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Google Maps on a phone
Free
Online · Cloud-dependent
Lost at four per cent.
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B2 · Hall of smart-shame
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Google Maps on a phone
By Google.
Free
Estimate. Prices change.
Turn-by-turn directions, a blue dot and a battery that drops one per cent per hill. Excellent until it is not, which is usually halfway up a mountain.
- Online
- Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cellular. An attacker can be anywhere, and it can collect data.
- Cloud-dependent
- Needs the maker's servers or app to work, so the maker can switch it off.
Buy the dumb one instead
- Map and compassLevel 0 · No electricity · Dumb as a rock $63View
- Garmin eTrex 22xLevel 2 · A quiet chip · Dependable doofus $200View
We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.
