Long-Range Detection with Shared Alerts
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Get long-range detection plus enhanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for rapid warnings and accurate alerts. Bluetooth® connectivity to the Drive Smarter® provides access to speed-based sensitivity and Defender Database locations of red light and speed cameras.
Earlier warnings provide greater protection against all radar and laser guns in use on the road
Enjoy a quiet ride with reduced false alerts from Blind Spot Monitoring and other radar-based systems
Built-in DSP enables faster processing for all incoming signals to provide rapid and accurate alerts
With the Drive Smarter® app, you can share and receive radar and laser alerts from other connected detectors
A monochromatic OLED display let's you clearly see your radar bands, strength, and frequency, day or night
Receive regular new updates to your radar detector's firmware for improved performance and accuracy
LaserEye® detects laser signals from both the front and rear of your vehicle
Adjust sensitivity and filtering modes to control how many notifications you receive
A continuously updated database notifies you to red light/speed camera locations
Included with every new RAD 480i:
With 8 parts & accessories available for Cobra RAD 480i, customize your setup and be ready for any journey.
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Product Specs
Bluetooth:
Master Case Specs (bulk sales)
The Drive Smarter® app allows drivers to share and receive alerts in real time. This gives drivers ultimate protection when combined with the RAD 480i radar detector.
Bluetooth connectivity may vary depending on your device. Compatibility with all systems is not assured.
Radar detectors are illegal only in Virginia, Washington DC, and most parts of Canada. They are also illegal in all 50 states for commercial drivers, such as truck drivers and taxi drivers.
If you are not a commercial driver, and you are not in Virginia or Washington DC or Canada, then it is perfectly legal to use a radar detector.
In flat, open conditions the range is at least 2 miles. Please note that road conditions (hills and curves) can affect the range.
Overall rating: 4.07277 / 5 from 426 reviews.
The Cobra RAD 480i radar detector offers long and accurate range, reliable alerts, and a sleek design. Customers appreciate its ease of use and clear display, though some have noted occasional false alarms.
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"It is a great! Radar laser. I would recommend it to everybody. It works great! Thank you for your product"
"Constant false alerts on Ka band while driving. Very irritating. Not worth the money"
"I originally purchased, a 480I ended up, returning it very painless other than it cost me 20 bucks. A lot of the newer cars, 2025 accessory outlets do not provide the voltage required. I kept getting low voltage then it would shut down. Also, it has a cigarette adapter. My car does not have a cigarette lighter. Which requires you to have additional expenses at the same time I bought mine. They came out where they 490 Eye that appears to be more functional with the newer cars. I’m no longer getting a low voltage warning. There’s much better Radar detectors out there for the sport enthusiast but for everyday driving I think you will be very satisfied. My only request would be if you’re coming out with a new model or upgraded model of the previous version at least give us a choice of which one we want, especially with the newer vehicles the 480I was definitely out of date."
"Absolutely love it just needed another after the last one i got"
"I bought my 480i about a month ago from walmart while shopping for radar detectors, after seeing all the good reviews about this one. If i wasn’t just out of my 30 days i would 100% return it. After suspecting that it was missing alerts i decided to invest in a Uniden R8 and found that it was in fact missing most alerts for cops that were directly infront of me and my Uniden radar was signaling strongly to. I also ran into an issue with mine where it would get stuck on a false Ka alert showing full signal strength and not stop until i unplugged it in order to reset it. Overall i had higher expectations and not a single one was met."
"Thank you and Thank you to the driver too ☺️"
"I'VE BEEN USING ABOUT ONE WEEK AND IS VERY IMPRESSIVE."
"I'm very pleased with my purchase of the Cobra RAD 480i."
"Seems to freeze up on th KA Band. It'll alert full bars and never seem to to go away and just stay fully alerted. The only way to get the full bars off is to reset it with a power cycle."
"I bought this to replace my old Uniden. My expectations were very high after reading reviews. Functionally seems to work great. As far as distance it receives the radar is lacking pretty much doesn’t go off until right on radar. Example going into a town that uses radar, will not go off until you can see the sign and are only about 50yds out."
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