Thoughts on which cell phone for hunting?

Seems like a stupid question, but I have an odd model Razor and can't get any kind of adapter for pics through my spotter with it, and it is a battery hog and I rely on my Shooter App in the field for longer shots.

Just wonder what I am not thinking of? I do have a Mt Goat tag this year and would like to take some good pics through my 65mm Swaro HD Spotter.

If you look at the PhoneScope web page they might have an adapter for your Razor. They also have Bluetooth remote shutter controls which would probably be a necessity.

If you want a new phone I will talk a little about Samsung and I-Phone because that's what we have in my family.
On Samsung you can get small, medium or large ones, on I-Phones there is one size.
The two I will try to compare are the I-Phone 5-S and Samsung S4.

The S4 is bigger which is nice for topo maps. But bigger isn't always better because the bigger ones are easier to break. We have five Samsungs and haven't broken any in the first six months. I have an Otter Box Defender on mine and I keep breaking belt clips.

The Samsung has a 13 MP camera and the IPhone is 8MP.

The Samsung has longer battery life and you can carry a spare and just pop it in. I won't say you can't change the battery on an I-phone but it's a lot more difficult, several screws have to be removed.

The Samsung accepts micro SD cards extra storage and the I-phones don't.

Of course I-phones are the Swarovski of cell phones, the one all others are compared to, they have higher resale value, supposed to have more and better apps but the others are fast catching up. My wife has an I-phone because it links with her I-Pad and I-Cloud and she wants a smaller phone to carry in her purse.

You should be able to get an adapter and a Bluetooth remote for about any of them.

I think the outdoorsman will work with any phone.

>If you look at the PhoneScope
>web page they might have
>an adapter for your Razor.
>They also have Bluetooth remote
>shutter controls which would probably
>be a necessity.
>
>If you want a new phone
>I will talk a little
>about Samsung and I-Phone because
>that's what we have in
>my family.
>On Samsung you can get small,
>medium or large ones, on
>I-Phones there is one size.
>
> The two I will try
>to compare are the I-Phone
>5-S and Samsung S4.
>
>The S4 is bigger which is
>nice for topo maps. But
>bigger isn't always better because
>the bigger ones are easier
>to break. We have five
>Samsungs and haven't broken any
>in the first six months.
>I have an Otter Box
>Defender on mine and I
>keep breaking belt clips.
>
>The Samsung has a 13 MP
>camera and the IPhone is
>8MP.
>
>The Samsung has longer battery life
>and you can carry a
>spare and just pop it
>in. I won't say you
>can't change the battery on
>an I-phone but it's a
>lot more difficult, several screws
>have to be removed.
>
>The Samsung accepts micro SD cards
>extra storage and the I-phones
>don't.
>
>Of course I-phones are the Swarovski
>of cell phones, the one
>all others are compared to,
>they have higher resale value,
>supposed to have more and
>better apps but the others
>are fast catching up. My
>wife has an I-phone because
>it links with her I-Pad
>and I-Cloud and she wants
>a smaller phone to carry
>in her purse.
>
>You should be able to get
>an adapter and a Bluetooth
>remote for about any of
>them.


Bigger is definetely better for my eyes and the Samsung is appealing. I know that it is easier to find i-phone adapters for spotters and even bino's, plus my work is very Apple oriented and may even be providing me an i-pad, but frankly I've never used anything Apple so I am apprehensive.

Thanks for the detailed response, I really appreciate it. Going up for my first scouting trip for Goats on Fri/Sat, which I had this figured out now so I can take pics.

PS I have looked into the Phone Skope for my Razor, but my phone slides open for a keyboard and wasn't available when I looked. Plus the camera sucks at this point.

Go with an iPhone or a samsung s4. The s5 comes out soon as well but the s4 is still a solid phone. The samsungs have a standalone gps chip in them so even if you put your phone in airplane mode your gps will still work on topo apps to show your location. On my iPhone I have to leave my location services enabled (which kills battery) so I can still use my phone as a GPS.

Hard to beat the reliability of an iPhone and it's the gold standard for a reason. The interface is as simple as it gets, and it's as trusty as a revolver, it always works IMO. But Samsung has been stepping their game up a lot lately and the bigger screen is a big plus. Finding adapters for either is no problem. 13 megapixels is pretty damn impressive for a phone.

I have had two samsung phones and both were broken within two months. Neither were dropped but but both developed cracks in the crystal facing. Most likely flex cracks from being in the pocket. The S4 is a great phone and my wife love her S5 but for me they are no durable enough.

Check out lg optimus. 13Mphttp://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos2/3077cam00056.jpg

I use the Samsung Note 3 and am very happy with my video and pictures. As you are playing back your videos you can zoom in on your subject in the video. My friends phones cannot zoom in on video. Very nice addition when filming animals that are way out there. fatrooster.

Wait till the new iphone 6 comes out tomorrow.

If you choose the Iphone be sure to keep the naked pictures of your girlfriend off of it or they may wind up posted on the internet. LOL

>If you choose the Iphone be
>sure to keep the naked
>pictures of your girlfriend off
>of it or they may
>wind up posted on the
>internet. LOL


Good stuff! LOL