@jweetje I forgot to mention that I purchased a Chigee device to use on my BMW R1300GS. It fit directly into the GS's cradle and interfaced into its systems natively. Still, for navigation with MRA via Apple Carplay I found the Chigee to be less than ideal and I didn't use it for more than a couple of weeks. Running MRA natively with the T-865X is not even remotely comparable.
As @guzzist mentioned you can easily run other Android apps simultaneously on the DMD. I typically have MRA, one of my music apps, and Waze running. I run Waze (if I'm connected to my iPhone as a hotspot) without a destination put in as that will report hazards, accidents, traffic, traffic cameras or police officers ahead in realtime which I find to be very helpful.
Also, there are times when I want to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible and I'll just run Google Maps or Waze instead of MRA.
As I'm sure that you've already realized you have several choices....
a) Use a dedicated device such as a Garmin or TomTom GPS and use MRA for route planning (I did this for quite a while),
b) mount the iPhone or Android phone where you can see it. I didn't use the handlebar mounted phones as those devices are not meant to be exposed to the weather, and I didn't find the screens to be adequate to view or operate via touch, especially using gloves, or
c) use a dedicated, purpose built Android device like the DMD devices. There aren't any iOS purpose built devices for motorcycles that I'm aware of.
All have of these options have their pros and cons.
After a LOT of experimenting, challenges, money, aggravation, etc. I found that the DMD T865-X was the best all around choice for me on the motorcycle, and my iPhone and Apple Carplay works great in my car.
Like @guzzist I have used a number of different combinations of hardware, software and apps trying to find the best solution for me.... Garmin 596 and XT, iPhone with Chigee, Mapsource, Basecamp, Kurviger, etc. before winding up where I am now.
I have attached a couple of pictures showing the size of the Chigee unit beside the DMD T865-X, and another showing how the DMD is mounted to the BMW R1300GS. I hope these will be helpful. Try to imagine the information that's shown on the DMD screen on the Chigee screen and I think you'll see why I didn't find it to be usable, especially with my "old man" eyes!
Best regards,
Steve
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