IPhone 4 Capacity query

Hi,
Firstly, let me say I`m new to this iPhone thing so please excuse me if I have asked a silly question here.
I just got an iPhone 4 - 8GB last weekend as a gift from a family member and have set all back to factory default and started from new again. Since I have loaded very little on to it I cannot understand it when I go into` About` and `General` it says Capacity = 6.3GB, Available = 2.5GB. How can this be when I have installed very little on to it other than 7 photos and 7 songs.
Any ideas as to what may be happening here or am I reading this all wrong.
Thanks,
Ian

When an iPhone is replaced by Apple, the replacement unit will either have the remainder of warranty of the original iPhone (one year from date of original purchase) or 90 days, whichever is longer. You do not get a new one-year warranty from the date of the replacement.
Regards.

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