5" tablet alternative to sat nav

owains · 26 Apr 2012 at 12:16

I'm looking for a 4-5" PDA/tablet with sat nav capability. Should I be looking for ones with an inbuilt GPS receiver? Any recommendations?

I'm a bit behind the times, but I assume there are fairly decent Android apps which will provide reasonable functionality in this respect?

Also, I have used memory map running on an old Windows CE based HP PDA, so I'd like to retain this functionality if possible (presumably using an Android app)...

http://www.memory-map.co.uk/mobile/

Thanks in advance!

Seether · 26 Apr 2012 at 13:21

Samsung Galaxy Note (A-GPS + Glonass)
Google Maps Navigation
Done...

Edit: I was thinking more car navigation, but there are a shedload of outdoor GPS apps on android with OS maps and the like. Not sure which is the best though.

owains · 26 Apr 2012 at 13:44

Seether said:
Samsung Galaxy Note (A-GPS + Glonass)
Google Maps Navigation
Done...

Edit: I was thinking more car navigation, but there are a shedload of outdoor GPS apps on android with OS maps and the like. Not sure which is the best though.

Thanks for the suggestion. The Galaxy Note looks like a very nice bit of kit... but it's far more expensive than what I was looking for. I was thinking something more in the £100-150 range.

Skellig · 26 Apr 2012 at 13:52

Why not just another Sat Nav like TomTom?

My brother uses his Galaxy S2 for satnav all the time and it works a treat but if you only want a sat nav device for 100 quid, you're better off buying a dedicated one. You can get a lot of sat navs for sub the £80 range these days.

NuclearWinter · 26 Apr 2012 at 14:14

For that budget I would just pick up a TomTom Live 820 or something. The software is still better than the ones I've seen on Android anyway.

Edit: Missed the part about Memory Map, a dedicated GPS unit wouldn't give you that flexibility.

muon · 26 Apr 2012 at 14:29

Dell Streak 5 + Copilot Live ?

It is running 2.3 gingerbread now, 1.6 donut at time of review.

Lot's on ebay for sub £150.

owains · 26 Apr 2012 at 21:17

NuclearWinter said:
For that budget I would just pick up a TomTom Live 820 or something. The software is still better than the ones I've seen on Android anyway.

Edit: Missed the part about Memory Map, a dedicated GPS unit wouldn't give you that flexibility.

Well I was initially thinking of going for a dedicated sat nav, but if I can get extra functionality (memory map, internet, media player) for an extra £50 it seems like a better deal to me.

anyon said:
Dell Streak 5 + Copilot Live ?

It is running 2.3 gingerbread now, 1.6 donut at time of review.

Lot's on ebay for sub £150.

That looks nice. The Samsung Galaxy S 5.0 8GB Gingerbread also looks good for about £165. Any thoughts on which might be better? Or if there are any cheaper alternatives without losing too much functionality?