GPS-navigator Lexand SA5: description and reviews

Regardless of whether you are going to a long-termtravel or just decided to visit an unfamiliar city, you will probably have to use the GPS-navigator. In this case, the most important thing is to make the right choice, because a poor-quality device with outdated cards or an unreasoned interface can cause a lot of problems. An excellent choice can be a gadget called LEXAND SA5 HD.

Package Contents

Navigator LEXAND SA5 comes in a fairly large box, which stores the device and all the necessary components. These include:

1. Adapter for the cigarette lighter.
2. Mounting (mini bracket).
3. USB cable.
4. Stylus.
5. Instructions.
6. Guarantee.

All components are fairly well assembled,high-quality materials, "soft-touch" coating are used. The fastening mechanism is nothing special, it is quite massive and uncomfortable, it is attached with a suction cup to the windshield.

Design

LEXAND SA5 HD is quite large and thick, butonly slightly larger than other navigators with the same display diagonal, its weight is 175 grams. The main material of the case is plastic, in appearance it is rather reliable and not too marking. In general, the appearance is very decent, not too expensive, but also not akin to cheap counterfeits.

On the case of the device there is a connector for headphones, a separate tray under the memory card, an input for connecting the rear view camera.

On the back panel housed a camera that allows you to use the navigator as a DVR, for the same reason it has room for an additional memory card.

Display

The screen is far from the most impressive, the diagonal is 5In inches, a weak LCD matrix with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels is used. Watch movies and read books on this screen is not very comfortable, especially, in comparison with other, not focused on navigation devices. Still, it's not about the tablet computer, but about the navigator, so you should not forgive the most high-quality picture. But the device boasts good viewing angles, which is much more important on the road.

Specifications

CPU	Mstar MSB 2531
Memory	128 megabytes of operating and 4 gigabytes of basic
Camera	1 megapixel
Battery	Lithium polymer battery for 1100 milliamp hours
GPS module	SiRF Atalas-V, 64 channels

Of the features can be identified the presence of an FM-receiver and an audio player, which will allow using the device as a radio.

Built-in navigation chip without any problemscopes with its main task, the clock frequency of 0.8 GHz allows it to instantly route, without brakes and failures. The developers promised a performance increase of up to 25% compared to previous models of the series.

The main memory can be increased with the help of memory cards, if necessary. Additional gigabytes can be used to download media content (movies, music).

The GPS-module is very responsive, it takes less than a minute to start it from the moment the device is turned on.

Software

As a software basis for LEXAND SA5 HDsupports the operating system Windows CE 6.0. On the OS, the shell and navigation services are installed. Navitel application is used in this navigator; complete maps include a number of countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Finland, Sweden and others. Maps can be updated for free.

The manufacturer states that this is the first in Russianavigator based on Windows CE, which is able to go online with a 3G-modem and through the connection to the phone via Bluetooth. This allows you to build routes on the road in the light of traffic accidents and traffic jams, thereby saving you time by plotting the route through free areas, and also to maintain the current version of the maps.

In addition to the functionality, the device also hasthere are other possibilities. Of the useful, you can highlight the possibility of using the built-in camera as a DVR. Other functions, such as watching video, reading books or listening to music, will not bring much benefit, but they will allow you to brighten up the hours of traffic jams and parking. It is also possible to install simple games, only before that you need to acquire a memory card, since the main will go under the cards and the built-in software.

DVR from this gadget also donot worth it. The installed camera 1 megapixel barely copes with this function and produces an image of extremely poor quality, the picture turns out to be grainy, it's hard to disassemble something, and the viewing angle is far from ideal, but nevertheless, if necessary, it can come in handy. The presence of this possibility can be considered a plus.

LEXAND SA5: reviews

Instead of reading announcements and press releases, it is more useful to learn about the capabilities of the navigator from the first mouth, namely from users who have already had the opportunity to evaluate the device in full.

The main advantage that all stand out from withoutExceptions users - this is a good connection. According to them, the LEXAND SA5 GPS navigator is very confident in keeping the signal from the satellite, not turning off halfway, as it often happens with less quality models.

Many liked the low price and the ability to download complete maps of Navitel (their users especially appreciate). The people praised the navigator interface and its multimedia capabilities.

Of course, there was a lot of criticism of thedevice. Under the distribution was a holder, which seemed weak and uncomfortable to many, someone rejected the display, saying that he was not at all sympathetic and radiantly glowing (although he had an anti-reflective coating on it).

Of the specific disadvantages, there is no SIM card slot (apparently not everyone wants to use modems or connect via Bluetooth).

conclusions

LEXAND SA5 is the average device in the worldnavigators, which has the same pluses and minuses as most other models of its price category. The manufacturer placed the navigation component of the gadget at the forefront, partially sacrificing multimedia functions, which made it possible to improve the reception quality of communication and maps. And in this direction, this device is all right, and weak technical equipment is a scourge of all portable navigation systems.

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