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Old 06-19-24 | 02:40 PM
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From: Far beyond the pale horizon.
Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged
This is a solution looking for a problem. I tour regularly and use a Garmin 1040 Solar which in battery saver mode is good for 100 hours in moderate battery save mode. That is 12 days of riding 8 hours a day with no access to outside power which would be a very particular use case. The longest I have every been off grid has been 7 days and my battery pack tides me over just fine until I hit a charging point.
Not entirely. The solar 1040 is $750. The phone the OP is talking about is $250, with a much bigger screen. And some people might like the software available on Android. The phone could also be used for other things (unlike the 1040).
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