In order to put a rugged phone on the handlebar that doesn't look like a TV, I adopted this 4-inch.
It costs less than 100 euros, it is a
rugged and fits perfectly, the dimensions to be clear are those of a
garmin device
.
The battery is only 2000 mAh but if you do not use a sim card, you only run Blevo and you do not keep the display at 100% brightness it's sufficient, otherwise there are cigar-style power banks that can be fitted and hidden under the handlebar.
This device does not have a barometer (for what it costs) and therefore the recording of the altitude and ascent data would suffer a little, however the problem is solved by loading and using the DEM data, the new feature added in the last Blevo version.
The elevation is highly accurate and the ascent calculation is comparable to a Garmin device, or a smartphone with barometer. Try to believe.
The only problem encountered is in situations where the GPS reads wrong horizontal coordinates, and the track is along points where a few meters makes the difference because for example you are riding in a "funnel".
In normal situations, however, that's fine and you don't miss the presence of a barometer (who shall also be calibrated before your ride).
I believe that Paolo has done a great job and with this update the choice of the phone to be matched extends to all the possible offers on the market, and not only to devices equipped with a barometer which, by the way, are more expensive.
The installation? The DEM files are ready and packaged ... you just have to give a shot!
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