dilger reports for AppleInsider.

“The new 8GB iPhone 5c creates a new, lower price point for sensitive markets including the U.K. and China. It ships with 4.9GB available to users, which will be easy to fill. Apple’s newly free Garage Band, iMovie, iPhoto and iWork apps together weigh in at nearly 3GB, and user photos and email can also quickly add up,” Dilger reports. “Apple has addressed mobile storage issues for users with its free iCloud service, which lets users store music, videos and App Store purchases in the cloud so they can be downloaded only when needed. PhotoStream also captures the pictures users take, creating a iCloud backup that allows mobile users with limited storage to delete photos from their phone.”

Dilger reports, “Samsung wastes so much space on its 16GB Galaxy S4 that users are left with just a bit more space [8.56GB] than Apple’s new, lower end 8GB iPhone 5c, despite Samsung boasting twice as much storage as Apple’s newly introduced model.”

Source: MacDailyNews