TomTom Car Sat Nav GO Discover, 5 Inch Capacitive screen
TomTom Car Sat Nav GO Discover, 5 Inch Capacitive screen, with Traffic Congestion and Speed Cam Alerts, World Maps, Quick-Updates via WiFi, Parking Availability, Fuel Prices, Click-Drive Mou
TomTom MyDrive companion appConvenient route planning wherever, whenever. Enjoy a seamless driving experience with your routes synced automatically to your TomTom GO Discover sat nav.
” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />Connection to TomTom Traffic and servicesGet live traffic updates straight to your TomTom GO Discover via your smartphone’s data connection. No worries – on average, these services use 10 MB of data per month. Just leave your bluetooth on.
” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />Highly responsiveSwipe, zoom and use features swiftly, smoothly and distortion-free on your TomTom GO Discover sat nav’s highly responsive touchscreen. With 2GB RAM now up to 4x faster now.
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 GO Discover 5″ |  Start 52 Lite |  GO Classic |  GO Basic |  GO Essential | |
| TomTom Traffic | Via smartphone | ✘ | Via smartphone | Via smartphone | Via smartphone |
| Speed camera alerts | 1-year trial | Subscription Required | 1 Month Trial | 3 Month Trial | 6 Month Trial |
| TomTom map updates via Wi-Fi | ✔ (3x faster) | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Map updates availability | Weekly | Subscription Required | Quarterly | Quarterly | Quarterly |
| Live fuel prices information | 1-year trial | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Screen size | 5″, 6” and 7” | 5” | 5” and 6” | 5” and 6” | 5” and 6” |
| Touchscreen Type | 5″ Capacitive, 6″ & 7″ HD | Resistive | Resistive | Resistive | Capacitive |
| Responsiveness | 2GB RAM (4x faster) | 0,5 GB RAM | 0,5 GB RAM | 0,5 GB RAM | 0,5 GB RAM |
| Live off-street parking info | 1-year trial | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| TomTom map coverage | World | Europe | Europe | Europe | Europe |
| Voice control | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Mount | Click-and-drive | Integrated, reversible | Integrated, reversible | Integrated, reversible | Click-and-drive |
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| Dimensions: | 14 x 1.8 x 8.6 cm; 360 Grams |
| Model: | TomTom GO Discover 5" |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | TomTom |
| Dimensions: | 14 x 1.8 x 8.6 cm; 360 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
I like this sat nav. I am a confirmed TomTom user and have been for a lot more yrears than I care to think about 😉 so this new 7″ one was a real eyeopenr for me. As yet I have to use it on the open road, weather permitting,we are going on a trip to W. Wales next week so I’ll update on its performance then. Forgot to say that I like the new mount for this 7″ model.
an improvement on my start 52. i like i can update with wifi
It takes a little time to get familiar with how it works but once you understand it it’s easy
Encountered a number of issues during set-up and operation that require to find ways out from internet. The features are very primitive. Not recommend this device.
Good well presented screen with options to plan routes for both Car and Motorhome.
Pleased with this sat nav, only but needs changing is the charger port in the cradle, as it is at the bottom sometimes falls loose when driving
Connection to PC can be a bit hit and miss with no error code / correction prompts detailed;
Having selected a new “Destination” / POI, sending it to the device can (sometimes) happen with no confirmation message;
During said transfer, all of my existing “My Places” disappeared without trace with no way of retrieving them.
Good clear display once these wee problems have been overcome.
When i first got the unit i was not 100% happy. I connected a few devices to it and it had issues with connectivity. The trick was only connect one device. Once that was resolved i got to say its the best unit to have. The screen is massive and very clear. The processing speed is unheard of. (Really fast)
There is no built in sim so for traffic updates and petrol station prices you will need to be connected to a phone for the data. But it does work.
Would I recommend that’s a 100% yes.
It’s the best Sat Nav out there in my mind.
Over all Very good. but some mapping is interesting ie pictogram correct voice commands not correct. and the three route option whilst shown does not give the options in colour just grey sahame as it was better when it gave options in colour. seems like a step backwards. but wifi updating is good and over all I am happy with it Screen is good
I’ve had Tomtom since they first launched. My last one was to 620 which included world maps, traffic updates and everything for life, this does not which was understandable but a definite disincentive to buy. It also was a hands free if you need it.
This new one is just a satnav, but the screen is much sharper, Bigger and quicker. The interface has been streamlined which means old hands like me lose the ability to customise it like before, but it is simpler.
I haven’t done a big trip with it yet, but so far I’d say it does the main function better, but at an extra cost of about 30pa.
I did try the app which is good and way cheaper, but nothing like as 100% dependable as an actual satnav.
I had expected them to improve the volume, they have not.
The particular omission that has irritated me is that I am unable to record and safe a route that could be of future value and interest. I routinely used this facility on my GO 5200. On the other hand, the Points of Interest and useful identification lists, such as garages (with car makes) etc are streets better than predecessor units.
Overall I am content with the 90% of what I had hoped for but regret that previous features have been discarded. Mydrive continues to be a very mixed bag with frequent hang ups and difficulties in completing and saving new routes.
he interface on the go discover 2021 model is super quick, I had to return my tomtom truck because by the time I had put my destination in , I needed another shave it was that slow, but this new model is fast at everything so far cannot fault, shame no sim model out but hoping that the smartphone tethering is just as good .update after a month is , this device is awesome, can’t believe how quick the device is , and the tom tom drive is brilliant to, I would highly recommend this excellent piece of kit. 5 stars.
My previous model was the 6″ TomTom Go 6000 – it was good – served me well – although it was getting a bit slow but most importantly the battery was no longer holding any charge. I needed it for a holiday trip and the replacement battery I’d ordered hadn’t turned up in time, so I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to the 7″ TomTom Go Discover. There were a couple of things that attracted me – my eye sight isn’t what it was, so the extra inch sounded like a positive (as well as the higher res screen that enabled) and the 4x cpu performance also sounded like a good upgrade considering my 6000 was often slow at places like large roundabouts where you don’t know where to exit.
So, the device arrived and in many ways it’s identical to the 6000 – the main thing being that any routes or places synced with MyTomTom are all present on the new device which is great.
The sharpness and size of the 7″ model’s screen are a great improvement – not only is it easier to read the extra features such as traffic updates / POI’s on the map, but you can see more of the surrounding map without having it blocked by the side bar etc.
Yes, it no longer has it’s own sim card for live updates but it’s a simple matter to link it to your phone via bluetooth (you need to turn on internet sharing over bluetooth) and it then gets its live updates over that connection.
The other new thing for me compared to my 6000 is that you no longer need to sync with a PC for updates – it has wifi built when it’s on and in range of your SSID, it will update it’s OS / maps automatically. This is a welcome addition for me.
The OS has also been tweaked since my previous model – I don’t know if it is specific to the Go Discover models but I had no issues shifting from the old GUI to this version – the main parts are the same and the new things are logical and easy to work out – I did not need to read any instuctions or researchign anything – I was fully configured and up and running in a few minutes. It took me loonger to work out how to turn on internet sharing over bluetooth on my phone.
The mount is good and the sucker is large and feels very secure on the windscreen – connecting the device to the mount is slightly more fiddly than the 6000 as the connnector isn’t at the bottom but is on the back so you need to slide it around until you’ve worked out exactly where it is – similarly the magnet holdign it in place is stronger than the 6000 so taking it off the mount also requires a bit more force but once you’ve worked out the best way to do it, it is not an issue (for me, it requires holding it from the top and pulling it down and forward).
The functionality of the device is the same as any other TomTom if you are famiilar with it so I won’t cover that – if you like TomTom’s, you’ll like this.
Whether the screen size or cost can be justified is a personal choice – for me, where my windscreen is quite far from the driving position, the extra screen size is worth it and physically it is not much bigger than the 6000 so it didn’t change anything for me in terms of storing the device or blocking my field of view etc. If you don’t need / want a 7″ screen, the smaler screen sizes would be just as good and cheaper.
I did eventually get the replacement battery for the 6000 (you can find it on Amazon) and it was a very simple job to open the device and swap out the batter (you can find how to video’s on youtube). That fixed my charging issues with my older device, however now I have used the Go Discover, I won’t be going back to the 6000 so will pass that on to someone else.
No criticism of the device itself, everything works well as most reviews confirm. I bought it for the live traffic, which is astonishingly good. On my first trial run it alerted a 1 minute delay for roadworks near my home which had been ongoing for a few days. As I drove past the works had finished, last traffic cones etc were being collected causing a delay of a few minutes for traffic coming the other way. By the time I returned 15 minutes later the roadworks were cleared, and so had the live traffic warning! Amazing.
You need to tether the Tom Tom to your phone to get live traffic, other users have pointed out that the older devices had a built in Sim, but these are typically 2G and therefore probably will have a limited future. I think the Discover is a better long term purchase if you’re buying new, but if you’re happy with your old 2G device there’s probably less incentive to upgrade
My only gripe is that the there is no option to turn off the map display above a certain speed, which I appreciated in my old Go 520, you don’t need the map when you’re cruising up the motorway when it becomes a distraction, especially with a 7″ screen in your face.