@Hubert-Thoring said:
Especially if you want to discuss the route with friends in the evening over a beer and want to insert changes quickly, it all works on your mobile phone or iPad and everyone can access it directly. The whole thing is a special function among MRA friends and groups that we like to use all together.
Fair points. It goes back to the focus of the App vs. Garmin. There is a social tilt on the MRA side that doesn't exist in a Garmin unit. Certainly, that's a benefit if everyone is on the same page and using the MRA platform. I've yet to ride with any group that has that kind of discipline.
For reference, the latest Garmin you used (BMW Navi VI) is almost 10 years old. Since then, Garmin has introduced the Zumo XT, Zumo XT2, and the current Zumo XT3. The 3D map technology and other evolutionary improvements have taken their GPS units far beyond what you owned. Even going from the XT to the XT3 was a shocker to me as far as improvements. In comparison to using a phone, a dedicated "for purpose" GPS device will always have HW capabilities that are superior. The SW in a phone app can only compensate so much.
Still, I'm rooting for the MRA development team. It's impressive what they've done with NEXT, and there will always be a navigation audience that prefers a phone, even if it doesn't have all capabilities of a dedicated GPS. That's the way the total Navigation Demographic is moving, so they're smart to satisfy that growing demand. I'm just glad for MRA Routeplanner. It's superior to Basecamp, and I've 90% migrated to it. I think we can all agree to that.
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