Please help choose phone for a unique specific application.
I need to replace my ancient, failing phone. The things I use a phone for may be somewhat different from many people. Here is my specific application and requirements.
I travel alone on on/off-road motorcycle trips and spend a lot of time in remote wilderness situations, in very cold weather, doing other risky activities(skiing, snowshoeing, climbing, boating, shooting, ect...). Emergency communication is important for everybody, but perhaps a bit more to me than usual.
I tend not to care much about things that some find important. Display quality is kind of lost on me. I only care if it's bright enough to see the GPS mapping software in bright daylight on motorcycle mount. Also, I don't do any gaming.
BIggest things for me are: Battery life and reliability. Ruggedness. GPS capability in airplane mode, for offline map apps(Osmand) when no phone signal is present(searching for service will kill batteries). Basic Internet browsing. Camera- pictures of my adventures. Reasonably low replacement cost, as I am likely to have it lost/stolen/broken.
I really like the simplicity and features of the 2015 Moto G, but worry specifically about the low-light and closeup performance of the camera. Some of the sample shots I see are beyond terrible, even compared to the 2014 model, or other cheaper phones. This is the only thing keeping me from buying.
What are some other options that I should be looking at, specifically with an eye toward decent camera performance to document my adventures?
I need to replace my ancient, failing phone. The things I use a phone for may be somewhat different from many people. Here is my specific application and requirements.
I travel alone on on/off-road motorcycle trips and spend a lot of time in remote wilderness situations, in very cold weather, doing other risky activities(skiing, snowshoeing, climbing, boating, shooting, ect...). Emergency communication is important for everybody, but perhaps a bit more to me than usual.
I tend not to care much about things that some find important. Display quality is kind of lost on me. I only care if it's bright enough to see the GPS mapping software in bright daylight on motorcycle mount. Also, I don't do any gaming.
BIggest things for me are: Battery life and reliability. Ruggedness. GPS capability in airplane mode, for offline map apps(Osmand) when no phone signal is present(searching for service will kill batteries). Basic Internet browsing. Camera- pictures of my adventures. Reasonably low replacement cost, as I am likely to have it lost/stolen/broken.
I really like the simplicity and features of the 2015 Moto G, but worry specifically about the low-light and closeup performance of the camera. Some of the sample shots I see are beyond terrible, even compared to the 2014 model, or other cheaper phones. This is the only thing keeping me from buying.
What are some other options that I should be looking at, specifically with an eye toward decent camera performance to document my adventures?
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