Incredibly underrated feature that very few are discussing!
Smartphones are fundamentally communication tools. Satellite connectivity brings an entire new avenue of communication to the conventional smartphone, exponentially increasing coverage and introducing a new way to communicate in emergencies that were never before possible.
EVERY phone needs this.
Dare I say, the biggest new fundamental feature to a smartphone since they added usable mobile data over 15 years ago.
(Yes I am aware satellite phones and beacons have existed for many years. But they are discrete devices separate to the conventional mobile phone which everyone has now. The most useful tool is the one you have with you, always.)