Chigee AIO-5 Play for BMW – Assessment vs Nav 6

Acquired the AIO-5 for my XR in November, finished about 15-20 rides with it now so figured I can provide an “preliminary impressions” evaluation. TLDR, very pleased with it, no points to this point, utterly seamless setup and performance.

That is what I bought:

It was on sale across the holidays for a fairly important low cost, I feel I paid round 400 bucks.

I’ve a Nav 6, why change? Right here have been my causes:

1) Constructing a route in Basecamp makes me need to cry. I can do it fairly nicely now, however we’re touring so much and if I need to simply do an impromptu run someplace following a selected route, it is a nightmare on the Nav 6. With Android auto, I construct a route on Google Maps, ship it to my cellphone, click on the hyperlink, and off I’m going. It is no less than 10X sooner to construct a fast route and journey it.

2) Nav 6 GPS is not nice. I might lose GPS sign up within the mountains generally, it could get confused, attempt to reroute me again to the street I am already one, and so forth.

3) Nav 6 is not that dependable. I’ve needed to ship 2 of them again now; the brand new model appears to lastly have mounted the ghosting downside, however the variety of points I’ve had, all the time behind my head “Will I have the ability to get residence” if I am in an space I do not know.

4) Nav 6 is fairly sluggish in comparison with a contemporary machine. This wasn’t a lot of a problem for me, but when I needed to alter or discover a gasoline station/and so forth, it was a trouble.

The Chigee goes proper into the identical cradle, matches completely. The setup was finished in minutes, pair the cellphone, off you go. The display screen is sweet, not nice, however good. I can see it in direct daylight. Could be good if it was a bit of larger. I feel the Nav 6 is perhaps a bit simpler to see however that could possibly be extra map presentation vs the display screen itself.

To this point, I am very pleased with it. I carry the Nav 6 with me “simply in case” as a result of the Chigee is 100% reliant in your cellular phone and cell telephones are ridiculously unreliable, I simply need a backup simply in case (not had to make use of it but, fortunately). It is quick, straightforward to make use of, appears manufacturing unit within the mount.

Oh, and for these with “difficult” Bluetooth setups, the Chigee was no challenge in any respect. I’ve BT connections on to my helmet and the BMW operating on the identical time on my cellphone, no downside in any respect with the third connection for Android auto out to the Chigee. I used to be actually nervous this could be a relentless trouble, it has been something however, it is labored each single time, flip the bike on, inside 30 seconds it is mirroring the cellphone as much as the machine. Very good!

To this point, so good! I by no means use the Wonderwheel integration however I did check it, works high-quality. Works high-quality with gloves (just like the Nav6, it is higher with out, nevertheless it does work).

As I am studying this, type of a boring evaluation. It really works, nothing to complain about, does what I need it to do and was lifeless easy to rise up and operating (and, most significantly, is braindead easy to make use of whenever you get on the bike and journey!).

If anybody has particular questions or desires to see photos of it within the mount, let me know, blissful to attempt to assist.