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TOMTOM GO Basic 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 Tap & Go The average price of Sat Nav with this Screen features spec is £134.95
Included maps Full Europe The average price of Sat Nav with this Included maps spec is £226.02
Countries included Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City, United Kingdom & main roads of Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey. Connecting Roads: Albania, Belarus, BosniaHerzegovina Macedonia, Moldavia, Ukraine The average price of Sat Nav with this Countries included spec is £209.99
On-map features – Current speed
– Average speed
– Speed camera positions
The average price of Sat Nav with this On-map features spec is £166.66
Lifetime map updates Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Lifetime map updates spec is £196.91
Map upgrades Upgrades a minimum of 4 times per year The average price of Sat Nav with this Map upgrades spec is £149.99
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 – Fastest
– Shortest
– Most economical
The average price of Sat Nav with this Route planning features spec is £137.49
Route editing Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Route editing spec is £201.59
Pre-planned computer routing TomTom MyDrive The average price of Sat Nav with this Pre-planned computer routing spec is £219.99
Speed camera alerts Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera alerts spec is £209.89
Speed camera updates Includes 3 months trial The average price of Sat Nav with this Speed camera updates spec is £149.99
Lane guidance Advanced lane guidance The average price of Sat Nav with this Lane guidance spec is £192.30
Junction view No The average price of Sat Nav with this Junction view spec is £185.99
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
Voice customisation features Additional voices available via TomTom website The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice customisation features spec is £264.99
Voice languages included 27 languages The average price of Sat Nav with this Voice languages included spec is £201.66
Tethering facility Tethers via smartphone The average price of Sat Nav with this Tethering facility spec is £244.99
Bluetooth Yes The average price of Sat Nav with this Bluetooth spec is £652.81
Smartphone compatibility – iPhone iOS
– Android
– Windows

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 £149.99
PC connectivity – WiFi
– USB
The average price of Sat Nav with this PC connectivity spec is £149.99
App TomTom MyDrive The average price of Sat Nav with this App spec is £164.99
App features – Plan routes
– Check live traffic
– Save favourites
– Route and POI editing
The average price of Sat Nav with this App features spec is £149.99
App store – App Store
– Google Play
The average price of Sat Nav with this App store spec is £144.99

Reviews of TOMTOM GO Basic 5″ Sat Nav

Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy TOMTOM GO Basic 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. TOMTOM GO Basic 5″ Sat Nav scored an incredible out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 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 TOMTOM GO Basic 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 27 products available from TomTom. And 19 items from TomTom 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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