The 3.5-inch TFT screens is bright, but struggles in direct sunlight whether on foot or in the car, the latter being problematical when battling with reflections and screen size: dedicated, factory fitted, in-car satnav will always have this kind of hybrid device beaten in sheer size and viewability. Much of this is down to a combination of thickness and weight (240g) although it certainly isn’t a heavyweight by any means - just don’t expect to slip it bulge free into your pocket. Size-wise it sits nicely between in-car GPS and PDA option, although it actually feels a lot bigger than the on the page dimensions of 115 x 100 x 34mm would have you think. The SiRF StarIII chipset means it locks onto satellite signals strongly but not as strongly as the N520, and not at all indoors. Perhaps the most irritating difference being the postcode entry for finding a destination, not seven digit entry, not even four digit entry, no madam just for you today how about no digits? Yep, no postcode search at all in fact. The customised Destinator satnav software has 2D and 3D views, voice guided directions, dynamic routing (with near instant re-routing), plenty of points of view options, and operates equally as efficiently in pedestrian as it does car mode.Īlthough it uses the same NAVTEQ maps as CoPilot (see our Pocket LOOX N520 review), the interface to these isn’t as polished as CoPilot by a long chalk.

Sub-£200 satnav devices usually only dream of doing that. However, as well as being good value for money, the GPS 400 manages to pack quite a performance kick. Usually the phrase 'only available from Currys, Dixons and PC World' sends a bigger shiver up our spine than the memory of Keith Chegwin naked on the telly.

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