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I'm on the other side. My father used a Garmin GPS in his vehicle for 15+ years. The phone is a much better experience! Every time he had yet another issue, I
by criley2 4y ago
I'm on the other side. My father used a Garmin GPS in his vehicle for 15+ years.
The phone is a much better experience! Every time he had yet another issue, I wanted to be like "just use your phone!"
- Maps are out of date: Garmin required manual wired updates, Google Maps was always up to date
- Traffic costs: Garmin charged $10/mo for traffic data, Google Maps did it free
- Screen quality: Even in the early 2010's, smartphone screens were bigger and clearer than most car GPS units
- Attraction data: Google's was way more up to date than Garmin's third party attraction data, and Google quickly added multi-stop trips, business hours, busy-level of destination, etc
- Data Entry/voice: Google's voice entry and on screen keyboard were way better than Garmin
I was so happy when he got rid of that GPS and I finally got to stop supporting it.
- coffeebeqn 4y agoWith car play and android equivalent it’s so much better than a standalone device for navigating. I do have a garmin watch with offline topographical and trail maps for hiking off the grid but I only use that a few times a year. I could probably get those on a phone too
- ilyt 4y agoNewest gen of AA/Car play can also display map directly on gauge cluster, which is just perfect solution