what does assisted gps mean?

Hi


I have an ipad and am now thinking of purchasing an iphone 3GS.


Looking at the specification it says "assisted GPS". Does anyone know what this means and how, say, it differs from my normal Garmin GPS device?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 4

Posted on May 9, 2012 6:34 AM

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May 9, 2012 6:39 AM in response to Community User

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS


From reading a related topic I think if you are used to a normal hiking GPS you will find the iPhone doesn't perform in the same fashion unless you can run an app that uses the GPS facility in this manner. For example, you have to constantly press a button to update your location, so if you're used to using a GPS like that you may have to make sure there's software that does that for you.

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