Test-Driving Nokia's 6110 Navigator in Barcelona

Route calculation modes

Text directions

Waypoint list

There are a number of display modes for the navigation system that can be used, including a text version of the directions. Voice prompts can be enabled or muted as needed, and of course the system is capable of recalculating your route should you miss a turn or exit. Pretty standard fare, and it all worked well enough. One thing that I did not expect to see, however, was the automatic display zooming that zoomed in or out based on the speed of our vehicle. When we were moving quickly, the application zoomed out to show more of what was coming. When we slowed down, such as when making a turn, the application zoomed in to provide us with a more detailed view of the area.

Due to its lack of a large touch screen, the 6110 will probably never be as easy to use as a dedicated GPS navigation system. But since most everybody today has a mobile phone, being able to get full featured navigation from a phone that you already own instead of having to pay upwards of US$1000 for a dedicated car navigation device is sure to win some converts over to Nokia's way of looking at things. I find that Nokia's navigation software is at least as good as, if not better than, most other phone based navigation systems I have used, and yet, it is still an amazingly good mobile phone. Even if the 6110 had no GPS support, it would still be a winner. The GPS just makes it more of a winner. We look forward to doing a proper review on it when it becomes available later this year.

Speed sensitive zooming

Speed sensitive zooming

Nokia 6110 Navigator

Nokia 6110 Navigator

Nokia 6110 Navigator

 

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