General guidelines for the amount of data used!
Type of Usage | File Size | 1GB Mobile Data |
1 email (text only) | 20KB | 52429 |
1 email (with standard attachment) | 350KB | 2996 |
Web | ||
Web Access | 200KB | 5243 |
Music/Apps/Video/Photo | ||
1 minute of streaming music | 1MB | 17.06 hrs |
1 song download | 4MB | 256 |
1 app download | 4MB | 256 |
1 minute of streaming video (standard quality) | 4MB | 4.27 hrs |
1 minute of streaming video (high quality) | 6MB | 2.85 hrs |
1 digital photo | 3MB | 341 |
Social Media/Online Game Play | ||
1 social media download/upload (with photo) | 350KB | 2996 |
1 minute of online game play | 1MB | 17.06 hrs |
Video Calls | ||
1 minute of Video Facetime Call | 2.5MB | 6.83 hrs |
1 minute of Skype Video Call | 1.5MB | 11.38 hrs |
Navigation (turn-by-turn directions) | ||
1 minute of turn-by-turn navigation | 85KB | 204 hrs |
*Data usage varies per phone/device. The above examples are based on averages using a smartphone and are estimates only. The actual amount of data used for the described activity can vary significantly from the examples above. Wi-fi does not count against your mobile data allowance.