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Garmin DriveSmart 86
Garmin DriveSmart 86 is a car GPS navigator released in October 2021. Key specs: satellite systems supported 1, screen size 8″, preloaded maps, battery life 1 h.
4.9Score
Positioning6.6
Display9.4
Maps & navigation5.5
Connectivity & safety5.9
Battery5.4
Durability3.4
price range$310–390
- Released
- October 2021
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #42 of 328
- Model numbers
- Garmin DriveSmart 66Garmin DriveCam 76Garmin DriveSmart 76
1Satellite systems supported
NoMulti-band GNSS (L1 + L5/L2)
8″Screen size
YesPreloaded maps
1 hBattery life
295 gWeight
16 GBInternal storage
Spec guide
How it ranks among car GPS navigators
Satellite systems supported · 1Bottom 7%
Screen size · 8″Top 15%
Battery life · 1 hBottom 8%
Weight · 295 gTop 35%
Internal storage · 16 GBTop 46%
Compared with every model of this kind in the catalog.
compared with other car GPS navigators
Why is DriveSmart 86 a good choice?
Screen size: 8″better than 87% of car GPS navigators
Weak points
Weight: 295 gworse than 80% of car GPS navigators
Battery life: 1 hworse than 95% of car GPS navigators
Satellite systems supported: 1worse than 100% of car GPS navigators
Specifications
Full specifications
Satellite positioning
- Satellite systems supported
- 1
- Multi-band GNSS (L1 + L5/L2)
- No
Display
- Screen size
- 8″
- Resolution
- 1280 × 800
- Horizontal resolution
- 1,280 px
- Vertical resolution
- 800 px
- Pixel density
- 189 ppi
- Display type
- Colour TFT LCD
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Maps & navigation
- Preloaded maps
- Yes
- Map types
- Road
- Turn-by-turn routing
- Yes
- Free map updates
- Yes
- Live traffic
- Yes
- Speed camera alerts
- Yes
- Driver alerts (speed limits, curves)
- Yes
- Lane assist / junction view
- Yes
- Voice control
- Yes
- Truck / RV routing (size and weight)
- Yes
- Internal storage
- 16 GB
- Memory card slot
- Yes
Connectivity & safety
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Smartphone notifications
- Yes
- Hands-free calling
- Yes
Battery & power
- Battery life
- 1 h
- Power source
- Built-in rechargeable
Build & durability
- Weight
- 295 g
- Width
- 192 mm
- Height
- 119 mm
- Depth
- 18 mm
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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