Smart Navigation for your Smartphone

Make your smartphone even smarter with Garmin Mobile™ 20 — a GPS and Bluetooth® wireless package that includes a phone mount and datacard with plug-and-play maps and navigation software.

Just Open Box and Go

Garmin Mobile 20 makes it easy to add GPS navigation and hands-free calling to your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone. To get started, visit our Garmin Mobile Buyer's Guide for pricing, compatibility and to purchase a customized Garmin Mobile 20 package for your phone. Next, just insert the included data card in your phone, place your phone in the mount and start navigating.

Navigate with Ease

The data card includes Garmin Mobile XT navigation software and City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest database. Easily look up addresses and services and receive voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions to the front door.  With 3D map view, automatic off-route recalculation plus more, you'll never ask for directions again.

Take It With You

The compact and portable smart mount combines a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, Bluetooth hands-free kit, adjustable phone cradle and 12-volt phone charger all in one. It easily adjusts to fit a variety of smartphones, and moves from vehicle to vehicle, making it convenient to take on business trips or vacation.

Make Hands-Free Calls

With Garmin Mobile 20’s wireless technology, you can talk on your phone safely via the smart mount’s built-in speaker and microphone.  Easily look-up and dial numbers from your phone's address book or the extensive points of interest database — including hotels, restaurants, stores, attractions and more.

Enjoy Garmin Online™ Services

Get the most out of your smartphone and Garmin Mobile 20 by adding Garmin Online — free and subscription wireless data services for Garmin Mobile customers with Internet access on their phones.  With Garmin Online real-time services, you can route around traffic tie-ups, receive alerts as you approach safety cameras, view the local forcast, find the cheapest gas prices near you, plus much more.

See and Navigate to Users

With Garmin Mobile 20's PeerPoints™ feature, you can text message your position to any other phone as well as view and navigate to the location of Garmin Mobile XT users in your group. Simply send your current position via text messaging to your Garmin Mobile XT partner's phone, and your location shows up on your partner's map page. PeerPoints is the perfect feature to keep track of friends and family at an amusement park, lake, or other outdoor group activity.

Expected Availability:
November 2006

Garmin Mobile 20 Features:

• Receiver: High-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF
• Unit dimensions: 2.7" x 4.2" x 2.31" (6.9 x 10.7 x 5.9 cm)
• Power supply: 12-volt adapter cable
• Interfaces: Connects to Nokia Symbian®, Windows Mobile™ and Palm® OS Treo smartphones with Bluetooth® wireless technology.
• Voice prompts: yes
• 3D or 2D map view: yes
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): yes
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes
• Choice of routes (faster time, shorter distance or offroad): yes
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes
• Hands-free calling with Bluetooth wireless technology: yes
• Garmin Online services compatible: yes
• PeerPoints (send and receive GPS position): yes

Package Includes:

• GPS 20SM (smart mount)*
• Data card preloaded with:
  • City Navigator NT street maps and
  • Garmin Mobile XT navigation software
• Dashboard disk
• Phone charging cables
• Quick start guide

Garmin Mobile 20 Specifications

Garmin Mobile 20 Features

Bluetooth® wireless technology: Allows hands-free calling capability. Just speak contact names and phone numbers into the built-in wireless microphone for hands-free use with compatible phones that support voice tags. Plus, an integrated speaker lets you chat safely while you drive.

Intuitive navigation software: Preprogrammed on the included data card, street mapping software gives smartphone users the same high-quality navigation features found on other Garmin portable GPS devices. Users can navigate to a specific street address or search millions of points of interest (POIs) to locate and route to hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, etc. Follow voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions to your destination.

Garmin Online™: With Internet access, this server-based information service provides a variety of complimentary wireless data services, such as weather and traffic alerts. In addition, users can access premium content that includes safety cameras and fuel prices in select markets.

API customization: Application programming interface (API) features support customized third party location-based services (LBS) or enterprise applications. API enables businesses to easily integrate their existing applications, such as customer databases, with Garmin Mobile 20's mapping and navigation features.

“PeerPoints™”: Short message service (SMS) integration lets Garmin Mobile 20 users send their current position (or POI information) to any other phone via text messaging — then view received locations on the map and navigate to them.

 

Moving map features

Basemap: Detailed routable basemap with cities, highways, interstates, rivers, lakes; preloaded with worldwide cities.

Detailed street maps: Smartphone memory cards come preprogrammed with City Navigator™ NT for street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs, etc., throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. In Europe, Garmin Mobile™ 20 comes with street map data for selected regional coverage areas. Accepts downloaded or plug-in map detail from a variety of optional MapSource® media.

 

Navigation features

Routes: Automatically calculated with turn-by-turn instructions; up to 50 stored routes; each stored route can contain up to 50 via points, which can be auto-arranged to minimize trip distance; a detour function enables routing around traffic problems or road construction; custom road preference allows user to prioritize choice of back roads or major highways; automatic off-route recalculation shows how to get back on track if you miss a turn or exit.

Voice: Navigation instructions and warnings

Waypoints: 4,000 with name and graphic symbol

Trip computer: Resettable odometer, timers, average and maximum speeds

 

GPS Performance

Receiver: High sensitivity SiRFstarIII™ GPS receiver; WAAS-enabled; continuously tracks satellites to compute and update your position

Acquisition times:

• Warm: < 1 sec
• Cold: < 38 sec
• Factory Reset: < 45 sec

GPS accuracy:

• Position: < 10 meters, typical
• Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:

• Position: < 5 meters, typical
• Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state

Antenna: Built-in patch type GPS antenna

 

Physical

Size: 2.7"W x 4.2"H x 2.31"D (69.07 mm x 107.1 mm x 58.97 mm)

Power Supply: 12-Volt adapter cable

Interfaces: Connects to Nokia Symbian®, Windows Mobile™ and Palm® OS Treo smartphones with Bluetooth wireless technology.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.