I want a dedicated smartphone for use on e-bikes and motorcycles. When using a bicycle navigation app on a smartphone, it is a single unit that can be used comfortably as a dedicated device. I'm thinking of it as a candidate, "HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G". Huawei's latest high-spec smartphone compatible with 5G.
No, but instead of a dedicated device, I thought for a moment that I could use my current smartphone on an e-bike or motorcycle. I think I might want a dedicated machine."
The reason is that I feel uneasy when I go solo on an e-bike or motorcycle. In these activities, the smartphone can be the only means of communication. For example, when I'm running on a mountain road, I think, "If this smartphone breaks down now... the risk will skyrocket." If your vehicle breaks down on a mountain road with very few people coming and going, or if you get injured so you can't move, or if your smartphone breaks down and you can't use it, your life will be at stake.
When using a smartphone on an e-bike or motorcycle, I tend to attach the smartphone to the steering wheel, such as a handlebar mount, so that I can quickly view maps and take pictures. When I go out solo, I often use the map app, so I often mount it on the steering wheel. So, the smartphone receives quite a lot of vibration. Well, I've never broken a smartphone so far, but even if it suddenly breaks, I'm likely to think, "Well, if I'm receiving this much vibration, well, well, that's what happens."
In preparation for such an emergency smartphone failure, I think that I want a dedicated smartphone that can be used while riding a bicycle or the like, apart from the main terminal. So, the dedicated terminal candidate is "HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G".
The reason why I want to use this terminal as a dedicated machine is the camera performance. Huawei is a pioneering manufacturer that has made a big trend of the current "high-quality smartphone camera". The HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G is already well-received for its excellent image quality, as it is the latest high-spec terminal from such a manufacturer. When I go touring on a bicycle, I want to take pictures easily and with high image quality with this kind of smartphone.
And dustproof and waterproof performance. It has IP68 compliant dustproof and waterproof performance, which is the highest grade for both dustproof and waterproof performance. "Dust does not enter inside (dust-tight type)" and "water does not enter inside even if submerged continuously (underwater type)". Even if it is used in heavy rain or soaked in muddy water, it will not work ♪
In addition, since it is a high-end terminal, it works quickly and quickly, has a large battery capacity (4200mAh), can quickly charge up to 40W with a dedicated AC adapter, and supports wireless quick charging up to 27W. , It is a very interesting terminal even from a somewhat maniac point of view, such as being compatible with dual SIM and even eSIM. If you want to introduce e-bike & motorcycle dedicated terminal anyway, you want a terminal with such shrewd specs.
However, the thing that bothers me is that this terminal is not compatible with Google's "GMS (Google Mobile Service)". For example, you can't use Google genuine apps, and you can't download apps from the Google Play store. The HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G is an Android 10-based smartphone, so the basic operations and functions are the same as other Android devices, but Google's services cannot be used due to the US-China friction issue.
It's a high-end device, the camera is one of the best in the world, it's waterproof and dustproof according to IP68, and it's full of other charms... But it's not compatible with Google. something like that.
But I'm curious. In other words, if it's just a smartphone for e-bikes and motorcycles, you can compromise with other ordinary Android devices or iPhones. But anyway, I tried to experience a kind of strongest terminal like HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G!
To such a place! A person in Impress said, "Ah, there is one HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G available, but would you like to try it?" What the heck! They said they would lend me one! They said, "But please write a review."
