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TomTom MOBILE 5 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.1

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 203

Verdict

TomTom MOBILE 5's smartphone-based navigation features are more than a match for the competition. The low-capacity flash memory card and initial pairing issues with the Bluetooth GPS receiver are our only complaints... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Full postcode routing
  • Excellent use of screen space
  • Fast route planning

Cons

  • Bluetooth GPS receiver initially reluctant to pair with Nokia 6670
  • On-screen text is necessarily small
  • Software supplied on a relatively small (128MB) Flash memory card

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Member Opinion

8.1

Average Member Rating

Excellent

7 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

great

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9.0

Spectacular


Dave Hardy

Dave Hardy

Excellent sat-nav inch perfect commands and maps

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

gimmicky

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6.0

Good


david rawle

david rawle

Very poor support

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6.5

Good


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Microsoft US-UK ripoff again!

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