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I still use a point-and-shoot (I don't really like the highly-advanced camera on my Galaxy S5 because the interface is poor). GPS is difficult, because navigat
by gargravarr 9y ago
I still use a point-and-shoot (I don't really like the highly-advanced camera on my Galaxy S5 because the interface is poor).
GPS is difficult, because navigation is so much better when you pull up-to-date maps from the internet - old standalone sat nav units go out of date very quickly, as do printed maps. But at the same time, I don't want the companies behind it to have free rein of my location data to spam me with adverts.
The rest of the sensors aren't that useful - the light sensor is a nice convenience to dim the screen, but Apple introduced the concept over 10 years ago and most laptop manufacturers still handle brightness manually, so swiping the control panel down on a phone and sliding for brightness isn't a big deal. The rotation sensor annoys me, especially if I pick up a device while I'm lying in bed, so I have the screen orientation locked. Other sensors like the health-based heart rate sensor on my S5 are neat, but totally optional.
In short, yes, no (mostly) and yes.
- dozzie 9y ago> GPS is difficult [...] How about dedicated GPS receiver connected with bluetooth? I used to carry one, it worked well.
- detaro 9y agoThat'd be my option as well, but more as a workaround for a device that I really wanted otherwise but didn't have GPS for some reason and not as "that's the setup I want". If I were to carry a GPS tracker anyways sometimes (e.g. when I don't have a phone with me), then it might be different.