Most Overrated GPS Units on the Market?

I’m rebuilding my field kit for rucks and range weekends and trying to decide whether to keep running a dedicated GPS or just rely on a phone + offline maps. I’ve used a couple of popular handheld units and honestly some of the hype feels… inflated. Either the interface is clunky, battery life isn’t what people claim, or it’s “tactical” marketing with a big price tag.

So in your opinion, what’s the most overrated GPS unit on the market right now? Not asking for brand bashing—more like: which models get praised a lot but don’t deliver in real use (accuracy, satellite lock under canopy, durability, battery, mapping, ease of use). Bonus points if you can explain what you switched to and why.

A lot of consumer GPS discourse is stuck on “which box is best,” but the future is navigation as part of a sensor suite. Wearables, smart radios, and even small robots are trending toward shared positioning, dead-reckoning with IMUs, and opportunistic updates when GNSS is available.

That makes some standalone GPS units feel overrated—especially expensive ones that don’t integrate well. If it can’t easily share/export location data, doesn’t support useful formats, or makes it hard to plug into a broader workflow, you’re paying for a dead-end.

For today, I’d still keep a dedicated unit if you need ruggedness and replaceable power. But I’d be skeptical of premium pricing that isn’t backed by real interoperability and usability.