8GB iPhone 4s storage issues?

I bought an 8GB thinking that it would be fine. I quickly ran out of memory within the first month. I just decided to fully reset it to original. When it turned back on I looked at the settings to see how much space was actually available.
Why does an 8 GB iPhone with nothing but the original apps say that there's only 5.4 GB capacity and only 4.8 GB available?

Added (1). I just checked the available again to show my mom and it said 3.8 GB. I haven't done anything to it. Has this happened to anyone else?

That's why iphones are the worst.

Whether it's 8 or 16 o r32gb, it's all a marketing lie. My 16s (I have two and an iPad) only come with 13.36. Why? The actual operating system takes up the difference. All phones come that way. Companies get away with it because that is true storage capacity it's not the capacity you can use is all. See the links for tips on how to free up space. Best luck.
http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/ultimate-guide-freeing-up-space-your-iphone-ios-7-0154466/

http://www.imore.com/...ival-guide

http://www.imore.com/...to-library

http://forums.imore.com/iphone-5/246764-how-clear-cache-make-ios-faster.html

The software (iOS) takes up about a few gb of space, so technically your 4s only has about 5- 6 gb of storage.

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