Unit converter on your phone: length, weight, temperature and storage
Short answer: Orbitika's Converter is a free tool that converts length, weight, temperature, digital storage and more, and it is designed to work without Wi-Fi or mobile data. The tables below cover the conversions people use most, so you can double-check any result.
What Orbitika's Converter does
The Converter handles length, weight, temperature, digital storage and more. It is one of Orbitika's free everyday tools, and it is designed to work without Wi-Fi or mobile data.
When you will use it
- Travelling: road signs in miles or kilometres, weather in Fahrenheit or Celsius, luggage limits in kilograms or pounds.
- Cooking: recipes from another country use cups, ounces, millilitres or grams.
- Shopping: a screen size in inches, a weight in ounces, a bottle in fluid ounces.
- Tech: understanding why a phone's storage looks smaller than the number on the box.
Common conversions to know
Length
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 inch | 2.54 cm |
| 1 foot | 30.48 cm |
| 1 yard | 0.9144 m |
| 1 mile | 1.609 km |
| 1 km | 0.621 miles |
Weight
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28.35 g |
| 1 pound | 0.4536 kg |
| 1 kg | 2.205 pounds |
| 1 stone (14 lb) | 6.35 kg |
Temperature
| Celsius | Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 0 | 32 |
| 20 | 68 |
| 37 | 98.6 |
| 100 | 212 |
Quick estimate: to go from Celsius to Fahrenheit, double the number and add 30. To go back, subtract 30 and halve it. The exact formula is F = C × 9/5 + 32.
Volume
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 US cup | about 237 ml |
| 1 US fluid ounce | 29.57 ml |
| 1 US pint | 473 ml |
| 1 UK pint | 568 ml |
| 1 US gallon | 3.785 litres |
| 1 UK gallon | 4.546 litres |
The US and UK use different pints and gallons, which is a common source of mistakes in recipes and fuel costs.
Digital storage
8 bits make 1 byte. Storage makers count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes, 1 MB as 1,000 KB and 1 GB as 1,000 MB. Computers sometimes count in units of 1,024 (a gibibyte, GiB, is 1,024 MiB). That is one reason a 128 GB phone can show about 119 in some places, and the operating system and preinstalled apps also take space.
Tips
- Check the unit before you convert: US and UK units share names but not sizes.
- For cooking, grams are more accurate than cups.
- Round at the end, not in the middle of a calculation.
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Frequently asked questions
What units does Orbitika's Converter cover?
Length, weight, temperature, digital storage and more. It is part of the free everyday tools in Orbitika.
How many centimetres are in an inch?
One inch is exactly 2.54 centimetres.
How do I convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Multiply by 9/5 and add 32. As a quick estimate, double the Celsius number and add 30.
Is Orbitika's Converter free?
Yes. The everyday tools, including the Converter, are free. Only the emergency tools are part of Orbitika Premium.