iPad mini iPad mini 4 iOS 14.3 Storage Size

[Jack Neill]

I got the rents a new iPad for Christmas, so I got their old 16GB Mini 4. I restored with iOS 14.3 and it runs fine. I am a little put off that without installing a single app or anything only 8.6GB are free after a restore, that's 45% of the entire device storage taken up by iOS. It reminds me of Windows 10 on those crappy 32GB eMMC tablets with the OS taking up the entire internal storage.

 

[AutomaticApple]

I got the rents a new iPad for Christmas, so I got their old 16GB Mini 4. I restored with iOS 14.3 and it runs fine. I am a little put off that without installing a single app or anything only 8.6GB are free after a restore, that's 45% of the entire device storage taken up by iOS. It reminds me of Windows 10 on those crappy 32GB eMMC tablets with the OS taking up the entire internal storage.

It is an old tablet. As a result, it isn't going to have much storage.

 

[ericwn]

I got the rents a new iPad for Christmas, so I got their old 16GB Mini 4. I restored with iOS 14.3 and it runs fine. I am a little put off that without installing a single app or anything only 8.6GB are free after a restore, that's 45% of the entire device storage taken up by iOS. It reminds me of Windows 10 on those crappy 32GB eMMC tablets with the OS taking up the entire internal storage.

Absolutely fair assessment, but there probably were better storage options available even then which would have made for smoother sailing.

Now, is it possible to get some space back by deleting Apple apps?

 

[Jack Neill]

Absolutely fair assessment, but there probably were better storage options available even then which would have made for smoother sailing.

Now, is it possible to get some space back by deleting Apple apps?

Not really, its not even a big deal I really have no use for it. I have a 256 Air 3 as a main iPad. I also have a 16Gb Mini 2 on 10.3.3 that's also a dust pan. I just found it interesting that they take half the tablet in the OS.

 

[rui no onna]

Absolutely fair assessment, but there probably were better storage options available even then which would have made for smoother sailing.

Now, is it possible to get some space back by deleting Apple apps?

On my devices, System by itself is around 6-7 GB so likely not. Seriously, Apple was stuck on 16GB base for such a long time. They should've upgraded to 2GB/32GB by 2013 already. The apps had already grown huge then.

I think it may have been iOS 9 or 10 that you needed 5-7 GB free space to upgrade and they were still selling 8GB iPhone 5c's. Not very "It just works."