Iphone 6 plus (16GB) storage capacity

Hi guys.
How much storage is taken up by the operating system for ip6 plus?
I recently bought my ip6 plus and as soon as I activated the unit, I checked the capacity (Settings>>General>>About) and it says Capacity: 11.8 GB.
So the iOS is roughly 4++GB? Is it normal?
Thanks!
-Yson

The iOS is part of that.  Reporting method, like most all computers, is the rest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte
How OS X and iOS report storage capacity - Apple Support

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