GPS Information Service » Is the GARMIN gps system better than gps on cell phones? http://www.gpsinformationservice.com Information on GPS navigation and other GPS applications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Is the GARMIN gps system better than gps on cell phones? http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps-phones/is-the-garmin-gps-system-better-than-gps-on-cell-phones http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps-phones/is-the-garmin-gps-system-better-than-gps-on-cell-phones#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:26:32 +0000 admin http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps-phones/is-the-garmin-gps-system-better-than-gps-on-cell-phones I have the G1 from t mobile it has navigaton.. do you think I should still get a navigaton system since I will be traveling a lot ..or is the stuff on my cell and google navi just as good?

Fundamentally, they would use similar algorithms to figure routes, and very similar maps.

That said, the standalone GPS probably has a better chipset, yes a bigger screen (which you shouldn't be looking at when driving anyways), and will work where you can get a GPS signal, and is a one time cost to use. The downsides are you have to pay quite a bit for map updates. POI updates may be free, but they have to be available anyways.

With a mobile phone GPS, the software and maps come from the network , so can be refined and kept current rather quickly. You have to pay a monthly fee though, but it may be marginal compared to the outlay for a standalone GPS Nav and its updates. It is also handy to have one device.
You can also have interactive nav applications, ans well as get info on POIs immediately on the one device.

Given the choice, I'd likely prefer a mobile sat-nav system.

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