The N97 comes loaded with Nokia Maps, and I can say that it is my best "out of the box" experience with a default navigation app. Unlike Google maps, the Nokia maps are cached on the device itself, so once they are onboard, they are not downloaded (over the air) again. Better yet: you can pre-load an entire city, country or the whole world (4GB) so that Nokia maps doesn't load the maps while you're traveling. That cuts down on roaming charges, waiting time and frustration.
Nokia Maps is fast and lets you scroll the map smoothly. Upon a zoom in/out it will take a second readjust the level of details (see video). I found the compass be not very useful in pedestrian mode. Using it makes the map rotate left and right -all the time- which doesn't help the overall map readability. Nokia should also improve the search and use a single text field like Google Maps does. It is also not possible to select an origin/destination directly on the map. That would be easy to add.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Today I also wanted to test the Navigation application on my Nokia N95 8GB, after trying out the Nokia Sportstracker applicaton
ReplyDeleteI started off 13 kms away from my destination. The GPS didn't trouble me much while connecting. The GPS gave me information of my speed both maximum and avergae, the distance covered, time taken, current position (in co-ordinates) altitude and other stuff.
I got a clear view of all roads and route throught the maps application which is complimentary to navigation.
I reallly enjoyed the experience and had a lot of fun with this awesome application!