TomTom car kit for iphone

EasyPort mount, can be orientated to portrait or landscape modes, improves GPS reception and accuracy, charges your iPhone, line-out port, loud speaker

Expensive, no audio cable included, no FM transmitter, microphone quality not great for phone calls, can't mount an iPhone with a case

The TomTom car kit for iPhone works exactly as intended and provides a secure and practical way to mount your smartphone in the car. It's a little expensive and many will point out that the iPhone's GPS performance should have been better in the first...

Flexible mount; clear speaker; line-out

Expensive; no FM transmitter

This review originally appeared in the May issue of Australian Macworld magazine.

The Car Kit boosts the GPS sufficiently to make the iPhone app useable

The combination of the iPhone app and Car Kit is pricy when compared to dedicated Tom Tom units

The TomTom app is a handy addition to your iPhone, as long as you fork out for the Car Kit too. However, at £160 for both essential parts of the set up, you might as well invest in a TomTom One, and keep your iPhone handy for phone calls.

If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, TomTom 1.2 coupled with the appropriate TomTom car kit will provide a satisfying satnav experience with niceties not found in lower-priced units. After all - as we said earlier - if you're already an iPhone owner,...

verstärkt das GPS-Signal; guter Halt an der Windschutzscheibe; funktioniert im Hoch- und Querformat

schlechte Audioqualität; zu leise; nicht im Bundle mit Software erhältlich; funktioniert nicht ohne Stromversorgung

Die iPhone-Halterung von TomTom verstärkt GPS-Signal und Lautstärke, damit das Apple-Smartphone zu einem vollwertigen Navi wird. Leider kostet es in Kombination mit Software und Kartenmaterial so viel wie ein einzelnes Navigationssystem.

Jag ska inte dra några valser: TomToms iPhone Car Kit för iPhone är en liten besvikelse. Hållaren känns ranglig och det är svårt att placera den på ett bra sätt så den verkligen sitter optimalt. Jag tänker experimentera med att fästa den på ett annat...