Bushnell Phantom 3 real life experiences?

[BBO]

I had a Phantom 1 but support was discontinued - maps wouldn’t update, so then I went to a 2 at the end of 2023. I picked up a 3 cheap a few months ago to see which one I liked better. 
 

I'll admit I’m not the biggest fan of the touch screen on the 3 only because in the back of my mind I’m imagining it’s one more thing to break. I also only have used it in a cart. 
 

Performance wise they read the same exact distances (except the 3 has slope ability) and I haven’t had any technical issues with either. 

 

I think I’m going to keep the 2 because I prefer the standard buttons. 

[BigM]

I too have a Phantom 3 and am not pleased with it at all. My old Phantom 2 showed all the distances to the hazards such as bunkers and water etc. while the Phantom 3 only shows some of the hazards and never shows distances to bunkers at the green or close to the green. It misses so many hazards it is a joke. I thought maybe it was only my home course that was the issue but no, it seems to be all the courses I have played trying to use it. Garbage, wish I could go back to my old Phantom 2 but alas the battery died. I such have tried replacing the battery myself before I recycled it. You think when buying a new version it would be an upgrade from the old version but not so in this case. Also, Bushnell’s service is non-existent as I have contacted them twice and have not heard anything back from them. The first time I contacted them was almost 4 weeks ago and the second time was 2 weeks ago, not acceptable!

[MaineMariner]

Former Phantom 1 and 2 owner, got the 3 this year because I wanted the slope function. I was nearly ready to return the thing after a couple uses because of the touchscreen - it is very sensitive and putting it in your pocket will have it changing holes constantly. Since I love the "pocketability" of the Phantom, this was kind of a dealbreaker.

 

However, I checked the manual and there is an easy solution - the "lock screen" function. Just hold down the power button for like a second and a little lock icon will pop up. It'll still automatically detect the hole you're on. Hold it down for a second again and it unlocks so you can switch to whatever other screen you want (or get non-slope distance readings).

[treb1208]

I'm sold! I own the original Neo Ghost (neon green), the Phantom 2 (camo grey), and now the Phantom 3 (neon green). It took some trial and error to get used to it and setup to fit my workflow. I first took it on the course not really familiar with it and forgot any instructions I read, so didn't know how to get to the green view or the hazards (swipe right/left on the screen). I forgot you could swipe on the screen in addition to the main function button or the arrow buttons. Once I got home from the round, I got it all figured out. I changed the primary function button to go to green view.

 

After a few rounds of play on different courses, the slope yardages are accurate! I had people in my groups laser the pin throughout multiple rounds and get the same number it showed on my Phantom3 (slope on) when I adjust the pin to the current location. I also like that when I turned it on, it automatically recognized the course I was at and went directly to the first hole w/o me having to select the course from the few in the area.