Snooper Sapphire Review

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marcusdarby's Review of Snooper Sapphire Speed Camera Detectors

21st Nov 2006

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • How effective is the device?
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Looks fantastic.
Portable and battery powered.
Warns me of every camera, even temporary ones.
It HAS saved my licence.


Bad Points

Very slow to get GPS signal (my £40 Chinese bluetooth device for my Tom Tom is a lot quicker).
Poor software and non-standard USB connection to the back of the device (could have been a mini USB).
USB connection problems, and difficulties updating database.
Poor contrast and volume.


General Comments

Once you have managed to get a connection with your PC, the Snooper Sapphire GPS Speed Camera Detector does download database updates quite quickly. Please check out the help pages online to get you past the unrecognised USB device. I always think it is shameful to release a bit of hardware that has these sort of problems in this day and age.

It is slow getting a signal, and if it is cloudy or you are in woods it is even slower. My Tom Tom device would have locked on about 10 minutes before it.

However, it is very effective at spotting all camera types, and the warning is good too. Just a shame it is such a hassle to get this far.

If looks mean anything then this is a beauty! It fits nicely into your pocket, and it is easily transported from vehicle to vehicle. Battery life is about 3 hours. I broke the car charger on the very first outing, so fortunately have a handy USB charger that fits in the cigarette lighter, just a shame the connection to the device is so flimsy, and is a non-standard USB type connection. It could have so easily have been a mini USB connection like my camera.

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