Speech guidance is great for outdoor activities where you're using your hands, such as riding, kayaking or carrying equipment. Voice updates give info on your bearing and distance from target.
You can choose to have periodic voice updates, updates-on-demand, or both. You can trigger a voice update simply by double-bumping the phone casing. You don't need to remove gloves, or even remove the phone from your pocket. Settings let you adjust the sensitivity, so you can trigger updates consistently while avoiding false-triggering.
Toggle between street and topographic maps, depending on the terrain.
Navigating with the screen off can give battery life up to five times longer than with the screen on. When you're in the wilderness, a long way from the nearest charger, this could easily make the difference between getting home and getting lost.