TomTom GO LIVE 825

usability, performance, screen, size, design

price, reliability

71% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

5in screen ; LIVE services ; European maps

LIVE services require subscription ; Mount not detachable

There’s nothing particularly revolutionary about TomTom’s GO LIVE 825. It bundles together features that the company already offered in other devices. In fact, it’s almost like a hybrid of the recent Via and previous GO LIVE models. But in a market...

Comprehensive maps ; Live traffic updates and intelligent routing ; Simple, easy-to-use interface ; POI much improved ; Hassle-free navigation, even on complex junctions

Live services cost extra after first year ; Plenty of cheaper or free alternatives ; Touchscreen could be more responsive

Sat navs may be one of the most beneficial gadgets ever invented, but navigating your way through all the available options can be a nightmare.

We have to say, we were massively impressed by the TomTom Go Live 825 Europe and the only possible holes we could pick are the price – but even that can be explained by the huge array of features that come with it. The new additions of road names to...

Easy to use ; HD Traffic service is free for the first year

Voice recognition is useless ; AU$69.95/year is a steep price for HD Traffic

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with the TomTom Go Live 825, but where it falls down is on the question of value. We'd pick the identically priced Garmin Nuvi 2595LMT over this TomTom, as the Garmin features free lifetime map updates and a...

Rubbish resolution for large screen Rubbish touch worse than my 8 year old garmin Can't browse through win explorer Super rubbish mytomtom software. So angry I didn't stick with garmin.

Easy to use. Clear screen.

Would perhaps be better if the screen could be removed from the holder so I don't have to remove the whole device from the car.

When it works it has great features and is very use able. Good size screen.

Computationally underpowered. Unreliable features such as Bluetooth, voice etc. Far too many warning screens. Dated look to case and maps.

Hard to take the back link off

Its accuracy finding addresses and postcodes are very good as are the easy to use menus

The accuracy of points of Interest is abysmal, at times up to a mile from the actual point. Should take a leaf from Garmin's book, their database and accuracy are fantastic.

Tells you the road names as you enter

None so far