Hello guys, and in this video, we are going to compare HERE WeGo and Google Maps. Both
are great apps with many same features. But, the significant point is which is accurate
regarding the best route and traffic. The video is the ultimate comparison of HERE WeGo
and Google Maps. In the test, I have searched a 12-kilometre far place, and we will see
how both apps react. Both maps show the best possible way with
alternate routes. In HERE WeGo we can see the ETA which In 16:38 against Google Maps
which suggests 16:36. The distance in both the maps is the same.
Both maps support different transit options as we as offline navigation. A good thing
in Google Maps is it highlights the travel time in different colours. In our matter,
it is yellow which means normal traffic. While in-route Google Maps also suggests different
or alternate routes with ETA. Now we can see that the travel time is highlighted in green
which means our path is clear now and we can expect a smooth trip.
A neat feature in HERE WeGo is it shows the current vehicle speed with the recommended
zone. Although a glitch we can see is when the car is stationary the app shows the last
recorded speed.
Now the travel time is 18 minutes in HERE WeGo and 16 minutes in Google Maps. The distance
is still the same. Regarding the traffic, I'm still not sure which app is better. Google
Maps takes every little change into detail and changes the road colour while HERE WeGo
changes the colour only when there is enough data available. Google Maps also take some
to change the colour back to normal. Before we go further, let me clear one thing
which is we are only testing how both apps work on the road, for app features and technical
comparison, please check out the link in the card menu and the description for my blog
post. I must say, the route looks the same in both
the apps because the distance is equal. Although, the ETA is different.
Let me include another cool feature of HERE WeGo which is warnings about speed camera.
HERE WeGo warns the driver if a speed camera is ahead. It sometimes advises with voice
guidance, or sometimes it beeps.
A good thing about Google Maps is it shows the lanes as we travel. We can see it is revealing
to take either of two left lanes. It also suggests which lane the driver should choose
when necessary. For example, if there is an immediate right after two lanes left, then
it shows to take the right-left lane to turn left. I hope that my sentence cleared the
confusion.
Anyway, the distance is still the same, and there is still 2 minutes of difference in
ETA. Alright, it's time to reroute and see how
both maps apps react. I'm going to take a street here to find a shortcut, and we will
see if any of the apps give me what I want. After turning left, we could see the distance
in both changed and while HERE WeGo is showing to travel for 5 kilometres the ETA only increased
by 2 minutes which in Google Maps case was the same. I'm just favouring each app one
by one to see how the other one reacts when we detour. Finally, we can see this trip
going somewhere. The ETA in HERE WeGo is 16:37 and 16:36 in
Google Maps. Of course, when we get close the travel time and ETA becomes more accurate.
HERE WeGo is showing to travel 200 meters less than Google Maps. After we turn left
in Grigg street, we can see both apps showing a different path. I'll favour HERE WeGo because
it is showing the less distance. We are almost there and the time right now
is 16:35. According to me, both apps worked perfectly fine with of course some issues.
None of the apps is perfect. In Waze vs Google Maps, we saw that in busy traffic both apps
could not get the ETA right. Anyway, Google Maps is showing that we are here while we
still have to travel a bit in HERE WeGo. Google Maps also shows a finished trip screen with
trip details. I hope the comparison helped. Check out my blog post for full comparison
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