Compare nuvi 885T vs 1690

Compare The Differences Between Garmin nuvi 885T vs 1690

Note:

1. nuvi 885T is a discontinued model . Garmin are no longer produce this model but it is still available in the market and still supported by Garmin.

2. Notice: MSN Direct service will be available only until January 1, 2012. Activate a subscription between November 19, 2009, and March 31, 2010, and receive 9 months of MSN Direct service for free.

Garmin nuvi GPS	Garmin nüvi 885T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service	Garmin nüvi 1690 4.3-Inch Portable Bluetooth Navigator with nüLink! Services
The Different Features	1. Unit dimensions, WxHxD:4.9"W x 3.1"H x .7"D (12.5 x 7.8 x 1.8 cm) 2. Battery: removable, rechargeable lithium-ion 3. Battery life: up to 4 hours 4. Waypoints/favorites/locations: 500 5. Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes internal dual speaker 6. Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands) 7. FM traffic compatible 8. MSN® Direct receiver included 9. MP3 player 10. Audio book player 11. FM transmitter 12. Headphone jack/audio line-out	1. Unit dimensions, WxHxD:4.9"W x 3.1"H x .75"D (12.5 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm) 2. Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion 3. Battery life: up to 3 hours 4. Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000 5. Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes internal speaker 6. Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information) - (Google™ local search, traffic, gas prices, Ciao!™, weather, movie times, local events, Send to GPS, flight status, converter, White Pages, myGarmin™) 7. ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) om windshield mount) 8. cityXplorer™ Enhanced Pedestrian Navigation
Amazon's Customer Reviews The most helpful favorable review	103 of 104 people found the following review helpful: The Best Out There Garmin 885T Excellent features and very good GPS. It gets a satellite lock inside my house!!! The voice recognition is the gem in this thing. It really works and once you start using it, it is very useful and functional. You don't have to push buttons. ...read more	156 of 159 people found the following review helpful: Garmin's best nuvi model yet! EDIT - 12/15/09: Upon further use of the unit and it's nuLink traffic feature, I've run into numerous occasions where the traffic data simply wasn't too accurate. There were times that I'd be driving and the 1690 would indicate that I was in yellow level traffic, however, there really wasn't any traffic on the road at the time. There were other instances of where there'd...read more
The most helpful critical review	118 of 130 people found the following review helpful: Bitter-Sweet I have had my 885t for about a month and found it have very impressive features. MSN traffic works great, use it every morning going to work to avoid jams. Bluetooth also works very well, even though it has a weak fm transmission it does have the jack you can plug directly into your cars MP3 input if equipt. The one major probem that makes this almost not worth the... read more	29 of 30 people found the following review helpful: Slightly disappointing. I wrote a very heated review a few weeks ago... after playing around with the GPS for a full 24 hours. After a lot of hemming and hawing, I decided to keep the GPS because it served its purpose: provide directions for me while I drove around in LA/OC. I'm sure there's probably a better one out there but I paid $360 for this unit from CarToys. The following..read more
YouTube Video Demo / Review	Video 1 of Garmin nuvi 885T click here - (1:40). This video is from GPSTracklog .	Video 1 of Garmin 1690 NuLink click here - (2:58). This video is from Prylkoll Video 1 of Garmin nüvi 1690 Video Demo of Features click here - (2:22). This video is from GarminUK
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Common Features:

• Display size: WxH:3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)
• Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
• Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
• Weight: 6.2 ounces (176 g)
• High-sensitivity receiver
• RoHS version available
• Preloaded maps
• Ability to add maps
• Built-in memory:internal solid state
• Routes: 10
  
• Basemap: yes
• Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included)
• Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft.")
• Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.")
• Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation) with junction view
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route)
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.)
  
• Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling)
• Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads)
• Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection)
• Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount)
• Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout)
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
• Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device)
• Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device)
• Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos)
• World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator
• Picture viewer
• Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature)
• Touchscreen

Unavailable Features:
Both nuvi 885T and 1690 do not have the following features:

• Waterproof
• 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D)
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route)
  
• XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible
• Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat)
• Dead reckoning
• Motorcycle-friendly
• Trucking-friendly
• Marine-friendly
• Geocaching-friendly