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Today everyone wants to detect his location , share it and find whats nearby. Navigation is hell without gps. If youâE™d have a choice, what would you choose? Would you buy a standalone GPS or youâE™ll put a little a little extra a get a powerful smartphone, to shoot two birds with one stone? Mio Technology thinks that âEśThe competition between navigation system and GPS application on mobile phones will develop into a fierce fight.âEť When there will be more users with top-notch Smartphones, it is obvious that they will look for GPS functions as well. But, again, there is a good portion of users who are not tech savvy and are interested solely in a good, simple GPS. The Standalone GPS seems to have much more features and amenities than just an application: screenâE™s dimension, the quality of the navigational maps, the multitude of POI (Points of Interest) being added every year, the intelligent routing, the possibility of planning the courses but also such supplementary functions as: weather information or the possibility of searching on the web the POI. And the GPS manufacturers and vendors will not stop here. To âEśpreventâEť a possible loss of clients caused by the smartphone application, they will implement entertainment features and maybe a stronger online browsing, at least for 25% of the sold equipment./> rel="cbox" href="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/gps.jpg" >class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14506" src="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/gps.jpg" alt="gps Standalone GPS vs SmartPhone GPS: What will you choose in 2011?" width="336" height="298" /> I speak from my own experience: I bought a Navon GPS device on which IâE™ve installed a test iGO Primo License. Now I use exactly the same navigation solution on Android and it could work as well on iPhone. The utility elements are almost the same as on the standalone GPS. Yet, each time I must head for a longer road I choose to use the standalone GPS. And I donâE™t do this because I wouldnâE™t find more detailed maps or POI on my smartphone. This decision is based on an obvious reason, related to the functionality: I use the smartphone to make calls, with or without the headset. It happened to me, a couple of times, that near a very important point, where I had to change the roads, I got a call right when I had to follow the route. Obviously, it was a pretty unwanted moment. With a standalone GPS, I never have this problem. The second reason why a standalone GPS is better is due to its screen dimensions. You can navigate with a 3.7inchs, 4 or 4.3 only if you are pretty focused on the display. You have to sit all the time with the eyes on it. A bigger screen gives you a better view, doesnâE™t stress the eyes and helps you understand better the road. And, thereâE™s even a third reason, caused by fickleness: on a standalone GPS you install the navigation system just once and you get to keep all your personal data and preferences, without any concerns at all. On a smartphone, we know it is much different, and you always need back-ups. What are you going to do if you need to change your ROM? The answer: combining smartphone with standalone GPSWith all the above advantages that a standalone has over a smartphone, I wouldnâE™t suggest to quit using your smartphone application for navigation, as well. Google and Bing Maps with a good Internet connection give you a maximum mobility. These features can help you immediately find a parking spot, hotel, restaurant or a shop. It could happened that the standalone GPS lack all this data. rel="cbox" href="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sgps.jpg" >class="alignnone size-large wp-image-14507" src="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sgps-1024x651.jpg" alt="sgps 1024x651 Standalone GPS vs SmartPhone GPS: What will you choose in 2011?" width="393" height="250" /> The predictions are that the standalone GPS market will still rule in 2011, this affirmation being backed up by a recent market research done by GfK in February. It shows that 89% of the respondents, that were selected from Germany, France and United Kingdom, markets with superior development in the GPS equipment, still prefer the standalone GPS. However, they also mentioned that they do have GPS application in their smartphones and they use that one as well. Besides this, 70% of those who use in the present time navigational systems on their mobile phones, said that they would prefer a portable or standalone GPS. WhatâE™s your pick?
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Today everyone wants to detect his location , share it and find whats nearby. Navigation is hell without gps.
If youâE™d have a choice, what would you choose? Would you buy a standalone GPS or youâE™ll put a little a little extra a get a powerful smartphone, to shoot two birds with one stone?
Mio Technology thinks that âEśThe competition between navigation system and GPS application on mobile phones will develop into a fierce fight.âEť When there will be more users with top-notch Smartphones, it is obvious that they will look for GPS functions as well. But, again, there is a good portion of users who are not tech savvy and are interested solely in a good, simple GPS.
The Standalone GPS seems to have much more features and amenities than just an application: screenâE™s dimension, the quality of the navigational maps, the multitude of POI (Points of Interest) being added every year, the intelligent routing, the possibility of planning the courses but also such supplementary functions as: weather information or the possibility of searching on the web the POI. And the GPS manufacturers and vendors will not stop here. To âEśpreventâEť a possible loss of clients caused by the smartphone application, they will implement entertainment features and maybe a stronger online browsing, at least for 25% of the sold equipment./> rel="cbox" href="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/gps.jpg" >class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14506" src="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/gps.jpg" alt="gps Standalone GPS vs SmartPhone GPS: What will you choose in 2011?" width="336" height="298" />
I speak from my own experience: I bought a Navon GPS device on which IâE™ve installed a test iGO Primo License. Now I use exactly the same navigation solution on Android and it could work as well on iPhone. The utility elements are almost the same as on the standalone GPS.
Yet, each time I must head for a longer road I choose to use the standalone GPS. And I donâE™t do this because I wouldnâE™t find more detailed maps or POI on my smartphone. This decision is based on an obvious reason, related to the functionality: I use the smartphone to make calls, with or without the headset.
It happened to me, a couple of times, that near a very important point, where I had to change the roads, I got a call right when I had to follow the route. Obviously, it was a pretty unwanted moment. With a standalone GPS, I never have this problem.
The second reason why a standalone GPS is better is due to its screen dimensions. You can navigate with a 3.7inchs, 4 or 4.3 only if you are pretty focused on the display. You have to sit all the time with the eyes on it. A bigger screen gives you a better view, doesnâE™t stress the eyes and helps you understand better the road.
And, thereâE™s even a third reason, caused by fickleness: on a standalone GPS you install the navigation system just once and you get to keep all your personal data and preferences, without any concerns at all. On a smartphone, we know it is much different, and you always need back-ups. What are you going to do if you need to change your ROM?
The answer: combining smartphone with standalone GPS
With all the above advantages that a standalone has over a smartphone, I wouldnâE™t suggest to quit using your smartphone application for navigation, as well. Google and Bing Maps with a good Internet connection give you a maximum mobility. These features can help you immediately find a parking spot, hotel, restaurant or a shop. It could happened that the standalone GPS lack all this data.
rel="cbox" href="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sgps.jpg" >class="alignnone size-large wp-image-14507" src="http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sgps-1024x651.jpg" alt="sgps 1024x651 Standalone GPS vs SmartPhone GPS: What will you choose in 2011?" width="393" height="250" />
The predictions are that the standalone GPS market will still rule in 2011, this affirmation being backed up by a recent market research done by GfK in February. It shows that 89% of the respondents, that were selected from Germany, France and United Kingdom, markets with superior development in the GPS equipment, still prefer the standalone GPS. However, they also mentioned that they do have GPS application in their smartphones and they use that one as well.
Besides this, 70% of those who use in the present time navigational systems on their mobile phones, said that they would prefer a portable or standalone GPS.
WhatâE™s your pick?
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