TomTom makes that choice a thing of the past.
What’s more, if a call comes in while you’re using a smartphone GPS system, you’re forced to choose between your call and the GPS instructions. Adding a GPS app to that mix can drain a smartphone battery in the blink of an eye. Most phones have apps that run perpetually in the background, using precious battery life on long trips. One of the primary benefits of using a TomTom GPS system in the car is that it plugs directly into your vehicle’s power source without draining your smartphone’s battery. Consumers are returning in droves to external navigation devices, like those made by TomTom, to get them where they’re going. Using a smartphone for vehicle navigation has its benefits, but it comes with almost as many negatives. Just a few years ago, it was assumed that advances in smartphone GPS technology would render external GPS navigation devices obsolete.
