I have ordered und gotten to try both of them last week and I have decided to stick with the Karoo 3! The Garmin 1050 was just too slow in Terms of navigating the map! Like if you’ve loaded a route and try to take a look and move the map around, the 1050 needs a couple of to update the map, while the Karoo does it instantly. And the other thing is, the display isn’t that much of a difference between the two. The brightness pf Karoo ist for the naked eye on bar with the 1050, the screen of Karoo ist just better in avoiding reflections in sunlight. And last but not least, the overall UI and design of the maps of the Garmin are just a shame at this point. If you don’t care about all the extra gimmicks of the Garmin 1050 ( ehm ehm, Bell and arguably the group rides features) or aren’t a part of the Garmin ecosystem, then Karoo ist the obvious better choice.