Compare Golf GPS – Part 3

This is PART 3 of a four-part series where we compare golf GPS top rated models. We have divided them up into categories, so that you can compare apples to apples.

Our four categories are:

  1. Full-Featured Golf GPS (Part 1)
  2. Mid-Featured Golf GPS (Part 2)
  3. Basic Golf GPS (Part 3 – You Are Here!)
  4. GPS Golf Watches (Part 4)
BASIC MODEL GPS COMPARISONS

These units don’t have any graphics at all, but provide, at a minimum, distances to the front, middle and back of every green. Some will provide distances to hazards and doglegs and even have shot-measuring capabilities.

The Contenders:

Our Pick: Bushnell neo+, Hands Down, for its features and low price.

Check out the comparisons below.

Golf Courses The Izzo Swami comes preloaded with over 19,000 golf courses, but charges for map updates. The Bushnell neo+ comes with over 16,000 plus free updates and the Garmin Approach S1 has over 14,000. Garmin has a free update that will get it to over 18,000.
Screen All three have monochrome LCDs and we didn’t note any user complaints about being able to see them. The Izzo Swami 3000 appears to have the largest numbers.
Size / Weight The Bushell neo+ is slightly smaller than the Izzo 3000, but both are very compact. Both women and men seem to use the Garmin S1 golf watch without much complaint about the size.
Battery Type The Bushnell neo+ and the Garmin S1 are Li-ion rechargeable and Izzo doesn’t specify, but is also rechargeable.
Battery Life The Bushnell neo+ claims 14-16 hours, while the Swami 3000 claims at least 12 hours. The Garmin S1 claims 8 hours in GPS mode and up to 3 weeks in regular watch mode.
Rainproof The Garmin golf watch is waterproof and could survive you dipping your hand into the lake to grab your playing partner’s ball. The neo+ and the Swami 3000 are both water resistant, so a little rain wouldn’t hurt.
Other The Bushnell neo+ is the only one of these basic devices that includes distances to hazards. You can also manually add targets or even whole golf courses with the neo+. The Garmin S1 and the Bushnell neo+ both have shot measuring and auto hole advance. The Bushnell neo+ requires registration via computer hook-up within 45 days of first use. The maps will be updated during registration.

 
This category could soon be dominated by golf watches, as there are four new entries this year. Check out our Comparison of Golf GPS Watches.

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