The N520’s Navigon Mobile Navigator 5 looks identical to the Mio’s MioMap, but MioMap is a version of Navigon with Tele Atlas map data, while the Fujitsu Siemens N520 uses Navteq data. It’s also the only device here with 802.11g wireless LAN – the first PDA we’ve seen with this faster radio, although admittedly there’s no Bluetooth.
The N520 is fitted with 128MB of ROM in which Windows Mobile 5 safely stores user data, providing more storage space than the Mio’s A201. However, the integrated antenna makes this a great GPS device away from the car no Bluetooth connections to worry about, and no second device to carry around. The only niggle is the fragile connector that plugs into the bottom of the PDA – this can be easily damaged if the suction mount falls off the windscreen. In the box is a compact car cradle into which the N520 slips easily, and it has a tight enough grip for landscape mounting. And, unlike the hw6515, it comes with full UK and Ireland maps, not simply the code to unlock a single city map.
