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Review Score:

8
Based on 131 reviews.

Price:

£139.99


GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5

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Specification / Price Comparison

Feature Spec Comment
Type Car The average price of Sat Nav with this Type spec is £148.98
Screen 5‰Û 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
– Dual orientation
The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen features spec is £139.99
Included maps Full Europe The average price of Sat Nav with this Included maps spec is £226.02
Countries included FULL EUROPE Albania , Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia , Finland, France, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Malta, Monaco, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Azores Islands), Republic of Ireland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia , Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
The average price of Sat Nav with this Countries included spec is £139.99
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 view
The average price of Sat Nav with this On-map features spec is £139.99
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
Voice activated navigation Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice activated navigation spec is £225.29
Route planning features – Fastest time
– Off road
– Shortest distance
– Easy route shaping (easily change your route to include preferred roads or cities by simply touching the screen)
– Up ahead points of Interest route planning with Trip Advisor ratings.
The average price of Sat Nav with this Route planning features spec is £139.99
Route editing Easy Route Shaping – Adapt your journey based on your route preferences. The average price of Sat Nav with this Route editing spec is £139.99
Speed camera alerts Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera alerts spec is £209.89
Speed camera updates Regular updates The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera updates spec is £139.99
Lane guidance – Audible
– visual
– Lane Assist with PhotoReal Junction View,
– BirdsEye Junction View
– Active Lane Guidance
The average price of Sat Nav with this Lane guidance spec is £139.99
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
Points of interest Foursquare points of interest
TripAdvisor ratings
The average price of Sat Nav with this Points of interest spec is £139.99
Voice customisation features Different voice options The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice customisation features spec is £165.21
Voice languages included 31 languages The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice languages included spec is £174.13
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth spec is £456.26
Bluetooth functions – Hands-free calling smart notifications
– Voice-activated navigation
– Live parking and weather via the Smartphone Link app
The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth functions spec is £139.99
Smartphone compatibility – Android
– iOS
The average price of Sat Nav with this Smartphone compatibility spec is £154.99
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 Access free Garmin Live Services for real-time information you can use on the road such as Live Traffic, Live Parking, Live Track, Weather, Last Mile, Foursquare, Address Sharing The average price of Sat Nav with this App features spec is £139.99
App store – App Store
– Google Play
The average price of Sat Nav with this App store spec is £144.99

Reviews of GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav

Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 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 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav scored an incredible 8 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 131 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 51LMT-S 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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