We explain step by step how to know the internal storage that your iPhone has.
The iPhone internal storage is one of the most important points of the specifications of the device, as it cannot be expanded in any way. Whether it’s because you’ve bought a new iPhone and you don’t know its capacity or because you’re going to buy it and want to check how many GB of storage it has, knowing where to look at the iPhone’s internal memory is something fundamental that we’re going to explain to you.
How to find out how many GB of storage an iPhone has
The iPhone internal storage has been changing and expanding during years. From the 4, 8 and 16 GB available in the original iPhone to the 128, 256, 512 GB or even 1 TB of the most current iPhone.
Every iPhone has been available in various versions of storage and this is how you can check what internal storage your iPhone has:
- Get into the Settings of the iPhone.
- Now tap on the section General.
- At the top, tap on Information.
- You will see a section called Ability in which the GB of internal storage of the iPhone appears.
Right below you can view remaining storage available. If it’s a new or factory restored iPhone, you should have nearly full capacity available. Please note that there are some GB occupied by the system and apps included in the iPhone.
Another way to check iPhone internal storage is from Settings > General > iPhone Storage. Here we will also see in a very detailed way what the storage is occupied with, it is one of the best ways to free up storage space on iPhone.
How to find out how many GB an iPhone has without turning it on
Formerly this was a fact that was written on the outer casing of the iPhone, right at the back below the name. However, for many years Apple doesn’t screen storage capacity of the iPhone in the case of the device.
Therefore, There is no way to know how many GB an iPhone has without turning it on. I don’t know that you want to unmount it to find the storage memory, something that we do not recommend if you are not an expert.
The storage of the iPhone is an essential part, since is where apps, photos and videos are stored that we have on our iPhone. In case we run out of space, we will have to resort to cloud storage, iCloud being one of the best alternatives on the iPhone.
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