After just a few hours of searching, it can be seen there is a myriad selection of smart phones avaiable. If one realizes that in landscape mode, a standard phone only limits viewing to 1.50" (38mm) less vertically, than that of a tablet.
As my initial need was primarily for reading, the trade off now becomes the extra ability to turn the device into a NFC development station (Java Eclipse) and later activated as a phone if necessary. I kept my choices to those that had BLE (BT v4.2) NFC and GPS, in a price range comparable with that of at least an 8" tablet. Here are some good bets that were availble and reasonably priced.
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Sat 2020.04.11
After just a few hours of searching, it can be seen there is a myriad selection of smart phones avaiable. If one realizes that in landscape mode, a standard phone only limits viewing to 1.50" (38mm) less vertically, than that of a tablet.
As my initial need was primarily for reading, the trade off now becomes the extra ability to turn the device into a NFC development station (Java Eclipse) and later activated as a phone if necessary. I kept my choices to those that had BLE (BT v4.2) NFC and GPS, in a price range comparable with that of at least an 8" tablet. Here are some good bets that were availble and reasonably priced.
$179.99 Samsung - Galaxy A10e with 32GB - Black
$169.99 Nokia - 4.2 with 32GB - Black
$249.99 Samsung - Galaxy A20 with 32GB - Black
$249.99 Motorola - Moto One Action 128GB- Black