New companion app (Android)

[Dirk Hohndel]

Lutz Vieweg <lvml at 5t9.de> writes:

> On 02/04/2013 07:47 PM, Lutz Vieweg wrote:
>> I've got an android phone that has such a chipset, and that is rumored
>> to aquire a fix within 5 seconds. I have not verified this claim, though, as I don't
>> have a personal use case. I can try to verify this claim later in the
>> evening
>
> I've just made the following experiment: Disabled all network 
> connectivity. Rebooted the phone. Started Oruk Maps. Made sure Oruk
> has no idea where I am (due to positioning being disabled, as has been
> the case all the time before). Enabled positioning, asked Oruk to locate me.
>
> It took 13 seconds until the position was shown. This was in a city
> street, where visibility of the sky is limited due to surrounding 
> buildings.
> In the same location, my "Garmin GPS" device usually takes 2 to 3
> minutes to get a fix.
>
> So there seems to be some truth to the claim that the Glonass-enabled
> devices are much faster getting a fix.

That is impressive. Which phone was that?

/D