Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10

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Good integrated satnav ; Wide screen photo shooting ; Lots of free built in memory ; High quality car kit ; Data warnings

Screen is dull ; Poorly located microSD card slot ; No FM radio ; Confusing user interface ; No camera flash

A decent sat nav that doesn't offer much as a phone - Windows Mobile 6.5 just isn't good enough to make this a worthy all round package

If you are in the unlikely situation of wanting a smartphone specifically for GPS, then the Garmin Asus Nuvifone M10 is a great buy. However, if GPS is your most important requirement, then dedicated GPS devices remain a better option, and there are...

GPS works really well ; Elegant Looks ; Good Build Quality ; Powerful Battery

Expensive ; Poor camera ; Average multimedia performance

The Garmin Asus Nuvifone M10 is a Windows Mobile 6.5 powered smartphone with a great deal of focus on GPS navigation.

With Windows Phone 7 now very close to release, the timing of this Garmin Asus collaboration does seem a bit tardy. I’m holding my breath to see the A10 Android alternative, but if you're more interested in having a dedicated satnav phone than the...

Excellent GPS capabilities; good quality display; 3.5mm headphone jack; good battery life

Rather outdated and sluggish operating system; touch-screen accuracy issues around the edges of the display; resistive rather than capacitive screen

Those looking to benefit from the flexibility and accuracy of smartphones that offer a more capable operating system and display may become frustrated by the M10 but, if satellite navigation is a primary concern, there's plenty to like.

All that Garmin sat nav goodness makes the Nuvifone the best GPS phone around

The WinMo operating system makes for a fiddly experience

The Nuvifone is an excellent sat nav device, but falls down on phone and other features.