Best "midrange" phones for Osmand+ - bike navigation.

[Bas Roufs]

Hello Everybody.

Already for some years, I have been happily using Osmand+.

However the combination of that heavy package and my low-end smartphone "Samsung Galaxy S5 mini" delivers quite specific problems - amongst which an overheated phone while navigating - especially in the present hot summer weather conditions, here in The Netherlands and elsewhere in North-Western Europe. I often get an overheated phone when that device is in a plastic sleeve on the steering part of my bike.

That's why, I am looking for a midrange phone with prices between € 200 and € 400. Internal memory needs to be at least 64 GB. The OS has to be as much as possible a so-called  "stock android" - Android One or anything else with as least as possible "bloatware".

So far, I have been considering the following models:

Nokia 7 Plus

LG G6 H870DS 64GB Dual Sim

Motorola G6 Plus

Can anybody advise me?

Yours,

Bas G. Rooufs.

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Bas G. Roufs

Utrecht, NL, E. BasR...@gmail.com; Mob. +31 6 446 835 10;

[Poutnik the Wanderer]

I would consider also Xiaomi MI A1.

4 GB RAM
8 cores
GPS+Glonass+Baidu satellite support
64 GB internal storage ( be aware that later occured also 32GB variant )
The second hybrid slot for 128 GB SDcard or the 2nd SIM
5.5 in Full HD display
Originally Android 7.1, currently upgraded to 8.1

Some reviews marked it as one of best buys within midrange phones.

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[Aceman444]

Hi, for Android One, you may also consider Nokia 6.1 (the 64GB version), which starts at Android 8.0 and gets 8.1 on first start.

Dňa utorok, 24. júla 2018 23:53:37 UTC+2 Bas Roufs napísal(-a):

[rggst]

Hi,

for several years I happily used SGS5 mini, also on bicycle, also in summer.

This worked great, no heat probelms.

(I am using Osmand mainly for following predefined tracks, not for navigation.)

Now I have a Nokia 8, which also sometimes has problems of overheating.

Therefor I am currently experimenting with night mode, high contrast map representation and with dimmer apps:

I am trying to find a way to easily toggle off (or dark) the screen whenever I do not need it and toggle it on again when needed.

(All that while riding the bicycle, while the phone is fixed within its mount.)

With my current experiences, I would recommend a phone which has a rather small but bright screen, and which has OLED (for less power consumption).

[Andy Townsend]

On 29/07/2018 21:25, Aceman444 wrote:
> Hi, for Android One, you may also consider Nokia 6.1 (the 64GB
> version), which starts at Android 8.0 and gets 8.1 on first start.

I have a Nokia 6.1 here and occasionally run OsmAnd on it without any
noticeable problems.  Of the stuff already mentioned the only thing
worth noting is that in _very_ bright direct sunlight the display can be
hard to read, but that's rarely an issue.  Battery life FWIW is very
good (charge every other day in normal use).

Best Regards,

Andy

[Bas Roufs]

Hello Andy and others.

Op ma 30 jul. 2018 16:55 schreef Andy Townsend <ajt...@gmail.com>:

On 29/07/2018 21:25, Aceman444 wrote:
> Hi, for Android One, you may also consider Nokia 6.1 (the 64GB
> version), which starts at Android 8.0 and gets 8.1 on first start.

I have a Nokia 6.1 here and occasionally run OsmAnd on it without any
noticeable problems. 

Clear.

Of the stuff already mentioned the only thing
worth noting is that in _very_ bright direct sunlight the display can be
hard to read, but that's rarely an issue.

"Display heard to read in case of direct sunlight." In case something like this happens: is there any workaround?

  Battery life FWIW is very
good (charge every other day in normal use).

Clear.

Yours.

Bas.

[Andy Townsend]

On 31/07/18 01:27, Bas Roufs wrote:
>
> "Display heard to read in case of direct sunlight." In case something
> like this happens: is there any workaround?
>

I tend to just change the angle of the display slightly to read it. To
be clear, it's not actually any worse than any other phones I've seen
and better than most (in the day job I work with mobile phones so I see
a lot of them).

Best Regards,

Andy

[Bas Roufs]

Hello Andy & Others.

> Display hard   to read in case of direct sunlight (...) any workaround?

>

I tend to just change the angle of the display slightly to read it. To
be clear, it's not actually any worse than any other phones I've seen
and better than most (in the day job I work with mobile phones so I see
a lot of them).

This sounds like a useful, practical advise. Thanks! For this moment,  I know enough.

Yours. 

Bas G. Roufs, Utrecht, NL.