I use GPS more than any other features on my Android (Nexus S), although GPS is a bit slow.
For those of you who had a great GPS with very fast fix, can you please recommend it?
Thanks
Try GPS-Status from the Market to keep the A-GPS up to date all the time.
Much quicker gps fix!
Most of the time, there are too many variables at stake for people to say that one phone is better than other. Just keep the A-GPS data up to date.
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Dear all,
I've been reading about both Qt and Openmoko...
Although they both seem rather interesting, i question myself about how mature are those «platforms»...
I would like to try it but i wouldn't like to brick my device at all...
Can someone give me an opinion / guidance on this?
Cheers.
Hello
I have a Neo Freerunner.GTA02.now i'm running Android 2.1 on it.well the phone is great but there's a speed deference between Android and Qt,Qt is way faster but not much suport from sofware comunity,Android has more fans and more programers.
Freerunner's Wireless adapter is a bit not sensitive,but i'm guessing it's because of the Os,Gps is great but depending on the programs it may thake 2-3 minutes to find you're location, I'm from romania and i live in a new neibourhood and not even Google maps has mapped the street that i live in, .the audio quality is great. and the touchscreen is pretty oki,with enought brigtness for a sunny day.
but overal i wouln't recomend it for you're daily phone,just for testing,
Greetings all,
As stated above I have a 6800 running a DCD ROM on VZW now and am looking into going up. I use a lot of apps and push the thing to the max and am pretty happy with it in all, but the low amount of RAM and slowdowns and glitches when it has not been re-booted in a while, you know I just think it is mostly the lack of RAM issues and how hard I push it. I use Garmin MobileXT for navigation, Resco Radio and SelectRadio for internet radio and bluetooth it to my Kenwood car stereo, and generally bog it down. So what I would like to know is if this unit with the more robust memory, processor, and graphics chipset works better than my Titan and / or would I loose stuff that would no longer function ? Can I still enable the GPS chipset for use with the Garmin software ? Just anything at all that I need to know to help make the decision would be nice, thanks ;-)
I will give this a shot since this is so vague. If you are wanting to go to Verizon Touch Pro with TF3D disabled running the older apps the phone flies. No memory issues if you wish to stick to the old setup you are using. If you unlock your phone you will indeed unlock the GPS using Boreds patch or Scrosler rom witch has it built in.
yes, even the verizon touch pro is better than the titan. In almost every way except GPS accuracy and lock speed (my opinion). Its an upgrade.
No need to post three or four different threads in different forums, this has all been asked before.
I was thinking of purchasing this phone used on ebay since they can be had for about 100 bucks, and using it to replace my GPS unit (no plans on adding a data plan or phone service to this device) since GPS units tend to have slow and laggy processors unless you spend upwards 300 dollars, and still not get the features i want that igo primo has.
1. Does this phone have a GPS module in it that is not dependent on a data connection, i think it is called AGPS or something? and if it uses a regular GPS chip/module is it any good or about as good as say a 200 dollar standalone GPS unit?
2. Can this phone duel boot win 6.5 and android, i think i saw a youtube video of it duel booting. Only reason i would like android on it as well is for the many GPS software options that are available for android. Even though igo primo is currently the best IMO for windows mobile/ce.
Thanks in advance.
1. Yes
2. Yes
Thank you.
Do you use the GPS on your hd2 often is it pretty accurate? accurate enough to be used as a standalone GPS without data?
I use it in my car ok.
If buying used from crimeBay or Crapslist take care as plenty of faulty & badly repaired devices are pumped out in 100buck range.
Could someone help me ... I need to identify what is the phone with gps (hardware) with android system (no matter the version). Could someone help me? I'm not talking about software .... I need a technical report (antenna, number of channels, chipset, .....)
Sorry for my english...
I guess those that support GLONASS as well as GPS. My A510 does that and I really notice a difference between that and all those GPS only device I have had before. Where I am it usually have 2-5 more satellites in view, and locks to 1-3 more than GPS only devices. Therefore it startup quicker and accuracy is also a few meters better.
with new phones coming out ask the time, it is almost impressive to say while is best. However, from my experience, Motorola phones are, in general, fairly good. Samsung GPS are absolutely atrocious -- so bad that if you use the GPS a lot, as I'd guess you do, it renders the phone almost unuseable.
Hi All,
could anyone share their experience about the GPS performance of the xperia tablet?
I'm considering buying this tablet but I definitely need a quick GPS and I was really discouraged after reading this:
reviews.cnet.com/tablets/sony-xperia-tablet-s/
I own a tablet s and the GPS fix is really slow (my girlfriend has got a samsung galaxy tab 8.9 and under the same conditions she always has a way better and quicker fix than my tablet s).
I really do not understand why the GPS/navigation compartment was not developed better: Sony put a lot of attention into making the tablet splash proof, small and light (all nice features if you want to take the tablet out for a hike) but I have the strong impression that the GPS performance is really lacking: could you please share your thoughts?
What's your experiance indoor/outdoor?
Thanks in advance
Wish you all well
maurobaz said:
Hi All,
could anyone share their experience about the GPS performance of the xperia tablet?
I'm considering buying this tablet but I definitely need a quick GPS and I was really discouraged after reading this:
reviews.cnet.com/tablets/sony-xperia-tablet-s/
I own a tablet s and the GPS fix is really slow (my girlfriend has got a samsung galaxy tab 8.9 and under the same conditions she always has a way better and quicker fix than my tablet s).
I really do not understand why the GPS/navigation compartment was not developed better: Sony put a lot of attention into making the tablet splash proof, small and light (all nice features if you want to take the tablet out for a hike) but I have the strong impression that the GPS performance is really lacking: could you please share your thoughts?
What's your experiance indoor/outdoor?
Thanks in advance
Wish you all well
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The GPS function of most all tablets (and phones) is not designed to be nor meant to be fast and accurate. The intended function of a tablet's GPS is to approximate its location so apps can provide the user with localized search results and geographically targeted articles and advertisments.
There are many apps that use a tablet's GPS for navigation, but almost every one of those apps fail to perform with any great satisfaction. Apps like Google Maps are fairly accurate in determining a tablet's location, but only if the tablet is relatively motionless for several seconds. If the tablet is not motionless, like being in a moving vehicle, Google Maps will/can not quickly and accurately determine the tablet's location.
If you truly need fast and accurate navigational information, you will need to use a "real" GPS device. I use and recommend Garmin.
Cat McGowan said:
The GPS function of most all tablets (and phones) is not designed to be nor meant to be fast and accurate. The intended function of a tablet's GPS is to approximate its location so apps can provide the user with localized search results and geographically targeted articles and advertisments.
There are many apps that use a tablet's GPS for navigation, but almost every one of those apps fail to perform with any great satisfaction. Apps like Google Maps are fairly accurate in determining a tablet's location, but only if the tablet is relatively motionless for several seconds. If the tablet is not motionless, like being in a moving vehicle, Google Maps will/can not quickly and accurately determine the tablet's location.
If you truly need fast and accurate navigational information, you will need to use a "real" GPS device. I use and recommend Garmin.
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Hi there,
Thanks for your reply.
I understand your point even if I do not agree with it (as the GPS is listed under the specs and as I have paid for it, then I would expect it to work ok).
You said the aim of tablet gps is to only give an approximate fix but my sony tablet s has troubles even reaching that steady/motionless fix (meaning that sometimes I wait and wait but I cannot get a solid fix. It works more or less ok only when there are ideal situations such as no buildings/trees around and you are on a flat terrain -i.e. no mountains-).
I would not want to use it for navigation in a car but I find it useful having some help when I'm discovering new cities as a tourist on foot. As I'm walking by slowly, reading wikipedia references, I would like to at least have a quick fix on the map that tells me where I am.
As I said, I have tested the galaxy tab 8.9 gps (and also a galaxy tab 2 10.1) and they beat the sony tablet gps hands down: in a narrow street with tall buildings they obtained the fix almost instantly while the tablet s could not (I remained in the same spot motionless for over a minute). All devices were using only the GPS in order to obtain the fix (so no 3g/4g).
I had the same (bad) experience "against" an iPad: basically I was invited to an open air exhibition where you had to use your tablet (be it Android or Apple) to tour the virtual musuem that was setup in an open air space. The open air location was the park of a villa, so not huge (let's say 4 times a soccer field) and with lots of time spent standing still in the same place in order to have a look at the virtual attractions. I was standing by the curator of the exhibition who had an iPad: he was able to get a GPS fix almost instantly and could start talking about the virtual attractions, while my tablet s never actually got a good fix (basically they asked us to install an app that was feeding us content based on our GPS location so, for instance, if we were in front of a bust (which had fixed GPS coordinates), then we were supposed to see the curator or other members explaining the history of the bust etc through an augmented reality app). In the end I was quite embarassed/annoyed to keep using my tablet so I joined another visitor and we used her tablet. The compass was/is also not accurate (I removed the tablet from the case in order to make sure there was no magnetic interference).
What I would be interested in for this thread are direct feedabcks from xperia tablet s users with real life situations: I'm quite afraid that all the alluminium that was used for the back cover/chassis of the xperia tablet might hamper the GPS funcionality (even more than in the tablet s...). Almost the same thing happened with the Asus transformer.
Thanks again for having taken the time to share your thoughts
wish you well
regards
maurobaz said:
Thanks again for having taken the time to share your thoughts
wish you well
regards
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Hi, so did you ever get the Sony Xperia Tablet S? I have the SGPT123US/S with 4.0.3 rooted I bought last December 2012.
As for the GPS...lets just say it works....but it's not the best. The unit I have in my 2012 Toyota Highlander works a lot better.
Let me know what you did and how it works for you.
Never had issues with gps at all as long i have internet connection, did't really try without internet.
tested outside works fast, inside takes forever.
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Hi, so did you ever get the Sony Xperia Tablet S? I have the SGPT123US/S with 4.0.3 rooted I bought last December 2012.
As for the GPS...lets just say it works....but it's not the best. The unit I have in my 2012 Toyota Highlander works a lot better.
Let me know what you did and how it works for you.
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Hi there,
thanks for sharing your experience.
In the end I went for a Galaxy Note 10.1 and I'm really satisfied. Aside from the screen (Sony screens with true black technology are slightly better in my opinion), I think the note 10.1 is a very good tablet. I'm happy with the change (and the GPS in the note is lightning fast and accurate: it is able to pick up your position even inside buildings, trains or buses...a true life saver when you are stranded in a city you do not know).
wish you well
regards
Mau
maurobaz said:
Hi there,
thanks for sharing your experience.
In the end I went for a Galaxy Note 10.1 and I'm really satisfied. Aside from the screen (Sony screens with true black technology are slightly better in my opinion), I think the note 10.1 is a very good tablet. I'm happy with the change (and the GPS in the note is lightning fast and accurate: it is able to pick up your position even inside buildings, trains or buses...a true life saver when you are stranded in a city you do not know).
wish you well
regards
Mau
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Good choice. I may have gone for a different tablet if not for sony points I used to get this one. I would still rate this xperia tablet s in the top 3 tablets in its class and that were available last december 2012. I would also agree this sony gps works a bit better with internet, but it still works without and probabaly good enough for what it gets used for, which is not turn by turn directions in my case. But you probably made a wise choice all things considered. This xperia tablet s has some great features but if you weigh in the sony proprietary adapter plug, somewhat odd shaped kluge of a case, and overpriced accessories ....the galaxy was probably a better choice.
Take care.....