Help with storage clarification

[Rezylee]

Okay so my friend says this: if you have 2 iphones, one that has 16gb of storage and the other has 64 gb, if both iphones have 16gb of storage, they will both have the same speed. He basically is saying that the 64gb iphone becomes slower than the 16gb iphone once it is storing over 16gb of storage. is this true?

 

[USAFRet]

Storage space has nothing to do with the 'speed' of the phone.

 

[Rezylee]

well like if a computer has its storage maxed out, it will be slower than a computer than has 0 gb on it...

 

[USAFRet]

well like if a computer has its storage maxed out, it will be slower than a computer than has 0 gb on it...

He basically is saying that the 64gb iphone becomes slower than the 16gb iphone once it is storing over 16gb of storage.

That statement doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[Rezylee]

how come

 

[USAFRet]

how come

Why would a device with 64GB storage automatically become slower once it goes over 16GB used space?

 

[Rezylee]

thats what i said to my friend and he disagreed. so am i right?

 

[USAFRet]

thats what i said to my friend and he disagreed. so am i right?

Probably.
Run your own benchmarks and see what happens.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

The 64GB phone will be faster in the same way that larger SSD drives are faster: more NAND cells working in parallel. Additionally, as you fill up your phone, the flash storage will slow down as it nears 100% capacity.
Translated: The 64 GB phone should be faster generally, and will remain proportionally less full, longer than a 16GB phone. (Which also helps with speed of starting/installing apps etc.)

If I'm reading this right, your friend is saying: "Your phone will slow down if you have more than 16GB of stuff on it"
You can rest assured that the 64 GB Phone will NOT slow down if filled past 16GB, but the 16GB phone filled to 16GB will become nearly unusable (very slow) at full capacity.

It mainly depends on the percentage of "fullness."