HERE Maps - Offline navigation, GPS, directions & transit tracker Review

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Review of HERE Maps - Offline navigation, GPS, directions & transit tracker powered by the Slant community.

Available on iOS, Android, Windows phone, Samsung devices and has a webapp. (Announcements recently stated by new owners support for Windows phone will be dropped in the future).

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Pros

Pro
Downloadable offline usage

One can download maps for virtually the whole world. You can download maps for offline use by continents, countries or by state.

Pro
Speed Alert notification

The app can alert you with beeps when you are speeding (a user adjustable threshold) over the current speed limit.

Pro
Web version for planning/storing favorite places

Specially good for traveling.

Pro
Great Lane guidance and Speedway EXIT images

Cons

Con
No lane guidance

Lane guidance is very helpful in large urban cities or on the interstate, it's easy to feel lost and miss a turn without lane guidance.

Con
POIs not as current as competitors

Points of Interest tend to not to be as up to date as other online apps are. Often another app has to be used in order to look for interesting places, or connect to a hotspot.