Iphone4 16gb free space (win vs itunes) capacity discrepancy

Hi
I know win/itunes rapport wrong numbers.... but didnt know it was that much error.
What do Itunes count?
is it 900mb for apps/games/books etc and 800gb to ios?
or can i put 1,68gb music or something thru itunes without a problem??
Is there any cache files i can delete or something to free up space?
(yes i could delete a few apps/games instead.. ;-))

Did you Empty the trash after you deleted the files?

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I get this error occasionally since getting the iPhone5 in October. My last successful back up to thei Mac was yesterday. Tonight, no backup.
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