Uh oh! Google’s 8GB Nexus 7 is Actually 5.92GB

We all know that it’s very rare to be told a device has 8GB of storage then to find it actually has a full 8GB of storage to use right? Well even though this is normal behaviour based on system files etc.. and only so much being actual “user” space, the new Nexus 7 tablet is way lower than it should be in terms of storage being shown as available.

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According to PhoneArena, the device has just 5.92GB worth of space available for apps, photo’s, music and the likes.

Normally that wouldn’t be too big an issue BUT the Nexus 7 has no MicroSD slot meaning that you simply have to deal with that.

OK so maybe it seems a bit dramatic, lets be honest, you are paying £159 for a Google Nexus device, can you really be that picky? And again, the chances of a Dev not finding more space to use if you root and ROM it are slim to none anyway.

If you are really worried then spend an extra £40 and get the 16GB version instead.


John is the Editor-in-Chief at Land of Droid and considers himself a connoisseur of all chocolate deep fried (such as the Mars Bar) and Irn Bru. Based just outside of Glasgow in Scotland he is married with 3 young daughters and has always carried a passion for writing technology news since his early days writing as a reviewer and news writer on tracyandmatt.co.uk. You can get in touch with John by emailing john@landofdroid.com

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