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Best GPS-enabled mobile phones

By Joseph Hanlon on 03 November 2008

2008 has been a full year of mobile manufacturers telling us where to go. It's not an exaggeration to say that nearly all new mobiles and smartphones over AU$600 now come with a GPS receiver as standard. Though what each do with this chip is of more importance.

Unfortunately, we're seeing more phones with the hardware on-board but no pre-installed navigation software. Apple made a huge fuss mid-year when it announced that the latest release of the iPhone would include GPS, but to date the best mapping software available for the iPhone is Google Maps which doesn't include turn-by-turn navigation. This is a crying shame, the iPhone would be perfect to pull double duty as a navigation device.

We've also seen phones with GPS for geo-tagging photos. Several Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot releases fit into this category, but the Wayfinder navigation software that comes with these handsets is far from our favourite. To date, Nokia is doing the best job with version 2 of Nokia Maps coming pre-installed on all new compatible handsets, though it wouldn't take much for someone to licence TomTom maps and take the lead.

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Nokia 6210 Navigator

While the 6210 is solidly built and features fast performance, the lack of a lifetime subscription to turn-by-turn navigation robs the Navigator of what should make it unique in the market.

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Topics: navigation, mobile phone, maps, gps, pre installed, iphone, map, handset, best, nokia

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• Palm Treo Pro

• Nokia 6710 Navigator

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  andy commented on 09/07/2009 09:25 Report abuse

  the cheapest mobile on the market with gps is: SonyEricsson z750i (Blue Tick), Next-G An unlock and flash will help remove the shovelware. Also, go to hidden menu and clear assistance data. Initially needs to download almanac ~ 10 mins in very clear sky, then good 4eva. good inside car, also. Yes, advertisement says GPS:no, check Sony Developer website.

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  Athleo commented on 20/06/2009 21:07 Report abuse

  Hi John, try the Wegolf app, works really well.

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  John commented on 15/06/2009 18:42 Report abuse

  Can anyone recommend a golf gps programme that has front, centre and back of green measurements for a nokia n95

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  JON AVILDSEN commented on 15/06/2009 02:28 Report abuse

  Are there any phones that have half way decent gps systems in them? I have a Nokia n95, and a O2 orbit. They both take about 10 minute to get a signal. These phones are kind of old. I hope technology has improved since 2yrs ago. I am hoping for something that can get a signal in less than 1 minute. I use gps for walking mostly.

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  finbot commented on 13/06/2009 21:50 Report abuse

  This whole website just talks about negatives...pretty useless without the positives. We also want positives!!!!

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  roddyt commented on 22/04/2009 09:28 Report abuse

  i was looking for a 'best GPS' phone recommendation, and this article certainly hasn't helped.

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  Fred commented on 24/11/2008 05:28 Report abuse

  I agree not very useful article, wayfinder is far from our favourite??? for what reason? I use this software daily and it works great on my c905, maybe it is a "user problem"

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  asd commented on 18/11/2008 18:30 Report abuse

  This article is just plain stupid, it was MEANT to be about the BEST GPS enabled phones, however all it talks about are the negatives of existing gps phones and only lists the worst ones with terrible overall reviews for examples. where is the samsung INNOV8???

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  abhishek commented on 23/07/2008 01:36 Report abuse

  Where I can get cheepest mobile enaled with GPS.