Can a touch screen smartphone with free GPS navigation beat dedicated navigators?
Mobile phones with GPS receivers and mapping software have been available for years. When used for street navigation, the small phone screen and its turn-by-turn driving instructions haven’t been at the same level as they tend to be even on low-cost dedicated GPS devices. A case in the point is our comparison between the budget Nokia 2710 Navigation phone and entry-level GPS devices. The key difference is that since a mobile phone can do much more than navigate, the dedicated device is easier to use. But when a smartphone with large touch-sensitive display comes with free GPS navigation, it is totally another story. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition is a smartphone with large touch screen complemented with a GPS receiver and navigation application. The turn-by-turn navigation is included with the product without subscriptions or extra fees. Usually, dedicated GPS devices include maps and driving instructions for a single country or region only. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, howeve
