Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Another question for you guys; does the Edge 820 pair with a phone for text/call notification? I understand it uses the phone for audio prompts for directions but my Edge 25 would light up when my daughter texts me or work calls. I'm often on call for work - it is very lucrative for me and I need to be able to see when someone calls me. That would be a nice feature.
The 820 has phone notifications. The older 810 does too. (So does the 1000.)
In terms of features, it appears the 820 does everything the 1000 does and more but the 1000 has the bigger/more-detailed screen.
dcrainmaker is a good source for information about the units (but he hasn't done the in-depth review of the 820 yet).
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/07/...-edge-820.html
Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Simplified interface appeals to me. I work with technology all day have have little tolerance for highly complex menu systems and such things. I tend to set these types of devices once and never change the settings. I'm not saying that the 1000 interface is complex, just that given the choice, I'd go for the simpler interface over the more complex one.
The interface of the 1000 isn't really more complex. The big advantage of the 1000 is the bigger screen (which has more pixels), which is useful when using maps.
(Sometimes, Garmin makes things less complicated by removing useful options.)