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I'm looking at getting an Android phone that contains an ANT+ radio so I can connect it to my various wearables for cycling. I'm done with Garmin's overpriced and underspec'd efforts. Why spend $850 on a bike computer when I can spend $400 on a full computer that does way more and isn't tied to their awful UI.
It seems I'm stuck with either a Samsung Galaxy or Sony Xperia, or HTC Desire EYE. Any recommendations on any of these phones? They don't actually have to make phone calls: just the smallest possible, water proof, and be at least Android 6.
My inclination is to avoid Samsung like the plague. I've tried programming against various of their devices and I've had everything from things simply not working to the IDE (Tizen) causing my machine to bluescreen each tine it loads (how on earth can a compiler cause a blue screen??). The update mentality of Samsung also leaves something to be desired.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Never used it, but Google's Pixel is supposedly the number 1 phone for running Android.
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I'm sure it is - but AFAIK it doesn't support ANT+ out of the box. That's kinda the most important thing I need (after a screen, of course)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm using the S7 Edge and I love it. It's an absolute pleasure to use and it's been updated on a very regular basis.
This space for rent
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Be sure to take a close look at the specs, most carriers have any AM/FM receiver capability removed or disabled to push consumers to streaming media over their network so they can charge them for it.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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This[^] no good for you?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Unfortunately the phone will need to be in a mounting bracket and case so dongles won't work.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Using a galaxy A5, does both ant & ble - small, decent battery life that can manage a full day ride. (Trick for any phone, if not streaming movies/TV set to 3G instead of 4G - saves a ton on battery drain.)
Not weatherproof, but I just tuck it into a ziplock and jam that into the phone holder if it rains. (Ibera bar mounted phone case; detachable but really hangs on well - even through two accidents that left me limping.)
Had the same thought after my old polar died: why pay $500 plus for a "bicycle computer" when get the same thing on a free phone app? (using strava - crap for training but fine for single day capture of routes, distance and heart stats/charts - cadence too I believe but not tried.)
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the "Any" key may be continuate
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I'm going to be using it with Xert[^] so I can experiment a little with strain vs stress training. I'll need to have the unit visible on the bars at all times.
The A5 looks a little bigger than the iPhone 6. I have a standard 100mm stem but I need room at the front for lights as well (lots of pre-dawn riding). Maybe I should just ride my bike into the store and try it on. How could they not want something as beautiful as this[^] brightening up their dull beige stores? 
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I have a Sony Xperia Z5 and they are while waterproof (and that has been tested by my kids well!!) they get hot while running heavy graphics based apps.
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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So you're saying I shouldn't play video games on it or watch YouTube while hurtling down a descent at 70kmh?
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Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: So you're saying I shouldn't play video games on it or watch YouTube while hurtling down a descent at 70kmh?
I would never say that.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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in a nutshell yes.
But my Sony Xperia Z5 also gets warm when I use a WIFI Analyzer app too.
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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So if I play games and I'm riding in Winter then it's a good thing because I'll have a hand warmer handy?
Excellent. These sub-zero rides are starting to hurt.
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Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: How could they not want something as beautiful as this[^] brightening up their dull beige stores
Anything that puts your arse higher than your hands is for enthusiasts only 
I'm a great fan of the new electric bike fad.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I'm a great fan of the new electric bike fad
You mean something like this[^]?
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Chris Maunder
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Bloody hell no, your arse would still be above your hands!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Ok, Leslie, then you might as well build a replica of the Apollo flight computer.[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Was the AGC a single purpose computer (only able to run that code with special instruction set ) ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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I believe it was specifically created for the Apollo program but may also have been used in later spacecraft / aircrafts. That said, in theory I guess you could write non-navigation code on it too 
The Wikipedia entry has some info : Apollo Guidance Computer - Wikipedia[^]
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Nish Nishant wrote: Many of you young ones were either not born or toddlers back then. So this should be like time travel for you!
Shut up. I was one of those toddlers and I reckon I was 15 or so when you were born.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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@roowalkerr - You won yesterday: The Lounge[^] so where is it? 
I guess you are up for tomorrow now...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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