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- Top features: – Easy to use sat nav with UK & ROI maps – Live updates via Smartphone Link App – Real directions and points of interest – Alerts and warnings to help you on your route – Make hands-free calls on the phone while driving with Bluetooth Easy to use sat nav Place this Sat Nav on your car’s dashboard and you’ll enjoy a simple to use device with a clear 5Û touchscreen display. The Garmin DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav comes with lifetime map updates for the UK and Ireland. Live updates via Smartphone Link App Connect the Garmin DriveSmart to your smartphone using the Smartphone Link mobile app for real-time information such as live traffic, parking information and weather updates. Real directions Garmin Real Directions get you where you need to be with simple and easy to understand instructions. Landmarks and clear sights are mentioned to help you along the way such as ÛÏTurn right after the yellow buildingÛ or ÛÏTurn left after the supermarketÛ. If you’re looking for a nice restaurant or a hotel to stay at overnight, you can also view ratings for nearby points of interest along your route or near your destination. Alerts and warnings Useful features help you get to your destination and stay safe along the way. You’ll get alerts for sharp curves, speed changes, railway crossings, animal crossings, school zones, speed cameras and more. A fatigue warning suggests break times and potential rest areas for when you’re on a longer drive. Make hands-free calls Sync your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone to the DriveSmart to make hands-free phone calls and receive text messages straight to the sat nav’s display. Stay connected without taking your hands off the wheel.What are free Lifetime Maps? Sat nav devices or smartphone apps with free Lifetime Maps allow you to download full updates of your map every year – stay up-to-date with changes to road networks, addresses and points of interest, as well as new businesses, road changes and junction alterations. Updates are released at least four times a year and apply to the map that’s pre-installed on your sat nav or included with your smartphone app. Geographical coverage and features will still match the original. Updates are free of charge and provided for the useful life of the device (i.e. as long as the manufacturer supports it with software updates, services, content or accessories). What is free Lifetime Traffic? Lifetime Traffic is a premium real-time traffic information service that shows exactly where delays start and end so you always know the fastest route. ‘Lifetime’ means the period of time that the sat nav manufacturer continues to support your device with software updates, services, content or accessories. The useful life of the smartphone app means the period of time that the manufacturer continues to support the app with updates. Lifetime Traffic is included with this premium sat nav device and cannot be transferred to another sat nav device or smartphone app.__________________________________________________________ Please note: Map updates may require a microSD card.
- Product codes: 753759157302
- Model number: 50LMTD
- Product ID 1: 21590412175
- Product ID 2: 10175313
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GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav is available currently from Currys for just £99.99, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Sat Nav we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £191.73. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Garmin. The average was £159.12. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Garmin make more than just Sat Nav. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Garmin Sat Nav, this was £194.65. So you can see that GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav is a bargain at £99.99. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £156.33 for a product meeting the Type: Car spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
Feature | Spec | Comment |
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Type | Car | The average price of Sat Nav with this Type spec is £148.98 |
Screen | 5Û touchscreen | The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen spec is £156.33 |
Resolution | 480 x 272p | The average price of Sat Nav with this Resolution spec is £170.49 |
Screen features | Pinch & zoom | The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen features spec is £219.55 |
Included maps | UK & ROI | The average price of Sat Nav with this Included maps spec is £96.79 |
On-map features | – Current speed – Speed limit – Speed camera alerts – Street name – Arrival time – Driver alerts including sharp curves – Fatigue warnings – Speed changes, wrong way on a one-way and railroad crossings – Lane assist – Junction v |
The average price of Sat Nav with this On-map features spec is £99.99 |
Interactive maps | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Interactive maps spec is £203.65 |
Lifetime map updates | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Lifetime map updates spec is £196.91 |
Map upgrades | Upgrades up to 4 times a year | The average price of Sat Nav with this Map upgrades spec is £170.49 |
Traffic updates | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Traffic updates spec is £214.78 |
Free Lifetime Traffic | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Free Lifetime Traffic spec is £214.70 |
Route planning features | – Faster time – Off road – Shorter distance – Less fuel – Easy route shaping – Up ahead points of interest route planning |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Route planning features spec is £99.99 |
Route editing | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Route editing spec is £201.59 |
Speed camera alerts | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera alerts spec is £209.89 |
Lane guidance | – Visual – Spoken |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Lane guidance spec is £136.76 |
Junction view | – PhotoReal junction view – BirdsEye junction view – Active lane guidance |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Junction view spec is £171.49 |
Street view | No | The average price of Sat Nav with this Street view spec is £206.55 |
Points of interest | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Points of interest spec is £219.63 |
Real directions | Yes | The average price of Sat Nav with this Real directions spec is £190.42 |
Voice customisation features | Different voice options | The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice customisation features spec is £165.21 |
Voice languages included | 2 languages | The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice languages included spec is £99.99 |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 | The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth spec is £456.26 |
Bluetooth functions | – Hands-free calling – Smart notifications – Live traffic and weather |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth functions spec is £99.99 |
Smartphone compatibility | – iPhone iOS – Android Your smartphone needs to be compatible and come with a data plan. Extra costs may apply – please check with your provider and the manufacturer for more information. |
The average price of Sat Nav with this Smartphone compatibility spec is £109.99 |
PC connectivity | USB | The average price of Sat Nav with this PC connectivity spec is £185.49 |
App | Garmin Smartphone Link App | The average price of Sat Nav with this App spec is £122.99 |
App features | – Garmin live services – Live traffic – Live parking – Live track – Weather – Last mile – Foursquare – Address sharing |
The average price of Sat Nav with this App features spec is £109.99 |
App store | – Apple App Store – Google Play Store |
The average price of Sat Nav with this App store spec is £124.62 |
Compatible memory cards | microSDHC | The average price of Sat Nav with this Compatible memory cards spec is £94.99 |
Reviews of GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav scored an incredible 8.2 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 22 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
Alternatives to GARMIN DriveSmart 50LMT-D 5″ Sat Nav
As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Sat Nav. In fact there’s 39 products available in the Sat Nav category at Currys. There are also 36 products available from Garmin. And 13 items from Garmin in the Sat Nav category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
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