Mobile phone for navigaton next
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As I am planning to move from Tomtom to MRA Next, I want to buy a dedicated cell phone for this purpose. Could you suggest anything tested and worth its price? I don't want to pay too much, about 150-200 EUR would be great. It must be waterproof of course, robust, handling with gloves would be a nice option. I am considering Motorola Defy 2021, maybe some chinese stuff like Ulefone etc would be better?
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I did last year what you will be doing: get a dedicated rugged phone instead of a GPS device. I got myself a CAT S52 which I love and would not be ashamed of to use for daily use, because it looks really great. Somehow it got a lot more expensive after I got it (paid less then € 300,--) and it's successor S53 is in te over 500 range. For just over € 200,- you can get a CAT S42. If you look for sub 200 phones, you will need to look for Ulefone or Blackview. They are probably a bit less well serviced under warranty, I don't know.
I looked up the Motorola Defy. Looks like a great device for the purpose. It just seems to still have Android 10, but that will not be a problem.
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I did last year what you will be doing: get a dedicated rugged phone instead of a GPS device. I got myself a CAT S52 which I love and would not be ashamed of to use for daily use, because it looks really great. Somehow it got a lot more expensive after I got it (paid less then € 300,--) and it's successor S53 is in te over 500 range. For just over € 200,- you can get a CAT S42. If you look for sub 200 phones, you will need to look for Ulefone or Blackview. They are probably a bit less well serviced under warranty, I don't know.
I looked up the Motorola Defy. Looks like a great device for the purpose. It just seems to still have Android 10, but that will not be a problem.
@Con-Hennekens Thank you, I've heard about cat devices but I don't want to have it more expensive then Tomtom rider is
The only worrying thing in Defy is the display, seems not too good but for this purpose should be enough. -
@Con-Hennekens Thank you, I've heard about cat devices but I don't want to have it more expensive then Tomtom rider is
The only worrying thing in Defy is the display, seems not too good but for this purpose should be enough.@Stanisław Just pay attention to maximum screen brightness. If it's to low, it will difficult to see the screen under direct sun light.
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@Con-Hennekens Thank you, I've heard about cat devices but I don't want to have it more expensive then Tomtom rider is
The only worrying thing in Defy is the display, seems not too good but for this purpose should be enough.@Stanisław said in Mobile phone for navigaton next:
I don't want to have it more expensive then Tomtom rider is
The cheapest TomTom Rider I can find is about € 300,- so there is margin
Once you see the many advantages of a phone over a dedicates GPS unit, you would probably even pay more than for a cheap TT. -
A rugged phone is infinitely better than a dedicated GPS
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A rugged phone is infinitely better than a dedicated GPS
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@b0hd1 wow, very impressing! Is there any special app for connecting with GS installed in Android?
@Stanisław It's a bit complex. If you want, I'll let you know in private. regards
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@Stanisław It's a bit complex. If you want, I'll let you know in private. regards
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