I have both a Garmin GPS-V and Co-Pilot on my Touch Pro. I can say without hesitation that there are certain areas where phone GPS software just doesn't match handhelds. I can't do track logs like I can with my Garmin, even if I could, I doubt I'd be able to dictate the "popcorn" increments like I can with my GPS-V. When I make a waypoint on my Garmin, I can select from dozens of icons to give a general idea of what the waypoint is without looking it up. I can then upload all my track logs, individually or as a group, to my PC for use with Google Earth, DeLorme, etc. where I can tag them, review them, and recall them back into the GPS at any time. As was said before, I can get many hours of operation on my GPS-V without having to worry about batteries, and even if they do die, I need only throw in a few AA's to get going again. I also have a lot more flexibility in determining which "widgets" to show onscreen.
Why Garmin can't take the best of what they do on dedicated handhelds and port that to phones is the real mystery here. When you can make the same margins, and not have to produce, ship, and store the hardware, why would Garmin (and Tom Tom) pretty much give up on the phone market?
You might want to read my reply above (the really long one!). Then look at Memory-Map for Winmo. The only things you might still finding lacking on a phone/topo solution would be power (addressed above) and individual waypoint icons (though i haven't looked at the newer versions of Memory-Map recently).
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I have both a Garmin GPS-V and Co-Pilot on my Touch Pro. I can say without hesitation that there are certain areas where phone GPS software just doesn't match handhelds. I can't do track logs like I can with my Garmin, even if I could, I doubt I'd be able to dictate the "popcorn" increments like I can with my GPS-V. When I make a waypoint on my Garmin, I can select from dozens of icons to give a general idea of what the waypoint is without looking it up. I can then upload all my track logs, individually or as a group, to my PC for use with Google Earth, DeLorme, etc. where I can tag them, review them, and recall them back into the GPS at any time. As was said before, I can get many hours of operation on my GPS-V without having to worry about batteries, and even if they do die, I need only throw in a few AA's to get going again. I also have a lot more flexibility in determining which "widgets" to show onscreen.
Why Garmin can't take the best of what they do on dedicated handhelds and port that to phones is the real mystery here. When you can make the same margins, and not have to produce, ship, and store the hardware, why would Garmin (and Tom Tom) pretty much give up on the phone market?
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You might want to read my reply above (the really long one!). Then look at Memory-Map for Winmo. The only things you might still finding lacking on a phone/topo solution would be power (addressed above) and individual waypoint icons (though i haven't looked at the newer versions of Memory-Map recently).