Windows Phone Thoughts: Raising the Ante - the Pharos GPS Phone 600 Reviewed

On the Road with the 600


Figure 27: The Standard Map view in 3D.

Things improved somewhat when following a route. The 600 gave clear voice instructions and ample warning when a turn was coming up. Ostia defaults to a 3D map, but also offers a 2D map.

Figure 27 shows a 3D view while traveling on a highway. Your position is indicated by the red arrow w/circle. The screen setting is for Smart Setting Up, which essentially means that the top of the screen is the direction of travel. As a result, the red arrow with the "N" points to North. At the bottom left of the map, you see the Go and GPS buttons. At the bottom right of the map, the scale is shown. The boxes at the bottom of the screen show the distance to and direction of the next turn, a text description of the turn and the distance to the destination.

Unlike other programs such as TTN6, Ostia doesn't give you a lot of options as to what is displayed on the screen. In addition to the information that Ostia displays, TTN6 can display time of arrival at destination, remaining time to destination, current time and speed.


Figure 28: The Standard Map view in 2D.

This figure shows the same route and location as the previous figure, but in 2D.


Figure 29: A turn in 2D.


Figure 30: And one in 3D.

Figure 29 shows a turn in 2D, while a 3D turn is shown in Figure 30.


Figure 31: The Simplified Arrow view.

Figure 30 is the Standard Map view, while the Simplified Arrow view is shown in Figure 31. This view shows just instructions and turns, as opposed to the map.