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I have had both TomTom and Garmin. The TomTom is old now but I liked the interface better. Not a big deal though, you soon get used to them.
The most recently purchased is a Garmin 5", 2597LMT which is still on Amazon at £117. It has Europe maps, lifetime map updates, and lifetime traffic, bluetooth hands free, voice control and other features I never use!
It's predecessor had bluetooth but it wasn't great, and I haven't tried it on this one. Traffic is a mixed blessing - on a couple of occasions it has routed us round quite severe hold-ups, but its weakness (common to all to a degree) is that not all roads are covered - so you can be re-routed around a few minutes hold up onto a road that is actually more congested but not covered.
When I have wanted a new one (herself likes one too, the TomTom and the newest Garmin were for her) I tend to make the decision based on which has the lowest proportion of one star reviews on Amazon! They give an indication of any epidemic problems and the rate of DOAs. Tom Tom seemed to have a spate of early battery failure; not sure if that is current.
Garmin map updates are 3-monthly. Worth having free ones now I think. The latest Garmin also handles multiple via points which I find useful as a way of forcing a chosen route.
A lot of people are using smart phones now, including my daughter who uses Waze on hers, www.waze.com/, and finds it adequate.
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