Navitel or Garmin. The best navigation programs: rating of solutions for GPS navigators

When purchasing a navigator, many car owners' eyes widen. A huge number of models from various manufacturers, with many additional functions. Understand all the parameters and decide on suitable model It becomes more and more difficult every year.

But the most important criterion when purchasing is the navigation program installed in the device. This article describes the advantages and disadvantages of various navigation systems.

IGO

• interface: beautiful and quite convenient, it will not be difficult for any driver to understand it. 3D mode is available and the terrain is displayed. There are a huge number of settings;
• additional features: displaying traffic jams is supported, but does not always work correctly. The application can notify you about cameras installed on the roads. There is a structured list of popular facilities in each locality (supermarkets, ATMs, pharmacies, etc.);
• maps: not the most detailed and developed compared to competitors. In large cities, problems usually do not arise, but on highways and in small towns problems often begin. In European countries, the development of settlements and roads is much better;
• updates: they come out quite rarely compared to car navigators from Navitel.

IGO is installed in products from the following companies: Pioneer, Explay, Prestigio and Parrot.

Garmin

• interface: terribly primitive. The map does not display projections of buildings, only multi-colored road lines and dots indicating houses;
• cards: the situation is similar to IGO. Russian road maps are not always accurate and detailed. In Europe, on the contrary, the detail is very high. Garmin's advantages include efficient route planning. The system always offers the most convenient options for the driver;
• additional functions: the application receives information from the Yandex traffic jams service, but works this function not always correct. The “real directions” feature allows you to receive hints about objects that you need to focus on when turning;
• updates: appear frequently, but the installation procedure is quite complicated.

Garmin is installed exclusively in devices of the same company. A significant drawback of their devices is the inability to install third-party navigation programs.

Navitel: program and car navigators

• interface: simple and informative menu consisting of large squares, minimum settings;
• maps: the highest quality and most detailed among all systems of this type). Most cities have a huge selection of various facilities (hotels, service stations, gas stations). The downside is the routing mechanism, which often leads drivers onto bad roads or into deep forests;
• Features: Navitel car navigators are the best driver assistants for traveling around Russia and neighboring countries. Outside the CIS, the situation changes dramatically and it is quite difficult to navigate European roads using these devices;
• additional features: there is the ability to record tracks, there is support for a traffic jam service, it is possible to create several points on the route, view the weather forecast, and receive information about the location of cameras;
• updates: appear frequently, and the process itself is simple and convenient.

This navigation system is installed both in Navitel products and in devices from LEXAND Prology Prestigio, Explay and a number of other companies.

Conclusion

• Navitel: is the most suitable system for moving around the territory Russian Federation. Inconvenience can only be caused by the peculiarities of the route;
• IGO: will be an excellent choice for people who value a convenient interface and periodically travel to Europe. For frequent trips around Russia (with the exception of megacities) it is not always convenient;
• Garmin: can attract with a huge range of additional functions and excellent route planning. The disadvantages are the detail of Russian maps and the inconvenient interface.

Which navigator is better: inexpensive Garmin or with software? Navitel - for small cities? and got the best answer

Reply from
I tried a bunch of programs of this kind. I have a communicator. Well, it makes no difference what you have operating system. So, I stopped at Navitel. Firstly, a very clear and understandable interface. Second convenient control. 3.Search is great! You can find many objects in the place where you are, or where you are interested. Large stores, gas stations. metro stations... etc. etc. Traffic lights and speed bumps are shown by the police! :))) so that's my advice. Navitel Navigator

Reply from Alexander Kalachev[guru]
the price has changed a little, in St. Petersburg about 4.5 thousand rubles.
The main feature is that in Navitel or Garmin their programs are strictly written, Navitel and Garmin, and they can only be changed by navigator to navigator, and not by the program

Reply from Vova[guru]
Better atlas of highways of the USSR, cheap and cheerful

Reply from Oksana Sagalaeva[master]
I have Navitel, I’m very pleased. detailed map cities with house numbers, pockets, traffic lights)

Reply from Margarita Nikandrova[expert]
Best of all, neither one nor the other, Buy Autosputnik.

Reply from Danilochkin Fedor[guru]
I don’t know about Navitel, I have Garmin. A map of Murmansk with details down to houses, although without their numbering. Outside the city there is a map with lakes, streams, large paths and high-voltage cables. The batteries last for two days of wandering around the forest. Car navigators have enough power for a maximum of 5 hours battery life.

Reply from Katerina Pushkareva[guru]
they say the cheaper it is the easier it is to use