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I have run Navionics on 2 Motorola Droid Phones and currently on a waterproof Casio Commando. I have used it successfully 400 miles offshore on a Motorola Xoom and the Toshiba Thrive, using their built in standalone GPS receivers. They function quite well on this somewhat limited software providing they are not in direct sunlight. Battery life is shorter when using the GPS for obvious reasons, and all the units get quite warm when running on external power for 6 to 8 hours. But they are all toys. They don't do a quarter of the essential features of a 5' Garmin.
They are immediate casualties (with the exception of the Commando) if they get splashed. Throw them away if they do, the manufacturers will not repair them. Apple even has humidity sensors that shut the unit off. They are fun to have, maybe even addictive. But they are not robust enough to survive whatever conditions wipe out your primary navigation equipment, so they can hardly be justified as backups. Your backup Navigation equipment (at least while offshore) should be stored in a Farraday bag with extra batteries and a large scale waterproof map. It's not a bad idea to keep a handheld VHF that uses the same batteries in the same bag.
So are these toys a really bad idea? They are FUN! But don't try to justify their purchase as safety equipment. I take all my toys with me when I go South and back. But I trust the Garmin and Raymarine equipment on the boat, and I use all the features they provide on a regular basis to stay in practice. I carry a pad ashore when I can't crack a WEP password, to pick up email, news and weather.
I have a large collection of eBooks and Nautical References on the pads, an I've scanned manuals for the equipment on board to files on the Boat Computer, and I can transfer them to a pad to take down in the engine spaces for reference. This means you don't have to buy the best pad out there. There are lots of $160 10' and 7' Chinese no-name tablets out there that you can afford to toss out; some of them have some kind of GPS.
See wootalyzer.com If they can download apps from Amazon and the original Android store, and display google maps, they would provide a lot of bang for the buck, provided you don't need to use them in direct sunlight, you can keep them in a large baggie, and you've got something else to get you home on a very bad day. I'm witholding judgement on the Panasonic Toughpad until I can lay eyes on it in direct sunlight. It's not a question of resolution and coatings. Nits make the difference, and its pretty hard to get any battery life with a really bright screen. Apple Fanboys need to update their statistics: Android has surpassed Apple in the number of units sold and the number of Apps sold.
The Nexus 7 is Apple's tombstone, and I don't have one, yet. Top one is Garmin Bottom is Navionics Here is my take on it. I have used the navionics app on a iPad Retina, iPad Air, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7 and a Galaxy Note 10 App wise they all work.
For looking at maps they all work well, if you want GPS also I see it as two choices. Go with an android tablet that has a decent GPS built in or purchase a Garmin GLO to use with the iPad models. As stated before the WiFi only versions do not have GPS and the built in GPS on the 3G models is mediocre at best, plus using GPS on the iPad uses way more battery than the bluetooth radio. Plus the Garmin GLO is way more accurate. Apple fanboys will pipe up here and there and trashtalk everything else, but most likely none of them have owned and used both platforms for several years. So in the end which do I like better if I only had one? I would probably buy an android based tablet again, overall I find the android experience more productive and a better value for the money.
Apple may have more apps being built for it and a better track record for app stability, but dont get me wrong, I have seen plenty of apps crash on an ipad also. Apple needs to bring dynamic content and widgets to the home screen and needs to make a handful of other small changes to really make the iPad maintain market-share going forward. Apples way of releasing a new model and new versions of iOS without significant new features or changes is starting to turn consumers off, except the fanboys who will jump up and down and scream about how f'n great their 'i'product is. Apples next change seriously has nothing to do with hardware, They need to focus on iOS8 and make it something worthwhile. I have both iPad 2/3/4/Air and a range of Android tablets. Where the iPad is ahead is scrolling fluency and screen brightness. My Nexus 7 looks pale compared to the Ipad 4/Air - and is a lot harder to see in sunlight/water glare.
You can put a glare shield on - but that then again decreases brightness by at least 10-25% But I have not seen any tablets yet with the right brightness for use in 'the open' - screen brightness on all are still. This thread has caught my interest.
At first it was because I want to put Navionics on a tablet in my new fishing boat but then I learned that I can also put an active fishfinder on the tablet too using the Vexilar Sonarphone SP200 with the Tpod Wifi transmitter. This is NOT that little bobber sonar that looks like a toy, but is instead a 200 / 83 kHz Dual Beam 20° / 40° sonar good to 240 feet.
I have looked around for reviews of the Tpod, but don't seem to find many online. There was one online review where the guy did a side by side review with a Lorance Elite 4HDI and he claims it showed him everything the Lorance showed. Anyone else on here ever used one?
One argument for the Ipad would be that the Navionics App for Ipad now directly supports the Vexilar Sonarphone combined with the Navionics on the same display. But that fact alone would not sway me to Ipad, because I know that an Android app should be coming soon. Until then, one can simply use Navionics to get to the fishing spot, and then switch over to the Sonarphone application for fishing. It's too bad we can't load these applications on a sunlight readable Kindle paperwhite.
But then I guess you would give up the advantages of color. So now I find myself actively in the hunt for both a tablet, and possibly purchasing a SonarPhone SP200 if I can fine enough positive reviews. I may have answered my own question from a tablet standpoint.
I found a link where a Ph. D in Physics did a side by side comparison of many tablets, including the Ipads, and declared the Galaxy Tab 10.1 the winner in bright light visibility. Of course, that isn't to say something newer didn't appear since he performed these tests. I'm a newbie to the forum, so I don't know if external links are cool, but here is the link to his tests: Now thinking about the SonarPhone. It is true that many of the sonar brands are shooting for a 3D down scan look, and of course this doesn't have it. But I'm betting it is on the horizon. We have so much computing power in a modern tablet and it wouldn't surprise me if someone isn't already working on a WiFi nautical RADAR to tie into a tablet as well.
A day later and I find out my information is outdated. The 2013 Google Nexus 7 puts out 591 nits, compared to the 402 nits from the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 inch.
That is a significant improvement. My research also reveals that a company in Japan is now producing a 1000 nit screen that is truly sunlight readable without consuming more battery life, but it has yet to be incorporated into todays tablets. Apparently, the military is gettting some custom tablets with these screens, so Uncle Sam is footing the bill for early adoption. Update: Asus Transformer Infinity 700 is a 10.1' Android tablet with keyboard that puts out 600 nits. I've purchased the 2013 Nexus 7.
After all, my boat is only 19 foot and a 10' tablet would be a little overkill in the center console. One other very nice feature of the Nexus 7 is the ability to charge it with the wireless Qi inductive charger.
This allows me to completely enclose it in a thin plastic waterproof case and still have it charging wirelessly from the boat. So now I have a single tablet useful at home and on the boat. If I buy a bluetooth audio pickup, I can even pump music into my boat stereo wirelessly. I bought a galaxy tab 2 7' last yr for $120, then a otterbox defender case for $25 off amazon. I already had the navionics app for my S3 phone, so when I logged into my goggle account on the tablet I was able to load the app for free.
It has built in GPS and works very well. I found a ram mount that has a sissor style mount/suction cup base put tab in. I can slap it on my boat anywhere or even car windshield for goggle maps navigation. The otterbox makes it somewhat weather resistant too. Overall, I have been very impressed with what it does for the little amount of money I have into it. I never use it for navigation purposes on the boat, but more like what you want to do with it. Sit on the couch at home and plan trip, etc.
Its nice cause it syncs with my navionics account so any waypoints or routes I make i can see on my phone to. This is good if I jump on somes elses boat and dont bring my tablet.
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I can mark waypoints on my phone they get them later on the tablet while sitting on couch. I'd like to get an update from anyone on using a tablet & app for navigation. I just bought a boat that has a smaller Garmin GPS / Fishfinder. I'd like to run it in sonar mode, and use a tablet for navigation. I have a current tablet (couple years old Samsung Galaxy 7) without GPS, but I can buy a newer one if needed. What I'd like is to have a wired GPS antenna fixed to the boat, and a power supply.
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So the tablet comes and goes, but I get the accuracy and reliability of a dedicated antenna. I could go to bluetooth, but I do not want something that needs charging by battery, and once it is wired it seems more reliable to just use the USB connection to the tablet. The tablet would be in a dry, shaded helm area. Any suggestions on hardware and/or software I should be looking?