Dedicated sat-nav or smartphone app

Advantages and disadvantages of using your smartphone as a sat nav

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Dedicated sat-nav or smartphone app

Advantages

  • You are likely to have your smartphone with you so you are always likely to have your sat-nav with with you also.
  • They are generally small, light and easy to carry around.
  • If you already own a smartphone then you can then you can buy applications from the major sat nav manufacturers for your phone.

Disadvantages

  • You  might have to pay. For an expensive  sat nag app if your phone does not have one.
  • You can be subject to charges if you do not have a good mobile  Internet usage deal and you can be subject to roaming charges abroad.
  • Using GPS on your phone runs the battery down quickly.
  • Smartphone sat nav does not always update  quickly enough, which could cause you to miss instructions.

Evaluation

The advantages outweigh the disadvantages but only if your smartphone is capable of keeping up with the constant flow of data coming in. It also needs to be able to be charged in the car along with a low Internet usage bill. All these qualities in a smartphone are often hard to come across meaning for the majority a dedicated sat nav is often easier to use and more reliable than a smartphone.

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