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Rev, I have no direct experience, however I was able to pull this from another forum:
"Thanks for all the input folks. JUst to close this thread out, I figured I'd post an update on what I ended up buying and how it's working.
Got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 10.1" version. The geniuses at Best Buy insisted it didn't have true GPS . They said it MUST have WiFi enabled and picking up signals in order to get position fix. They proved this by shutting off WiFi, leaving GPS only on, and sure enough, Google Maps puked.
But ... I wasn't convinced so I bought one anyway (despite the efforts of their crack team of salesmen to talk me out of it). Then, being the cheap sumbitch I am, I downloaded a free marine navigation app (Marine Navigator Lite) along with a bunch of free charts from NOAA. I've been out on a weekend trip with the boat and tried it all out, and ... drum role please ... it works spectacularly, even with WiFi shut off. I'm so thrilled with how well it works I'm even considering actually PAYING for an app that gives me more capabilities than my freebie app. "
Link: Real GPS in tablets? - Gear Anarchy - Sailing Anarchy Forums
That based on my own quick googling tells me that yes, there is a dedicated GPS (not assisted) in the Galaxy Tab 2. It would be suitable in the sense that you can use it with no WiFi or cell signal.
I phrase it like that though to again remind ya that we're talking about off road use here and that the hardware itself might have other non GPS related issues. Like the overheating issue I encountered.
With all that said, I would not hesitate to use the Tab in a motorhome especially. Seems ideal for that.
"Thanks for all the input folks. JUst to close this thread out, I figured I'd post an update on what I ended up buying and how it's working.
Got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 10.1" version. The geniuses at Best Buy insisted it didn't have true GPS . They said it MUST have WiFi enabled and picking up signals in order to get position fix. They proved this by shutting off WiFi, leaving GPS only on, and sure enough, Google Maps puked.
But ... I wasn't convinced so I bought one anyway (despite the efforts of their crack team of salesmen to talk me out of it). Then, being the cheap sumbitch I am, I downloaded a free marine navigation app (Marine Navigator Lite) along with a bunch of free charts from NOAA. I've been out on a weekend trip with the boat and tried it all out, and ... drum role please ... it works spectacularly, even with WiFi shut off. I'm so thrilled with how well it works I'm even considering actually PAYING for an app that gives me more capabilities than my freebie app. "
Link: Real GPS in tablets? - Gear Anarchy - Sailing Anarchy Forums
That based on my own quick googling tells me that yes, there is a dedicated GPS (not assisted) in the Galaxy Tab 2. It would be suitable in the sense that you can use it with no WiFi or cell signal.
I phrase it like that though to again remind ya that we're talking about off road use here and that the hardware itself might have other non GPS related issues. Like the overheating issue I encountered.
With all that said, I would not hesitate to use the Tab in a motorhome especially. Seems ideal for that.
) IMHO for my purposes this might be the first real affordable device I might feel comfortable counting on in the wild (backed up a compass and maps, of course).
