Tom Wilkins <tom@kampucheahouse.org> wrote:
1) Yes, but you'll need to download (and quite possibly buy) a GPS solution from someone else other than Google. Have a look HERE<http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-help/21106-gps-usage-without-wifi-3g.html>
I haven't checked, but Open StreetMaps may have a solution for you. Failing that, however, you may find the map data expensive to purchase (more so than an extra few months of mobile data access).
2) Only very few android based telephones DON'T have removable batteries so you should be fine there.
If memory serves, the Nexus 4 is one of the recent exceptions to the above: its battery is not user removable. It also lacks an SD card slot (and support for LTE). In other respects, it's an impressive product.
3) Yes you can easily use an external keyboard with the device. Have a look on ebay if you want a smallish keyboard.. I think you can even get them embedded into cases! They just then plug into the USB port on the device.
You can also use a bluetooth keyboard (provided of course that the phone supports Bluetooth, as most of them do).