I'll have to check it out. My phone now is slowly starting to die. It's actually quite surprising how difficult it can be to find a phone that has all of the components you want. It's like we're going backwards where you can't remove your own battery anymore, or add a micro sd for extra storage, or even have a regular wired headphones jack. It's crazy.
It's not crazy. Look at the changes you've mentioned.... 'It's like we're going backwards...' The common theme to these changes is the need to spend more money rather than being able to work on it yourself or get the capabilities you want without addition costs. If you look at these changes from a (so-called) "free-market" capitalist's point of view, they make perfect sense. More Profit.
We aren't really going backwards. The companies are just producing inferior products and charging more. I like Motorola phones and bought my latest one like two years ago. The one I chose was the Stylus because it was the only model that hadn't been DOWNGRADED. They went from 1080p to 720p displays for example.
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When I came to, I realized I had just stabbed my phone to death with my bayonet. The next one swelled up and burst. Now I`m trying to ignore a new one, hoping it will go away.
nice, your video comes exact at the right time. right now i am thinking and searching for a phone like that so i will definitively have a closer look at it
I have a Blackview BV9800 Pro and it's an astonishingly good phone, especially for the price! It has the FLIR camera but was still only $320 USD shipped to my door, directly from Blackview. Unlike a lot of rugged phones with funky operating systems it uses whatever Android version you want to run and I've not found a single app that's not compatible. I had trouble with phones in the past not working with trail cam, endoscope, and scanner apps but this thing does it all flawlessly. I'm not a phone geek and don't know the specs but the display is amazing, graphics are smoother than any of my friend's phones.
@@SurvivalRussia It's amazing who and what you can see thru vegetation with it. I've used FLIR cameras dyno tuning racecars in the past but this is the first one I've gotten to mess around with extensively and it's awesome! Turn on a light switch in your house and you can see the wires in the wall as they warm up. Point it at anything mechanical and you can see where the heat/friction is. Crazy cool and extremely useful.
This is modern technology that us old timers have to see to believe. If I did not see it, I would never guess this is normal. Sandy Rinaldi, Arkansas, US Army veteran 1971 to 1974, 6 DEC 23
Those clouds of mosquitos!! Ужас!! Trekarta is the android app I use for all my navigation. On the ground and in the air. Now if there was a way to upload VFR charts into it, it would get six stars.
I've always wanted to ask simply because I've never seen you use any. I see you have pine or evergreen trees of different kinds. Any how we call it by many times and that's fatwood it's the resin Left over in knots in the tree after it's been dead even rotten it's an orange color,and smells like terpinine. It highly flammable and the best fire starter I've ever seen besides gasoline 😅
We have so many Birch trees here, and the Birch bark is the best and fastest way to light a fire. Fatwood needs processing into sawdust as example. Anyway for lighting it with a ferro-rod. Birch bark lights right up.
@@SurvivalRussia no if it is dark orange color make small sticks about 15 mill or so but yes I do see that you having a super supply of birch that is just as well unfortunately some nasty Beatles got into much of the birch here.
Bro before you I never knew this sort of phone existed, I would have never guessed its good quality under the water when you spoke you could hear your voice. Thats actually a very handy outdoors tool thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Very useful for Land-Nav. If you want, try the "Russian Topo Maps" app. It has overlay maps from old Soviet military maps. Very good! I think it covers the whole world.
Epic dirt bike phone mount Lars, looks like a great phone! 120hz is great, but can eat up some battery so be careful in emergency situations, just set it to "power saving" mode.
I bought an outdoor case for my Samsung galaxy a22 5g and I'm happy with it. I mean my phone slipped out of my hands a million times in just 1 year and it still works like a charm.
Thank you, Lars. I'm in the market for a new smartphone. Will it work in the USA, with Verizon, or other cell carriers (??) I'm assuming it will also work in Russia. --- I'm planning on relocating to Russia. Following Wild Siberia, too. Many thanks for this phone review. I will be sure to tell the company that I found the phone thru you (!!)
Maybe ok in Russia but hard to get repairers in the west to do a repair and offer a warranty on Blackview. This wouldn't be a problem except Blackview has poor quality control and absolutely useless customer service if you live outside of China. Try a Oukitel, or a Doogee v max with 22000mAh battery. Love your videos, all the best.
I disagree on that. I have actually testes several Doogee phones and they never worked well. Sketchy proprietary update links, compasses not working. Very bulky too.
That looks like a good phone. When I can get some money coming in I need to get a new one mine is falling to pieces lol. Does that one have a dual sim card? Thanks for sharing Lars it is always nice to see what is going on there.
Can anyone help/advise. I've been using an app called All Trails around Europe. Is this available in Russia, America and other countries outside Europe. Looking for holidays for walking, fishing and camping. Any help may give me an idea of where to book for a few weeks. Live the idea of Russia, Canada, Australia and a good few other countries with amazing countryside
You can forget Australia mate, we have the worst internet in the civilised world. You'll get 'No Service' in most places outside of the main cities. Upload speeds are as fast as smoke signals and downloads are not much better. Black spots is the new catch phrase for the National Broadband Network, (NBN) or as some of us call it Not Bloody Now. And before the trolls and Nationalists shoot their mouths off? I am in Sydney, cant even use twitch, too slow to upload.
@@Lex-Hawthorn 🤣😂 I hear that. Scotland from Stirling/Dundee up is a hit or miss. Had no signal for a week and when I complained yet again they told me they were working on the masts. Been doing that for ten years I've been in the Highlands. Forget it if your out on a motorbike or in a car with satnav on. Thankfully I learned grid referencing in the army and can read and plot a map. To be honest never over the past decades I'd have thought I'd need a map. Norway had been terrible as well, Spain had been touch and go. France had been good as it's usually flat countryside. Pity, I'd absolutely love to fish in Australia. Have friends is Sydney. The blue mountains look stunning
You've changed the intro music... WHY?? What possessed you?? Who is this man? O.o Phones to me here in Australia, are a bit of a lost cause, as we don't have a decent internet system. actually the worst in the so called civilised world. No service or black spots, mean you can have the best phones in the world, but they wont work here without service. Glad to see you're still vertical mate. Take care, stay safe.
I recommend Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. BUT! You must put it in a propper protective case and use a protective screen cover. It can actually stay under water for a long time (without the case) and battery is 4500 mAh. If it is wet You wont be able to charge, but blow into charger port dry it for few minutes with warm air and You can charge. I bought this phone a year ago second hand and Im giving it some beating and a hard life. It works perfectly. I did buy it for 9000 PHP (150 EUR). Samsung will never fail You, just use S class Galaxy. You can use them under water if not deeper than 1,5 meters. iPhones are shit because they are overpriced. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the best phone for a good price in 21st century.
My old BV6000 can no longer update to current Android versions without flashing it. And it was rooted by factory, so some banking apps never worked. Display was too dark for outdoor daylight, positioning was fast, weight heavy. I will check out that BV9200. Thanks for the tip!
Interesting phone! I will mention that the issue with the maps data is more likely due to the app than the phone. You want an app that can download map data for offline use. I use Gaia, but there are many options.
No it has nothing to do with the app. I have been in the forest many times with a buddy, and his phone always works well with the app, while mine is not. Embarrassing lol The app is solid.
I'll have to check it out. My phone now is slowly starting to die. It's actually quite surprising how difficult it can be to find a phone that has all of the components you want. It's like we're going backwards where you can't remove your own battery anymore, or add a micro sd for extra storage, or even have a regular wired headphones jack. It's crazy.
It's not crazy. Look at the changes you've mentioned.... 'It's like we're going backwards...'
The common theme to these changes is the need to spend more money rather than being able to work on it yourself or get the capabilities you want without addition costs. If you look at these changes from a (so-called) "free-market" capitalist's point of view, they make perfect sense. More Profit.
We aren't really going backwards. The companies are just producing inferior products and charging more. I like Motorola phones and bought my latest one like two years ago. The one I chose was the Stylus because it was the only model that hadn't been DOWNGRADED. They went from 1080p to 720p displays for example.
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Good looking phone Lars , the house is looking good also , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !
Hello from Louisiana in the US
I'm interested in your house Lars. Particularly the way you are insulating it ATM.
This video was also fine because it showed some of the progress on the twelve-sided house and a few of your natural surroundings.
It's great that it has a fold out silky saw and built in fire starter.
When I came to, I realized I had just stabbed my phone to death with my bayonet. The next one swelled up and burst. Now I`m trying to ignore a new one, hoping it will go away.
Wow that new house is coming along great.
Keep positive comrade.
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Jeg har en bv 9900 og er super glad for den . Skærmen har indtil videre holdt til det mest utrolige ting
nice, your video comes exact at the right time. right now i am thinking and searching for a phone like that so i will definitively have a closer look at it
Great 👍
I have a Blackview BV9800 Pro and it's an astonishingly good phone, especially for the price! It has the FLIR camera but was still only $320 USD shipped to my door, directly from Blackview. Unlike a lot of rugged phones with funky operating systems it uses whatever Android version you want to run and I've not found a single app that's not compatible. I had trouble with phones in the past not working with trail cam, endoscope, and scanner apps but this thing does it all flawlessly. I'm not a phone geek and don't know the specs but the display is amazing, graphics are smoother than any of my friend's phones.
I'm envy now. FLIR cameras are great.
@@SurvivalRussia It's amazing who and what you can see thru vegetation with it. I've used FLIR cameras dyno tuning racecars in the past but this is the first one I've gotten to mess around with extensively and it's awesome! Turn on a light switch in your house and you can see the wires in the wall as they warm up. Point it at anything mechanical and you can see where the heat/friction is. Crazy cool and extremely useful.
Only tyhing it doesn't have is a bottle opener for the beer! Lots a laughs!
Thank you , Lars
Yes , I would like a update on the build , (if you have time ) , Cheers
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Thanks for the video, keep doing you and I wish you the best with your Channel 🙏
Thank you!
Awesome intro!
This is modern technology that us old timers have to see to believe. If I did not see it, I would never guess this is normal. Sandy Rinaldi, Arkansas, US Army veteran 1971 to 1974, 6 DEC 23
Ah, Lars, you are a month late for me here. I got something else. Good looking phone though. The house looks good. All the best. Keep safe. Cheers!
We have manage to stay cell free so fare. Happy Trails
New Title music is great Lars, didn't know you could play mate :)
I have a Samsung too🙂
No more apple for me😌
Ohhh...this mobile works offline!?! This is amazing😃😃
The camera looks very good and under water🤩🤩
Thank you so much 😁
Those clouds of mosquitos!! Ужас!!
Trekarta is the android app I use for all my navigation. On the ground and in the air.
Now if there was a way to upload VFR charts into it, it would get six stars.
What app for maps you use??
Second this
Russian Topo Maps. It used to be called Soviet Military Maps. Covers the whole world, as far as I know.
Trekarta is my favorite.
Pro version is about 90 roubles.
we want to see an update on the house yes! a long form video on how you do the stuff would be cool
Yes please give us a walkthrough of your house and progress you’ve made. I can’t wrap my head around a 12 sided house and all the angles 😮
I've always wanted to ask simply because I've never seen you use any. I see you have pine or evergreen trees of different kinds. Any how we call it by many times and that's fatwood it's the resin Left over in knots in the tree after it's been dead even rotten it's an orange color,and smells like terpinine. It highly flammable and the best fire starter I've ever seen besides gasoline 😅
We have so many Birch trees here, and the Birch bark is the best and fastest way to light a fire. Fatwood needs processing into sawdust as example. Anyway for lighting it with a ferro-rod. Birch bark lights right up.
@@SurvivalRussia no if it is dark orange color make small sticks about 15 mill or so but yes I do see that you having a super supply of birch that is just as well unfortunately some nasty Beatles got into much of the birch here.
Great, now you can sell me your old infrared phone! Haha :)
No way lol :)
It looks to be mostly the same hardware as my Umidigi Bison. Absolutely brilliant piece of kit.
Bro before you I never knew this sort of phone existed, I would have never guessed its good quality under the water when you spoke you could hear your voice. Thats actually a very handy outdoors tool thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Very useful for Land-Nav. If you want, try the "Russian Topo Maps" app. It has overlay maps from old Soviet military maps. Very good! I think it covers the whole world.
Cool phone. But man that house is looking Awesome Lars. That's going to be a beauty.
how to clone my old android phone onto this one? there are plenty ofways i see,but i still cant manage to transfer. maybe using and clone up is best ?
Cheers Lars
my pixel 6 cost way more than that and I don't even know if I can get it wet.
Thanks Lars, Yes a house update would be Awesome!
Epic dirt bike phone mount Lars, looks like a great phone! 120hz is great, but can eat up some battery so be careful in emergency situations, just set it to "power saving" mode.
I bought an outdoor case for my Samsung galaxy a22 5g and I'm happy with it. I mean my phone slipped out of my hands a million times in just 1 year and it still works like a charm.
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Hei Lars
Hejsa Eva!
Thank you, Lars. I'm in the market for a new smartphone. Will it work in the USA, with Verizon, or other cell carriers (??) I'm assuming it will also work in Russia. --- I'm planning on relocating to Russia. Following Wild Siberia, too. Many thanks for this phone review. I will be sure to tell the company that I found the phone thru you (!!)
Thank you very much Jen! I would think it will work with all GSM networks, but it's always good to verify I guess.
Maybe ok in Russia but hard to get repairers in the west to do a repair and offer a warranty on Blackview. This wouldn't be a problem except Blackview has poor quality control and absolutely useless customer service if you live outside of China. Try a Oukitel, or a Doogee v max with 22000mAh battery. Love your videos, all the best.
I disagree on that. I have actually testes several Doogee phones and they never worked well. Sketchy proprietary update links, compasses not working. Very bulky too.
Yes an update on the house please!
Oh house is looking good sir.
The phone just arrived. Will test it out on the Julien Alps and report back. Interesting if it handles the winter and altitude.
I'm confident it will :)
Excellent!
Hello good evening 👍👋👋
That was fast!!😀
@@SurvivalRussia 😃👌
That looks like a good phone. When I can get some money coming in I need to get a new one mine is falling to pieces lol. Does that one have a dual sim card? Thanks for sharing Lars it is always nice to see what is going on there.
It has dual sim.
Good afternoon my friends from Buffalo New York.. Mike in da buff
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Can anyone help/advise.
I've been using an app called All Trails around Europe.
Is this available in Russia, America and other countries outside Europe. Looking for holidays for walking, fishing and camping.
Any help may give me an idea of where to book for a few weeks.
Live the idea of Russia, Canada, Australia and a good few other countries with amazing countryside
You can forget Australia mate, we have the worst internet in the civilised world. You'll get 'No Service' in most places outside of the main cities. Upload speeds are as fast as smoke signals and downloads are not much better. Black spots is the new catch phrase for the National Broadband Network, (NBN) or as some of us call it Not Bloody Now.
And before the trolls and Nationalists shoot their mouths off? I am in Sydney, cant even use twitch, too slow to upload.
@@Lex-Hawthorn 🤣😂 I hear that. Scotland from Stirling/Dundee up is a hit or miss. Had no signal for a week and when I complained yet again they told me they were working on the masts.
Been doing that for ten years I've been in the Highlands. Forget it if your out on a motorbike or in a car with satnav on. Thankfully I learned grid referencing in the army and can read and plot a map. To be honest never over the past decades I'd have thought I'd need a map.
Norway had been terrible as well, Spain had been touch and go.
France had been good as it's usually flat countryside.
Pity, I'd absolutely love to fish in Australia. Have friends is Sydney.
The blue mountains look stunning
Not into surveillance devices...
You've changed the intro music... WHY?? What possessed you?? Who is this man? O.o
Phones to me here in Australia, are a bit of a lost cause, as we don't have a decent internet system. actually the worst in the so called civilised world. No service or black spots, mean you can have the best phones in the world, but they wont work here without service. Glad to see you're still vertical mate. Take care, stay safe.
The house is coming along! Looking forward to the update, cheers Lars.
Definitely want more home build videos where else are you going to see at 12 sided house being built by a Dane in Russia!
Need thermal
I have that on another phone. :) Awesome.
I recommend Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. BUT! You must put it in a propper protective case and use a protective screen cover. It can actually stay under water for a long time (without the case) and battery is 4500 mAh. If it is wet You wont be able to charge, but blow into charger port dry it for few minutes with warm air and You can charge. I bought this phone a year ago second hand and Im giving it some beating and a hard life. It works perfectly. I did buy it for 9000 PHP (150 EUR). Samsung will never fail You, just use S class Galaxy. You can use them under water if not deeper than 1,5 meters. iPhones are shit because they are overpriced. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the best phone for a good price in 21st century.
The Blackview BV9200 uses two Samsung cameras out of the three it has. It's an awesome phone.
@@SurvivalRussia I would never know if You did not make this video. Interesting!
My old BV6000 can no longer update to current Android versions without flashing it. And it was rooted by factory, so some banking apps never worked. Display was too dark for outdoor daylight, positioning was fast, weight heavy. I will check out that BV9200. Thanks for the tip!
Stuff from China is get better all the time.
I don't have a smart phone. Don't want one.
Interesting phone! I will mention that the issue with the maps data is more likely due to the app than the phone. You want an app that can download map data for offline use. I use Gaia, but there are many options.
No it has nothing to do with the app. I have been in the forest many times with a buddy, and his phone always works well with the app, while mine is not. Embarrassing lol The app is solid.
I prefer your old entry music. Just being honest
please go back to the original music in the intro