Garmin Drivesmart 61 vs Tomtom GO 6200 on Motorway.

Garmin vs Tomtom

[TheBrownFamilyWorkshop]

AWESOME video... Showed exactly what I was looking for ... yeah, the video is old, but the side by side comparisons are perfect.

[jank.]

TomTom ! Very good emergency alerts ( Standing traffic, weather... ) Best route iq, traffic data and the simplest user interface you don’t need more informations.

[AdiGitalEU]

Thanks for the video. I couldn’t decide which one to buy. This helped me. After playing a little more with both models at Halforfds I picked TomTom. Garmin has nice a interface but the stuttering is unacceptable.

[gary]

TomTom is a lot more smoother, it's not jerky

[deinemuddaisdoof]

Thank you for the video, very helpful. I prefer the overall better information from the Garmin, despite the TomTom being a bit smoother.

[RedSinKen]

The video will be better without the annoying music.

[MaksHere]

See the differences at 4:37 TomTom looks clearer.

[diamonddude]

Tomtom: more realtime, accurate colors and geometry of roads

[imrantaufique]

Tom tom has an edge. Although there are minor (street name) notification edge observed for Garmin over Tomtom. In Garmin the maps look 70% ready look wise while the Tomtom maps look much more mature and smoother. I do not feel colour plays an advantage in Garmin as in direction arrows indication flow of traffic flow in case of multi lanes in Tomtom wins.
Tomtom can be improved surely, but I found it slightly better than Garmin. Specially the total route display with end time to reach destination gives a very good feel.

Tomtom magnetic mount is surely a plus too.

That's my view and observation only. Both the products are top of their class.

[johnlemon]

I prefer the design an menu fuctionality of the garmin, but you cant beat the smoothness of the tomtom. And because that is the most important thing in my opinion, i would have to go with the tomtom

[-zerocool-]

I love Garmin but the Tom Tom with its much smoother and cleaner UI seems better to me, the Garmin physically looks a ton better though.

[PsyMongazoid]

Bought a Garmin Drivesmart. Spent the last 4 days getting to know all its ins and outs. 1) The map is slightly less detailed than my Go 510. 2) I can't change the route as easily or to the same extent as my Tomtom. 3) I can see further ahead on the map with the Garmin (the only reason I bought it). 4) Adding and naming favourites is a pain on the Garmin.
In my opinion my Tomtom is much better. Note: as a coach driver my sat nav needs differ slightly from a car drivers'.

[vickifrance]

Both are very good, visually the TomTom is a less confusing map and skips around a lot less. But when the screen splits the Garmin has a better visual. Are the screen sizes the same? If so the Garmin has larger text making it better for older eyes. Hard to say which one is actually better...I think it's even.

[Leget]

I like the grass on the tomtom, but I like how the sign graphic comes up on the garmin

[JohnJones-oymd]

My current GPS is a TomTom One. I'm blown away by how much more user-friendly these devices have gotten in the last decade. Time to upgrade. :)

[Holborovv]

The TomTom is a lot smoother when turning and going around a roundabout which makes it easier to follow, the garmin is a bit janky and delayed so may put you off a little bit.

[otway]

I have had Garmin and TomToms over the years and while I found the graphics on the Garmin to be better, the TomTom was easier to use. On one trip, I was using both side by side. Missed a turn and the TomTom recalculated the route. The Garmin wanted me to go back to the first turn I missed even after I got to my destination. Using a Garmin right now because it was a better deal price wise

[PsyMongazoid]

I've been using Tomtoms for the last 10 years but it's time to change. My biggest grievance is not being able to see the road ahead because the Next Instruction panel obscured that vital info. Often I can see further through my windscreen than my map shows me.

[mikhailalekseev]

TomTom is a winner no doubt. Better route details, perfect color scheme, all the features of garmin and more.... thanks for the video!

[lindaevery]

Ive used both and much prefer Garmin..