Re:IPhone 4S has GLONASS in addition to GPS
by jrockway on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @07:15PM
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You need a receiver in the phone that can phase track, which costs 50x as much as the simple GPS chip they fit.
So, $0.50 instead of $0.01? :)
Re:IPhone 4S has GLONASS in addition to GPS
by nobody314159 on Thursday October 20, 2011 @02:18PM
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I think Phase tracking GPS chipsets are still pricey - outside surveying applicatiosn there isn't much demand.
You also need either a lot of storage locally or a fast data link between the base station and the rover - phones actually have both of these but they cost money