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Garmin data ecosystem still far superior here. Yes with Garmin Custom Maps, BirdsEye subscription Droid has access to continuously-updated maps for free, but these typically require the unit to be online. Garmin’s detailed vector maps have to be purchased updates cost extra. Garmin has baseline vector map Droid has Google Maps With a Garmin, you can only transfer wireless data between compatible unitsįor Droid X, depends on screen brightness, whether you have the wireless connections on, etc. Limited by waypoint data fields – about 80 characters You can choose your preferred data entry mode with the Droid. Yes multiple QWERTY keyboards available, some with text prediction
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This doesn’t include cellular plan costs.ĭroid X screen is 24-bit-color capable, but some specs indicate that the OS is only displaying 16-bit colorīiggest problem with Droid X screen is glare screen protector helps with that.ĭroid X has standard, macro, panorama, plus multiple exposure controlsĭroid X has advantage because you can download and install multiple calculator appsĪ draw multi-touch is useful, but resistive can be used with gloves on The Garmin is often discounted by about $100 the Droid X currently isn’t, but will likely drop dramatically in price over the next six months. Bold text indicates which unit IMHO has the advantage in that category. Here’s a comparison of my Droid X with the comparable top-of-the-line Garmin unit, the Oregon 550. But having used it for a few weeks now, I’m now convinced that GPS-capable Android-powered units, phones or otherwise, are going to completely transform both the handheld and automotive GPS markets. While I knew it came with a GPS, that wasn’t the primary reason for getting it – I just wanted a phone that would allow me to stay connected to email and Internet when I was out and about.
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As part of that process, I decided to pick up an Android smartphone, specifically a Motorola Droid X.
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I had pretty much given up on finding what I wanted, and was about to buy one of the new Garmin 62-series GPS units as an upgrade from my trusty Garmin 60Cx nowhere near all the features I wanted, but enough extra ones (aerial/raster imagery, three-axis compass) to justify the purchase.Ī recent upgrade in local cellular antennas finally let me dump my landline phone, and move over to a full-time cellular connection.
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I tried to put together a “field-ready” semi-rugged Windows netbook that met most of my needs, but the poor screen visibility in sunlight conditions was just too great a restriction on its use while still handy to have, full utility required either shade or a cloth draped over my head. But I’ve always chafed at their restricted ability to record information out in the field: waypoints with a name and short description, tracks with a name, and that’s pretty much it.īack in January, I posted my “wishlist” for a field-ready GPS unit I had hoped that the newer Garmin Oregon models might satisfy most of those requirements, but a lousy touch interface makes those units too difficult to work with. Man, was that an awesome GPS unit! I’ve upgraded several times since then, and am glad that handhelds have improved as much as they have. I’ve owned a handheld GPS ever since the first “consumer-grade” model, the Motorola Traxar, was released in 1993: $900, 6 AA batteries, 8 satellites max, could only record waypoints, and about the size and weight of a brick.