Love my 8" Samsung tablet. At least if you went the tablet way it opens up the opportunity of a number of othe nav apps such as Memory Map and Aus Topo Map etc.
Love my 8" Samsung tablet. At least if you went the tablet way it opens up the opportunity of a number of othe nav apps such as Memory Map and Aus Topo Map etc.
Also if you go tablet & apps, you can load the same apps and maps onto your phone as a backup system if the primary tablet fails. On my boat I run a nav app (Navionics) on the tablet with a duplicate on my phone for redunancy if required.
The other thing I like about using Memory Map in this situation - many of the map packs - including the hema maps, are licensed to be able to run them cross platform.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
So I run an ipad mini 4, and Android phone and only had to buy the map once.... For many maps I can run 2 mobile devices and 2 pc/laptops all on the one purchase [thumbsupbig]
Memory Map has very similar functionality to the Hema app too.
Overwhelmingly I think I'm seeing most people run tablets with the apps on them, so they can't be that much worse, if at all, than the dedicated devices.
I actually just learnt this morning that the new Hema dedicated HX-1 is in fact a locked Android tablet with the software on it, but with a better screen and memory etc. etc.
Too many options!
Indeed and it's running a pretty old version of android, v4.4 that is close to being unsupported by Google, whereas the current android release is v8. As to hardware it sits between smartphones and tablets in capability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Young Angus
My personal preference is to decouple the software from the hardware so you can upgrade either independently, at least in the same ecosphere.
Cheers
Steve