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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 01:39:32 UTC Bernie

   Why do people buy phones with 256GB or even 512GB of flash? Do they use them to backup their PC? They have nowhere to upload their photos and videos?

   Please help me understand what you do with that extra storage that's being sold at 10x the real cost of flash, and needs some form of backup anyway. 🤔

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 06:41:26 UTC Bernie

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     • fyrfli

     @fyrfli oh wow, iOS is small compared to Android!

   • fyrfli (fyrfli@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 06:41:27 UTC fyrfli

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     @codewiz I was wrong. It’s even worse than I thought. It’s all apps. /sigh

   • fyrfli (fyrfli@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 06:41:28 UTC fyrfli

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     @codewiz I’m actually afraid to look at my usage …

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:34:48 UTC Bernie

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     • lypanov

     @lypanov Huawei phones have not been selling in the US since 2019 on vague accusations of espionage.

     Since they can't do business with any US company, which app store do they use? And how does Android look overall?

   • lypanov (lypanov@outerheaven.club)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:35:01 UTC lypanov

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     @codewiz got it free with the model I wanted (10x zoom Huawei). Using 128gb currently. 60gb is Termux with random dev projects. Planning to use an extra 200gb ish for a full local copy of my photo collection (ongoing project to transition away from buggy M$ projects is blocking this). Remaining space will be for offline FLAC cache.
   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:36:42 UTC Bernie

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     • Dashtop
     • darkangel0224

     @Dashtop @darkangel0224 Right. I wish there was a photos app that does that transparently.

   • darkangel0224@imastodon.net's status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:36:44 UTC darkangel0224

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     @codewiz
     1. Operation system goes bigger, as well as bloatwares. Android 2.3 is less than 1GB, while Android 10 becomes 5-10 times larger. More storage is needed to house them all. Maybe a few people are indeed happy with iPhone of 16G still.

     2. Modern phones takes more roles than ever. They are cameras, music/video players, game consoles and more. It costs more storage than that of a simple voice communication device.

     3. Data on cloud is never yours - 1/2

   • dashtop@mastodon.online's status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:36:44 UTC Dashtop

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     • darkangel0224

     @darkangel0224 @codewiz you can put encrypted data?

   • dashtop@mastodon.online's status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:40:45 UTC Dashtop

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     • fyrfli

     @codewiz @fyrfli please put /s :')

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 18:40:45 UTC Bernie

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     • Dashtop
     • fyrfli

     @Dashtop @fyrfli I'm totally serious! On my phone, the Android 12 + Samsung bloatware takes 23GB, while that grey area for iOS appears to be below 10GB.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 20:29:56 UTC Bernie

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     • lypanov

     @lypanov Yes, I also thought that wasn't such a good move for the United States.

     By the way, guess who was the brilliant strategist who declared war to Huawei and Chaina? 😂

   • lypanov (lypanov@outerheaven.club)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 20:29:59 UTC lypanov

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     @codewiz built-in store is pretty much useless. I use two methods. One: gspace, a app in which you can install full google api needing apps. I have a few apps there (bike rental, local supermarket, Google maps for it's superb transit coverage, Economist). Two: Rest of the phone is either Aurora which is a Google play store "front". And fdroid for anything open.
     
     My next phone will be a Samsung. It's simply too painful to not have googles notification services.
     
     The US ban may have been to prevent China becoming a serious competitor in the area of silicon (Huawei was at the forefront for a while). But the move has pushed China for full independence. The US will loose badly in the long term.
   • atlas_core@linuxrocks.online's status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 20:33:37 UTC atlas_core

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     @codewiz so, lossless music

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 20:34:00 UTC Bernie

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     • atlas_core

     @atlas_core My ears are so lossy, that I can't tell the difference between FLAC and 128 mbit OGG or AAC. I have good bluetooth headphones now, and that makes a very noticeable difference to me.