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by Gigachad 1373 days ago
Depends if you are delivering food or cycling for sport. The dedicated devices have extremely good battery life (around 20 hours screen on with gps), have connectivity for ANT+ accessories, have large physical buttons designed for use while cycling with gloves, have reflective displays with great visibility in the sun, etc.

Sure, you don’t _need_ them but they don’t cost very much compared to your other gear and the minor improvements stack up.