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Garmin nüvi GPS Series
Feature Comparison (Features that are different on different models)
(See features that are the same on ALL these models)

 
205/255


205W/255W


265T/275T


265WT


500


770


755T/765T/775T/785T

850/880

5000
GARMIN
nüvi 205
nüvi 205W
nüvi 255
nüvi 255W
GARMIN
nüvi 265T
nüvi 265WT
nüvi 275T
GARMIN
nüvi 500
GARMIN
nüvi 770
GARMIN
nüvi 755T
nüvi 765T
nüvi 775T
nüvi 785T
GARMIN
nüvi 850
nüvi 880
GARMIN
nüvi 5000
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Price

nüvi 205 - $199.99
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nüvi 205W - $249.99
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nüvi 255 - $249.99
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nüvi 255W - $299.99
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nüvi 265T - $299.99*
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nüvi 265WT - $349.99*
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nüvi 275T - $399.99*
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nüvi 500 - $499.99*
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nüvi770 - $559.99

nüvi 755T - $499.99*
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nüvi 765T - $599.99*
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nüvi 775T - $799.99*
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nüvi 785T - $699.99*
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nüvi 850 - $699.99*
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nüvi 850/MSN Direct traffic package - $699.99*
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nüvi 880 - $799.99*
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nüvi 5000 - $519.95

nüvi 5000/MSN Direct traffic package - $599.99
(with 1 yr of enhanced MSN Direct)

Screen Specs nüvi 205/255
3.5" Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT

nüvi 205W/255W
4.3" diagonal
3.81"W x 2.25"H
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen

nüvi 265T/275T
3.5" Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT

nüvi 265WT
4.3" diagonal
3.81"W x 2.25"H
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen

3.5" Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT
4.3" diagonal
3.81"W x 2.25"H
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen
4.3" diagonal
3.81"W x 2.25"H
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen
4.3" diagonal
3.81"W x 2.25"H
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen
5.2" diagonal
4.5"W x 2.7"H
800 x 480 pixels
Color TFT
EXTRA LARGE Widescreen
with
auto-dimming backlight
Preloaded maps nüvi 205/205W - City Navigator NT for lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico only

nüvi 255/255W - City Navigator North America NT

nüvi 265T/265WT - City Navigator North America NT

nüvi 275T - City Navigator North America NT AND City Navigator Europe NT

City Navigator NT for lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico only

PLUS

TOPO U.S. for entire United States

nüvi 770 - City Navigator North America NT AND City Navigator Europe NT

nüvi 755T/765WT/785T - City Navigator North America NT

nüvi 775T - City Navigator North America NT AND City Navigator Europe NT

 
City Navigator North America NT City Navigator North America NT
Text-to-Speech Technology  - Announces Streets by Name?
(Unit prompts you to “Turn right on Main St” instead of just “Turn right in 500 feet”)
nüvi 205/205W - No

nüvi 255/255W - YES

YES No YES YES YES YES
Speech recognition (navigate with voice commands) No No No No No YES No
Lane assist (guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit) No No No No YES No No
3-D building view No No No No YES No No
Enhanced MSN Direct (weather, traffic, movie times, stock information, gas prices and news and Live Search Maps)2 Requires separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00723-00) Requires separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00723-00) Requires separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00723-00) nüvi 770 - No Basic MSN Direct instead (Traffic, Weather, Gas Prices and Movie Times)2 nüvi 755T/765T/775T - No

nüvi 785T - YES
(Includes GDB 50 with 3-month free trial subscription)

nüvi 850 - Requires separate purchase of GDB 50 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00583-00)

nüvi 880 - YES
(Includes GDB 50 with 3-month free trial subscription)

Requires separate purchase of GDB 50 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00583-00)

See Special GPSNOW nüvi 5000/MNS Direct traffic package

Lifetime Traffic3   No YES No No nüvi 755T/765T/775T - YES

nüvi 785T - No
(Traffic included with MSN Direct 3-month free trial subscription)

No No
Available Traffic Receiver (notifies you of traffic, construction and weather delays and automatically suggests alternative routes?)1
See macromedia demo
With separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00723-00)   YES
GTM FM TMC traffic receiver with lifetime3 service included
With separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00723-00)

nüvi 770 - YES1
GTM FM TMC traffic receive
INCLUDED
GTM 20 integrated FM TMC traffic receiver/antenna/12/24 volt cigarette lighter adapter cable 

For nüvi 770 a 3-month free trial subscription for North America, lifetime paid-up subscription for UK and 3-month trial subscription for France are all included

nüvi 755T/765T/775T - YES
GTM FM TMC traffic receiver with lifetime3 service included

nüvi 785 - YES2
(INCLUDED as part of enhanced MSN Direct - 3-month free trial subscription)

nüvi 850 - YES1
optional GTM FM TMC traffic receiver or MSN Direct Receiver is available for separate purchase

nüvi 880 - YES2
(INCLUDED as part of above enhanced MSN Direct)

optional GTM FM TMC traffic receiver or MSN Direct Receiver is available for separate purchase
Hands free calls with compatible Bluetooth phone? No YES No

nüvi 770 - YES

nüvi 755T - No

nüvi 765T/775T/785T - YES

 
nüvi 850 - No

nüvi 880 - YES

No
Wireless Audio Transmission to your vehicle's stereo including voice navigation prompts? No No No YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter can transmit audio including  MP3, audio books, phone calls and voice navigation to vehicle's stereo)
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter can transmit audio including  MP3, audio books, phone calls and voice navigation to vehicle's stereo)
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter can transmit audio including  MP3, audio books, and voice navigation to vehicle's stereo)
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter can transmit audio including  MP3, audio books, and voice navigation to vehicle's stereo)
Automatically sorts multiple destinations (provides most direct route): No No YES YES YES YES YES
Route Planning No No YES
up to 10 routes
YES
up to 10 routes
YES
up to 10 routes
YES
up to 10 routes
YES
up to 10 routes
Trip Log (bread crumb trail of where you've been) No No YES
up to 10,000 points
YES
up to 10,000 points
YES
up to 10,000 points
YES
up to 10,000 points
YES
up to 10,000 points
Car locator feature (marks position when removed from windshield mount) No No No YES YES YES No
Photo Navigation (Panoramio provides photos that include location information called Geotags.  You can load these photos onto your compatible nuvi or memory card and then create routes to them.) YES YES YES No YES YES YES
MP3 player No No No YES YES YES YES
Audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required) No No No YES YES YES YES
Accepts Garmin Language Guide? No No No YES YES YES YES
Compatible with optional external antenna? No No No YES YES YES YES
Headphone jack/audio line-out No No No YES YES YES YES
Battery Life
(up to hours)
4 4 8 5 5 4 Does NOT have a battery, must be connected to external power
User replaceable battery? No No YES No No YES No
Motor Adventure Destination (MAD) map compatible (download scenic routes to unit) No No YES YES YES No No
Waterproof? (submersible to 1 meter for 30 minutes) No No YES No No No No
Multimedia demos     nüvi 500 demo     Garmin interactive  nüvi 800 Series mini-site YouTube nüvi 5000 Demo

Complete Operating Instructions

Download for nüvi 205
Download for nüvi 205W

Download for nüvi 255

Download for nüvi 255W
Download for nüvi 265T
Download for nüvi 265WT

Download for nüvi 275T
Download for nüvi 500 Download for nüvi 770 Download for nüvi 755T
Download for nüvi 765T

Download for nüvi 775T
Download for nüvi 785T
Download for nüvi 850
Download for nüvi 880
Download for nüvi 5000
Reviews (Independent and Customer) nüvi 205 Reviews
nüvi 205W Reviews

nüvi 255 Reviews
nüvi 255w Reviews
nüvi 265T Reviews
nüvi 265WT Reviews
nüvi 275T Reviews
nüvi 500 Reviews
nüvi 770 Reviews nüvi 755T Reviews
nüvi 765T Reviews
nüvi 775T Reviews
nüvi 785T Reviews
nüvi 850 Reviews
nüvi 880 Reviews
nüvi 5000 Reviews
  GARMIN
nüvi 205
nüvi 205W
nüvi 255
nüvi 255W
GARMIN
nüvi 265T
nüvi 265WT
nüvi 275T
GARMIN
nüvi 500
GARMIN
nüvi 770
GARMIN
nüvi 755T
nüvi 765T
nüvi 775T
nüvi 785T
GARMIN
nüvi 850
nüvi 880
GARMIN
nüvi 5000

Features that ALL of these units have include:

  • Simple, intuitive touch screen interface (see how easy it is to use on this StreetPilot c330 demo, the nüvi touch screen works the same way)

  • Preloaded Highly detailed street level maps - Ready to use out of the box

  • Find gas stations, restaurants, lodging, tourist attractions, ATMs, emergency services, etc. over 6 million Points of Interest Preloaded

  • "Where am I?" Feature (shows the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.)

  • Automatic route calculation to any destination. If you miss a turn, a new route to your destination is promptly automatically calculated

  • Turn-by-turn voice directions

  • Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)

  • Route avoidance options (avoid unpaved roads, toll roads, U-turns, etc.)

  • Three-dimensional mapping perspective or 2D overhead map view

  • High sensitivity receiver that maintains GPS Satellite lock in urban canyons and under dense foliage

  • Accepts SD data cards (not included) including plug & play Maps of other countries, Saver's Guide and Travel Guides, nüvi 8xx accepts microSD cards (not included)

  • JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, and calculator

  • Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation)

  • Garmin Lock (anti-theft feature)

  • Send-to travel tool that enables users to search locations from the convenience of their computer through Google Maps or MapQuest.com, send and save them to their Garmin device, and navigate to the destination. See YouTube video demo for Google or MapQuest.

  • Upload custom POIs, and set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and much more

  • Portable.  Easily move from vehicle to vehicle.  Even fits in your pocket or purse (except extra large screen nüvi 5000).

Notes:
1. Traffic services available only in select cities where RDS-TMC coverage exists. See current coverage.
2. Where available (check signal coverage) (check traffic coverage)
3. Lifetime traffic extends for the useful life of your Garmin product or as long as Garmin receives traffic data from its traffic supplier. Not transferable to another Garmin model. Traffic content not available for all areas. See www.navteq.com/rdstraffic for traffic coverage areas.