Both the E71 and N95 with ovi will function without use of the "assisted" 3G function ie offline, simply relying on satellites for positioning.

Memory suggests that the england a wales map is approx 350mb.


I've never used the gps for lat / long co ordinates but without the maps loaded you will be given lat/long position.

I think you want to use mapping on a phone off-line and therefore not incur data charges.

With OVI Maps you would have to download the entire click here map to work off-line.

Google maps require you to be on-line.

Which phones are you looking at..???

Most Smartphone's these days incorporate a GPS Receiver.

The Mitac Mio A701 used the SirfStar III chipset, however you still needed to purchase a GPS App such as Tomtom Mobile, Co-Pilot etc to give you turn by turn directions.

Just look for a Smartphone with Built In GPS, If you don't require turn by turn just use Google Maps on the device.

Nokia phones that use ovi maps have the maps downloaded to the phone memory or a memory card.My N8 works perfectly Offline (which you select in settings) but as mentioned it is slow to find initial position.