Why are internal storage and a Memory card, among other storage devices, less spacious?

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You must consider storage if you purchase a new smartphone or a storage device like a memory card, hard drive, or pen drive. because more storage is required nowadays to store more data.

However, you must have observed that the storage device we get from the market, if we purchase a smartphone, is displayed here with the following statement:

For instance: You recently bought a memory card or pen drive with a 16GB capacity. However, it displays less than 16GB when you plug it into your smartphone or attach it to a PC or laptop. For instance, it displays 14.9GB on a 16GB memory card or pen drive. Thus, around 1.1GB of storage space was used.

Why is this occurring, then? Are storage device manufacturers defrauding us? You must be aware of it! Therefore, attentively study this text to learn what you don't know.

Why do we receive less space than what is indicated on the storage device? You first need to understand what Memory Units are.

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Let me explain to you in short and simple terms that when you purchase a storage device, such as a smartphone, and check the internal storage of the device, how do you know that this storage device also has a memory card, a hard drive, and a pen drive? There is a limit to how much data you can keep; you are unable to store any more. These are accessible using Memory Units.

Yes! You are informed that the internal storage on as many storage devices and smartphones has a maximum capacity of 16 GB, 32 GB, 8 GB, etc. More data storage is not possible. Therefore, due to memory units, they are all you can know. You must be aware of the units used to measure computer memory in this case.

Computer Memory Measurement Units

Binary Digit 1 Bit

1 Byte = 8 Bits

1 KB [Kilo Byte] Equals 1024 Bytes.

1 MB [Mega Byte] = 1024 KB

1 GB [Giga Byte] = 1024 MB

1 TB [Terra Byte] = 1024 GB

1 PB [Peta Byte] = 1024 TB

1 EB [Exa Byte] = 1024 PB

1 ZB [Zetta Byte] equals 1024 EB.

1 YB [Yotta Byte] = 1024 ZB

1 Bronto Byte = 1024 YB

The majority of computers typically use their own system of memory units to measure memory. They define 1GB as 1024MB, although several companies provide storage devices including memory cards, hard drives, pen drives, and more. For them, 1000MB equates to 1GB.

How much does an 8GB memory card matter to you, is the question we would typically ask that person. The majority of individuals will then say that 8 GB is equal to 8 000 MB, multiplied by 1000.

Thus, 1 GB also represents 1,000 MB for them in this context. However, for a computer or other device, 1 GB equals 1024 MB. Here is the calculation, hmm.

Because of this, 16 GB memory cards, pen drives, hard drives, etc. are available on the market, but they only have 14.9 GB of capacity. Let's use a simple illustration.

Consider how much a memory card with a 16GB capacity will fit on a computer and other devices.

Regarding computers and other equipment 1GB = 1024MB 1 GB equals 1073741824 Bytes if we convert it to bytes. 16 GB is considered in precisely the same way as 16 GB = 17,179,869,184 Bytes.

Nonetheless, for Manufacturers 1GB = 1000MB As manufacturers, we can convert 1 GB to 1000,000,000 Bytes. 16 GB is regarded precisely as 16 GB = 16,000,000,000 Bytes in this way.

The distinction between the two is as follows. As a result, the storage computer or other device displays the amount of storage offered by the manufacturer whenever you insert the memory card into it.

The outcome of a quick and easy computation of this is:

Computer/Other Devices 16GB Storage

1GB = 1024MB

1 GB is 1073741824 Bytes (1024x1024x1024)

17,179,869,184 Bytes make up 16GB.

Manufacturers

1GB = 1000MB

1000,000,000 Bytes make up 1 GB.

(1000x1000x1000) 16GB = 16 billion bytes 16 billion bytes / 1073741824 = about 14.9

Therefore, instead of offering us 16 GB of storage, manufacturers are really giving us 14.9 GB. We really receive less storage because of this. Because 1GB = 1000MB in this country, yet computers and other gadgets interpret it as 1GB = 1024MB.

And in this case, computers and other gadgets will adhere to their own memory unit standards rather than those set forth by manufacturers. Computer and other device memory units are therefore given precedence in this situation.

You may have also observed that although the smartphone's real internal storage is advertised, you actually receive far less space than that.

The internal storage of the phone is utilized for installed apps/games, inbuilt apps, the operating system, and other things, so if the phone has 32 GB of internal storage, for instance, you only receive about 21 to 24 GB of internal storage.

Therefore, this is the cause of the reduced space.