The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix giga means 10⁹ in the International System of Units. Therefore, one gigabyte is one billion bytes. The unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB.

What does GB mean for phones?

GB is short for gigabyte, which is a unit of data storage capacity that approximately equates to one billion bytes. This number will tell you how much built-in storage your phone has.

What does GB mean in storage?

The gigabyte (/ˈɡɪɡ. əˌbaɪt, ˈdʒɪɡ-/) is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix giga means 10⁹ in the International System of Units (SI). Therefore, one gigabyte is one billion bytes. The unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB.