Nokia LD-4W GPS receiver with 5800 XM

Is Nokia LD-4W GPS receiver compatible with Nokia 5800? Is it better / more accurate than 5800 built-in GPS receiver?
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LD-3W:
65g (still feels really light)
15 hours operating time
7 Days Standby
It is also a nice small size being compact and light
LD-4W:
31g
11 hours operating time
4 days standby
The only real thing the LD-4W is better than the LD-3W with is looks. Personally-especially as its cheaper-I would go for the LD-3W.
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@sargerx
The bottom line is there could be loads of reasons why your device doesn't work properly.
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Okay, i have 3 Nokia phones and a Samsung, with integrated GPS,
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If I stop data connection on the Lumia 925 for a month, will it start taking 20 minutes to get a GPS fix?
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