Can you get manufacturer specific apps on all wp8 devices ?

[stalemate1]

I had a look in the Windows phone store and found here drive plus and city lens.
But are these the original and official apps nokia have on their devices or are these third party apps ?

 

[DBDev]

I think they are official

 

[N_LaRUE]

Nokia released the HERE suite for all WP8 devices.

Download maps for your phone

 

[neo158]

I had a look in the Windows phone store and found here drive plus and city lens.
But are these the original and official apps nokia have on their devices or are these third party apps ?

Yes they are the ones that Nokia have on their devices the only difference is that high end Lumias get HERE Drive+, basically a HERE Drive global license for free instead.

Best mapping solution I've found for Windows Phone and the downloaded maps work with the Maps app on non Nokia devices as well.

 

[stalemate1]

Yes they are the ones that Nokia have on their devices the only difference is that high end Lumias get HERE Drive+, basically a HERE Drive global license for free instead.

Best mapping solution I've found for Windows Phone and the downloaded maps work with the Maps app on non Nokia devices as well.

But HERE Drive+ is in the windows store.

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/here-drive/31bbc68c-503e-4561-8d85-a294d54df06f

And what's the difference between HERE drive+ and HERE maps ?

 

[stalemate1]

Anyone know Google maps ?

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/gmaps/519ed211-d69d-497c-8b1c-8d28fe9694d8

Is this app as good as Google maps ? Or is it better/worse ?

 

[neo158]

But HERE Drive+ is in the windows store.

HERE Drive+ | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

And what's the difference between HERE drive+ and HERE maps ?

If you sign in on windowsphone.com it will tell you if you can install HERE Drive+, HERE Drive+ is Lumia only.

The difference is that Drive is for navigation Maps isn't.

 

[xandros9]

But HERE Drive+ is in the windows store.

HERE Drive+ | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

And what's the difference between HERE drive+ and HERE maps ?

HERE Drive/+ is dedicated software for GPS navigation when you are driving, akin to dedicated GPS units from Garmin or TomTom.
HERE Maps is maps, like Google Maps.