Repaired 8gB iPhone 3G shows Capacity 6.9GB

I've just had the battery replaced. Backed it all up in iTunes before it went and tried to sync the new one when it came back. But everything won't fit.
The one old had Capacity 7.4GB(binary) which is 8gB(decimal) - correct.
The new one now shows Capacity 6.9GB(binary) which is equivalent to 7.1gB(decimal) - ~1gB too low
Where has 1gB of Capacity gone - is this a fault?

4.1 reduced the capacity to 6.9GB as well. The newer 4.x software is bigger and so requires more storage space than 3.x, roughly 100MB more.

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You may wish to check out http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495
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*Connect iPhone to the different USB Ports to see if another port provides more power to the iPhone to allow it to be seen in iTunes
*Download and Update all Windows updates and computer updates from computer manufacture
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