Comments on: $1.99 Trails iPhone App More Acccurate Than $200 Garmin Edge 305

By: Holiday_Travel_Tips

Holiday_Travel_Tips — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:30:42 +0000

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By: bananaboy

bananaboy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:48 +0000

If a smartphone's integrated GPS even remotely compares to the capabilities of a 375GBP dedicated GPS tracking device, I don't think anyone in their right mind would complain about the maker “charging twice as much as it's competitors for the same technology”.

Elementary, my dear Watson.

By: bananaboy

bananaboy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:25:20 +0000

You do realize you're comparing a £375 GPS tracker with a £750 phone/media player/internet device that also happens to have GPS, right..?

By: Peter Piper

Peter Piper — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:17:23 +0000

So what you're saying is the £750GBP iPhone is more accurate than the £150 Edge 205?

NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!!

Of course, what would be interesting is if you compared it with a £375 GPS tracking device. I'd expect that to perform at least as well, because Apple is notorious for charging twice as much as it's competitors for the same technology.

By: Hike @ Loch Raven Reservoir w/ iPhone 3G GPS » Matt Walker

Hike @ Loch Raven Reservoir w/ iPhone 3G GPS » Matt Walker — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:51:31 +0000

[...] This was the first time I used the GPS on my iPhone for tracking and marking waypoints. I stuffed it in a pocket on the top of my backpack and I must say it worked quite well. I used the iPhone app Trails to record the hike. The battery life was great, it only used about a third of the battery for the 3 hours it was tracking. One nice feature was the use of the light sensor (near the ear piece). When it was covered, the screen automatically shut off to help save the battery. The accuracy seemed quite good as well, there are even posts saying the phone/app bests a $200 Garmin. [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:51:45 +0000

You definitely have a good point there. Though I’d have to say that anyone who relies on there iPhone in the wilderness is, um, nuts!

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:29:31 +0000

Yes, its useful.

But for backpackers like us, it's not more of a help.
There is no azimuth and bearings on Vast mountains and forest, hmm?

Especially, to remote areas. Map and Compass are still the no.1 tool

You may also visit my backpacking blogs for gears and tools in backpacking:
http://cheapbackpackertravel.com/

By: 18 Location-Based iPhone Apps To Check Out… | GPS Obsessed

18 Location-Based iPhone Apps To Check Out… | GPS Obsessed — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:52:31 +0000

[...] Map views are available in road, satellite, or topographic. If you recall Trails was deemed more accurate than the $200 Garmin Edge 305 during [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:49:53 +0000

Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely check it out.

By: GeoLogTag

GeoLogTag — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:22:54 +0000

I made an iPhone app called GeoLogTag that you can use as a geologger AND a geotagger. GeoLogTag gives you the possibility to geotag photos taken with any digital camera! On top of that it integrates nicely with Flickr. More info on how GeoLogTag works can be found here. You can find GeoLogTag in the App Store here.