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hi fellow bikepackers,
i am planning my first bike packing adventure and am stuck between buying a new smartphone (my first) with GPS or a handheld GPS. Other than battery life and durability, are there any clear disadvantages of smartphones? i will be often times in areas with very poor or no cellular nor data signal, and will most likely use the phone on airplane mode to conserve batteries. My route will be passing through villages and urban areas every now and then meaning i will have time to charge my phone a bit. Any experiences with bike-packing only using a smart phone? or should i go for a garmin etrex20 or something else affordable? I checked the GPS/HRM thread but found no such posts, only ones talking about app features and so forth so i figure i try to ask the question here.
i am planning my first bike packing adventure and am stuck between buying a new smartphone (my first) with GPS or a handheld GPS. Other than battery life and durability, are there any clear disadvantages of smartphones? i will be often times in areas with very poor or no cellular nor data signal, and will most likely use the phone on airplane mode to conserve batteries. My route will be passing through villages and urban areas every now and then meaning i will have time to charge my phone a bit. Any experiences with bike-packing only using a smart phone? or should i go for a garmin etrex20 or something else affordable? I checked the GPS/HRM thread but found no such posts, only ones talking about app features and so forth so i figure i try to ask the question here.