Now it only turns on when it's on the charger, and dies when taken off.

I've been known to go on long hikes and even backpacking by myself. It's a lot bigger than my old garmin etrex, but it also lets me communicate. Good accuracy, battery life is adequate for day trips.

It is very slow at calculating street routes and the route guidance is probably 15 years behind what google maps or any other app is doing.

The backlight is so poor i kept having to take it out of the cradle and hold it out in the sunlight. Surely this is to conserve battery but there has to be a better way. It hangs and i had to reset several times.