Below are general guidelines for the amount of data used for commonly used services.*
| Type of Usage |
File Size |
1GB Mobile Data |
| Email |
| 1 email (text only) |
20KB |
52429 |
| 1 email (with standard attachment) |
350KB |
2996 |
| Web |
| Web Access |
200KB |
5243 |
| Music/Apps/Video/Photos |
| 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 dat used for the described activity can vary significantly from the examples above.
Wi-fi does not count against your mobile data allowance.