The new Mio Moov A350 is a cheap, entry-level GPS unit that will give you basic functionality with a minimum of bells and whistles.

In fact, with a recommended retail price of $199, the Mio A350 is one of the cheapest GPS satellite navigation devices for cars on the market, unless you include the no-name units you can pick up very, very cheaply (but these unbranded devices have their fair share of flaws and usually don’t last very long).

So it’s no surprise that the A350 comes with the bare minimum of functionality. Mio has equipped it with a 3.5-inch anti-glare touchscreen, which is on the small side for an in-car GPS unit and could prove inconvenient if you have big fingers or bad eyes. However if space is a consideration, the smaller size will suit you.

The device comes pre-loaded with the latest MioMaps as well as safety and school zone alerts, so you’ll be pre-warned about red light and speed cameras, railway zones, blackspots, town entry points and the like. Also pre-loaded are 100,000 points of interest.

At this price, naturally there is no text-to-speech functionality, nor is there Bluetooth, MP3 support or anything else that isn’t essential for the device to perform its core function. Which is, of course, getting you from A to B, so if this is all you want and nothing more, the Mio A350 is worthy of review.

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By Caroline Warnes