TomTom comparison chart

TomTom’s feature set can be confusing, but the chart below should go a long way towards clearing that up. The links at the top of the chart go to our TomTom reviews. A couple of notes; the Bluetooth feature refers to units that support hands free cell phone use. Some TomTom units have Bluetooth but use it solely for TomTom PLUS services. Also, older and discontinued models have been moved to a separate chart further down the page.

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Model	Maps	Screen size	Speaks street names	Live traffic	Blue- tooth	Advanced Lane Guidance	Lifetime maps	Menu	Voice command	IQ Routes	Compare prices
GO LIVE 1535M	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 2535M LIVE	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 2535TM WTE	U.S. Canada Mexico Europe	5″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
Start 45M	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes
Start 55TM	U.S. Canada	5″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1405TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1505TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1435TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Lifetime	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1505M	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1505TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1535TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	5″	Yes	Lifetime	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
VIA 1605TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	6″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices

Older and discontinued models

Model	Maps	Screen size	Speaks street names	Live traffic	Blue- tooth	Advanced Lane Guidance	Lifetime maps	Menu	Voice command	IQ Routes	Compare prices
EASE	U.S.	3.5″	Yes	No	No	No	No	Easy	No	Yes	Compare prices
GO 630	U.S. Canada	4.3”	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	No	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 2505TM	U.S. Canada	5″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Standard	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
ONE 130S	U.S. Canada	3.5″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	No	Compare prices
XL 325	U.S.	4.3″	No	Option	No	No	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 325S	U.S.	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	No	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 325SE	U.S.	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	No	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 330S	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 335S	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 335SE	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Easy	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 335T	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 335TM	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 340M	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 340S	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 340S LIVE	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XL 340TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	Yes	Lifetime (US & Canada only)	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 540M	U.S. Canada	5.0″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 540S	U.S. Canada Mexico	5.0″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 540S WTE	U.S. Canada Mexico Europe	5.0″	Yes	Option	No	Yes	No	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 540TM	U.S. Canada Mexico	5.0″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 540TM WTE	U.S. Canada Mexico Europe	5.0″	Yes	Lifetime (US & Canada only)	No	Yes	(US Canada Mexico only)	Standard	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 550TM	U.S.	5.0″	Yes	Lifetime	No	Yes	Yes	Easy	No	Yes	Compare prices

Even older discontinued models

Model	Maps	Screen size	Speaks street names	Map Share	Traffic	Blue- tooth	FM trans- mitter	iPod control	MP3 player	Remote control	Voice command	IQ Routes	Compare prices
GO 720	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Option	No	No	Compare prices
GO 730	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 740 LIVE	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes					Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 920	U.S. Canada Europe	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Compare prices
GO 920T	U.S. Canada Europe	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Compare prices
GO 930	U.S. Canada Europe	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
GO 930T	U.S. Canada Europe	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Option	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Compare prices
ONE 3rd edition	U.S. Canada	3.5″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
ONE 125	U.S.	3.5″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
ONE 125SE	U.S.	3.5″	Yes	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
ONE 130	U.S. Canada	3.5″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
ONE 140	U.S. Canada	3.5″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Compare prices
ONE 140S	U.S. Canada	3.5″	Yes	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Compare prices
ONE XL	U.S. Canada	4.3″	No	When updated	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
ONE XL-S	U.S. Canada	4.3″	Yes	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
XL 330	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Compare prices
XL 340	U.S. Canada Mexico	4.3″	No	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Compare prices
XXL 530-S	U.S. Canada	5.0″	Yes	Yes	Option	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Compare prices
Model	Maps	Screen size	Speaks street names	Map Share	Traffic	Blue- tooth	FM trans- mitter	iPod control	MP3 player	Remote control	Voice command	IQ Routes	Compare prices

Feature descriptions

• Speaks street names – Formally known as text-to-speech, this function allows the device to call out the name of the street for upcoming turns, so you’ll hear “approaching right turn, Maple Street” instead of just “approaching right turn.” A very helpful feature.
• Live traffic – A nice feature that isn’t quite ready for prime time. Expect lots of inaccurate reports as well as incidents that aren’t reported. Delivered via FM, this service is provided by the Traffic Message Channel, hence you will sometimes see it referred to as FM-TMC. Here is a link to a coverage map. “Lifetime” indicates no subscription fees.
• Bluetooth for hands-free cell phone use – Another nice idea, and I’ve seen signs that TomTom’s sound quality is better than that of other brands.
• Advanced lane guidance – Provides a visual representation of exits, and displays the number of lanes and proper lane(s) to be in.
• Lifetime maps – Lifetime map updates provided (typically quarterly) at no extra cost.
• Menu – The “Easy Menu” is simplified, but these models offer less customization options and other features than units with the standard interface.
• Voice commands – Too bad it isn’t that great of a feature. For one that is, check out my Garmin nuvi 880 review.
• IQ Routes – This feature bases routing decisions on historical traffic data, broken down by the day of the week and time of day, the latter in 15 minute increments. Routing behavior is greatly improved, even to the point of directing you to locally known shortcuts.
• iPod control – Control your iPod via your TomTom touch screen
• Map Share – Allows you to make certain map corrections on the device, share them with others, and receive their corrections as well. Found on all current models.

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