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Any upcoming head units better than rk3188?

I've been researching these chinese headunits for my mercedes and I believe the ones that run rk3188 are the fastest currently..... I am wondering if I should just pull the trigger on one of these or is there going to be an advancement coming anytime soon? Like an octocore or something. Also was wondering is there a big difference in speed between the r16 quad core a7 vs the rk3188 quadcore a9........... The unit I really want is this but I am pretty sure it is running a quad core a7 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/8-8-...ation-Central-Multimedia-for/32603628957.html
even though it says quad core a9.

http://www.in-dash.net/buy_en/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=15&product_id=83
This unit specifically says it's for a Hyundai but it looks just like the "universal" 2 din unit that I have. It boots quickly, has hardware H.264 decoding along with other codecs. Octa-Core processor. If there were some more folks here who had the unit I bet we could get some really good roms and/or other customizations going for it.
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Forrice said:
http://www.in-dash.net/buy_en/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=15&product_id=83
This unit specifically says it's for a Hyundai but it looks just like the "universal" 2 din unit that I have. It boots quickly, has hardware H.264 decoding along with other codecs. Octa-Core processor. If there were some more folks here who had the unit I bet we could get some really good roms and/or other customizations going for it.
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Something looks not right. Their hardware looks like the old style to me. Buttons and so on belongs
to old units. They claim DVD optional when the hardware has an opening for DVD? SWC optional is
kind of crazy too. The specification looks thin to me.

I have the version from the indiegogo campaign which is only 800x480 I think but it mostly performs rather well. It boots in about 10 seconds, maybe 15. Supports play store out of the gate. Some software is certainly lacking in terms of his customized solutions like Bluetooth interface for phone. But all in all it's better than anything else I've had the opportunity to play with, (admittedly limited) or researched.
I think this guy needs some growth with his company and some serious feedback and maybe he can get some more talent at his company to create some better software solutions.
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These don't all come with Bluetooth phone and google play store out the box?
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I have seen some where play services implementation is junky and play store won't work at all. Some have it so that you need a spoofing app so that you can download basic apps. I'm sure they all support Bluetooth phone in some capacity or another. The implementation on this device could use some work but purely as a headset it works fine.
Oh and his specs on that page I think are identical for all of the units. So the dvd thing doesn't surprise me. The front end of the business, (store front, manuals, product shots and details) could certainly stand to improve but I'm optimistic.
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If a device says it's running android 4.4.4 or 4.4.2. is it safe to assume I can run store and the phone implementations are functional. I really think I want to go with the 9 inch screen for the Mercedes because I think it looks sweet but not sure how well the quad core r7 stacks to the new quad core r9. It also runs 4.4.2.
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you can check this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pumpkin-Receiver-Bluetooth-Navigation-Subwoofer/dp/B01AXMEAWS/
OS:Android 4.4 Kit Kat
CPU:Rockchip RK3066 Cortex A9 Dual Core 1.6GHz
RAMDR3 1GB
Nand Memory:8GB
Audio output:4*50W max
Screen Resolution:1024*600
Cold Boot time: about 25-30s

cheap watches with android wear

So i'm slightly confused that there are watches out there like the
NO.1 D5+ with a potential of:
Processor::Quad Core 1.3GHz MTK6580
Operating System::Android
Display::1.3 inch 360 x 360 pixel
Memory::8 GB, 1 GB
Battery::450mAh 2-3 days of use
Sensors::Heart rate measurement, Pedometer, Gyro Sensor, Barometer, GPS
and noone considered to build a custom "android wear" rom for it? my thing is I´d like to have a smartwatch under 150$ with similar specs and android wear.
but googeling it it gives me mostly answers like this: "You can buy an lg g watch like me... it s cheap if you find a second hand one. Me and my friend paid 50€ for one. G watch has no heart beat sensor ,no wifi and other small things but, it s 100 times better than any Chinese watches ."
sorry but NO! just the specs:
Processor::Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Operating System::Android Wear
Display::1.3 inches P-OLED
RAM::4 GB, 512 MB
Battery::Li-Ion 410 mAh battery 1.5 days of usage
Sensors::Accelerometer, gyro, proximity,Heart rate monitor, barometer
Battery and Ram are my problems and the only availeable 2. hand watches are the LG G Watch W100 and Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2
really sad.
If someone could tell me if there is a smart watch out there with:
-specs like the D5+ (Quad core 1.3GHz, 1GB RAM, 450mAh)
-android wear OS (even if i have to flash it) (THE MOST IMPORTANT)
-under 150$
PLEASE TELL ME!

I bought mobvoi's Ticwatch E for 109€ with Android Wear 2.8 and is great. No lag, 2 days battery life, heart rate monitor, build in gps, ip68 water and dust resistant
http://www.smartwatchspecifications.com/Device/ticwatch-e-series/

jimmmysil said:
I bought mobvoi's Ticwatch E for 109€ with Android Wear 2.8 and is great. No lag, 2 days battery life, heart rate monitor, build in gps, ip68 water and dust resistant
http://www.smartwatchspecifications.com/Device/ticwatch-e-series/
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Same. Just bought it in dollars instead of pounds lol
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MyHappyFamily said:
So i'm slightly confused that there are watches out there like the
NO.1 D5+ with a potential of:
Processor::Quad Core 1.3GHz MTK6580
Operating System::Android
Display::1.3 inch 360 x 360 pixel
Memory::8 GB, 1 GB
Battery::450mAh 2-3 days of use
Sensors::Heart rate measurement, Pedometer, Gyro Sensor, Barometer, GPS
and noone considered to build a custom "android wear" rom for it? my thing is I´d like to have a smartwatch under 150$ with similar specs and android wear.
but googeling it it gives me mostly answers like this: "You can buy an lg g watch like me... it s cheap if you find a second hand one. Me and my friend paid 50€ for one. G watch has no heart beat sensor ,no wifi and other small things but, it s 100 times better than any Chinese watches ."
sorry but NO! just the specs:
Processor::Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Operating System::Android Wear
Display::1.3 inches P-OLED
RAM::4 GB, 512 MB
Battery::Li-Ion 410 mAh battery 1.5 days of usage
Sensors::Accelerometer, gyro, proximity,Heart rate monitor, barometer
Battery and Ram are my problems and the only availeable 2. hand watches are the LG G Watch W100 and Sony SmartWatch 2 SW2
really sad.
If someone could tell me if there is a smart watch out there with:
-specs like the D5+ (Quad core 1.3GHz, 1GB RAM, 450mAh)
-android wear OS (even if i have to flash it) (THE MOST IMPORTANT)
-under 150$
PLEASE TELL ME!
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The comment you found it's mine, but when I wrote it , no android wear watch was near 150€ price tag. Now you have the ticwatch with android wear that it's better and cost only 3 times the g watch, but do to you a favor and don't buy any crap chinese watch. In any aspect g watch is 100 times better, you don't only need to look at specs, but even at software integration and optimization . Any chinese watch with a full android os or custom os are nowhere near android wear experience , trust me.
With the g watch for 50€ you get a decent watch specs, and maybe the best community support you can find on a watch

naah
Still not what i am looking for
I´d like to have at least stats that are from this year not 2014/15

jimmmysil said:
I bought mobvoi's Ticwatch E for 109€ with Android Wear 2.8 and is great. No lag, 2 days battery life, heart rate monitor, build in gps, ip68 water and dust resistant
http://www.smartwatchspecifications.com/Device/ticwatch-e-series/
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Where did you bought it only for 109€
Maybe Verizon's Wear24? Its quite cheap now and not so bad looking i think case is not plastic? If you don't mind LTE you can even change watch straps. Quite big battery 410 mAh.
Or full plastic Ticwatch E if you want pay bit more and get future Android Wear system updates and way easier to change watch straps. But small battery 300 mAh
Specs aren't everything they're not having such high meaning in Android Wear like on full Android. Full Android has higher requirements for hardware than Android Wear. Better specs dosent always mean better performance. Android Wear doesn't need such high specs. Full Android that's bit outdated (mostly common 5.1 no 7 yet) is bad for such small battery that's inside Android watches.
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ewa_123 said:
Where did you bought it only for 109€
Maybe Verizon's Wear24? Its quite cheap now and not so bad looking i think case is not plastic? If you don't mind LTE you can even change watch straps. Quite big battery 410 mAh.
Or full plastic Ticwatch E if you want pay bit more and get future Android Wear system updates and way easier to change watch straps. But small battery 300 mAh
Specs aren't everything they're not having such high meaning in Android Wear like on full Android. Full Android has higher requirements for hardware than Android Wear. Better specs dosent always mean better performance. Android Wear doesn't need such high specs. Full Android that's bit outdated (mostly common 5.1 no 7 yet) is bad for such small battery that's inside Android watches.
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I bought it from geekbuying. And I am very satisfied. It is plastic yes, but it has full Android Wear 2.8 features and with the new update I still have 70% battery with a full day usage connected always to my phone and always on display

From Xiaomi mi maze fit

Looking for advice on a RK3399 4GB Android box for PC replacement (not TV Box)

Hi.
My elderly mom gets lost in her Windows PC, but does OK on her Android tablet. I'm looking for a high-powered Android box to replace the Windows PC, doing mostly Skype and Mail/Web/FB/News. That rules out the mainstream Amlogic-based boxes (weak CPU, low RAM), but I'm worried the RK3399 boxes are marginal/amateurish/not well supported. The plan is to make the UI the exact same as her tablet, with the extra comfort of a mouse, big screen, and loud sound. She'll be doing he exact same things as on her tablet so I'm unbothered by Android/Desktop limitations. Skype support (so, no ChromeOS) and reliability/dependability are a must.
The Vorke Z3 has disappeared. Does anyone have feedback on the Cloudnetgo CR19 or the CSA96 ? Or at least their OEMs ?
Thanks for any help/advice.
Olivier

I agree, the CDR19 looks great. 4 x USB + SATA + external antenna, plus extra audio ports and front display.
$150-$200. I am tempted.
However what about the limitations I keep reading about RockChip? No one actually specifies what these are, and all my online searches reveal nothing, except old pre-2015 reviews of older architecture.
So what do you do? S912 DDR4 3GB? or RK3399 DDR3 4GB?

I got the $80 H96 max. It works OK as a PC once you switch Launchers (for some reason only MS launcher will install, no Nova, Google..).
The one limitation I ran into was DRM support; not an issue for PC use, but I'd avoid it as a media player/HTPC.
Performance, reliability, features are otherwise fine.

I got this one it works great as a pc/tablet or tv box it runs well with a 2.4ghz keyboard and mouse
4GB RAM 32GB RK3328 MXR PRO Android 7.1.1 Smart TV Box Quad Core 2.4GHz WiFi VP9 H.265 3D HDMI USB3.0 MXRpro HDR 4K Media Player
http://s.aliexpress.com/Zfy26R7n?fromSns=Copy
Or you can try remix os for pc's
http://www.jide.com/remixos

how much is your target price for rk3399 4GB android box?
how much is your target price for rk3399 4GB android box?
obarthelemy said:
Hi.
My elderly mom gets lost in her Windows PC, but does OK on her Android tablet. I'm looking for a high-powered Android box to replace the Windows PC, doing mostly Skype and Mail/Web/FB/News. That rules out the mainstream Amlogic-based boxes (weak CPU, low RAM), but I'm worried the RK3399 boxes are marginal/amateurish/not well supported. The plan is to make the UI the exact same as her tablet, with the extra comfort of a mouse, big screen, and loud sound. She'll be doing he exact same things as on her tablet so I'm unbothered by Android/Desktop limitations. Skype support (so, no ChromeOS) and reliability/dependability are a must.
The Vorke Z3 has disappeared. Does anyone have feedback on the Cloudnetgo CR19 or the CSA96 ? Or at least their OEMs ?
Thanks for any help/advice.
Olivier
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I got her https://www.geekbuying.com/item/H96-MAX-Rockchip-RK3399-Hexa-Core-64bit-4G-32G-4K-TV-BOX-379059.html after seeing it was the most mentioned on several forums. Once I replaced the default TV Launcher with a more normal one (strangely, only MS Launcher would install, most would bug out), she's happy with it, it's stable and runs the double-handful of apps she needs (Skype etc...). Got it on sale for $100-ish.

Go 912s, 905x2, or wait for the 922
Freaktab Com is your support local. Look for developers magendanz or superceleron.
This is a MUST! Support, support and support.
I have an n6 Max Buy magicsee, I love it ... yet it's the most unstable platform I have ever run!
The cloudnetgo is a dynamic promising device, I'd like to have one. Still supported minimal, don't do it. My little mecool m8s Pro with a magendanz custom ROM is a powerful fast extremely stable device. The pro L model comes with enhanced DRM abilities, meaningful high-def capability for streaming. I truly suggest you go look at the developers first. Look for the boxes I support. And you're better off to stay with an amlogic SOC, they just a wider and deeper support base. The amlogic S922 will be out shortly, and it'll be the best thing available oh, I am sure. Yet it will take awhile for support and custom roms to be available. That's my two cents, good luck

is it possible to expand RAM by changing higher RAM chip?

My K1 has upgraded to 7.0. it became slow when i use it. I rooted and optimzed it but it can olny get a lttle better.
I want to know if an android device can expand RAM by changing the RAM chip? And if it can perform much better?

its very difficult and not very cost-effective to hire skilled engineer to replace it . just buy a new tablet

Guan Yu said:
its very difficult and not very cost-effective to hire skilled engineer to replace it . just buy a new tablet
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so can u tell me will its RAM expand if i change the RAM chip withe higher one?
i saw the RAM of xiaomi tablet2 can be expanded with doing that. so can its CPU.

grayfox23 said:
so can u tell me will its RAM expand if i change the RAM chip withe higher one?
i saw the RAM of xiaomi tablet2 can be expanded with doing that. so can its CPU.
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i dont know cuz its also depend on software compability , but who know ? you can try it

Guan Yu said:
i dont know cuz its also depend on software compability , but who know ? you can try it
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1st,thank you for replying me. i did a lot of things befroe i buy it, because it is a second hand.and it former owner told me it was upgraded to 7.0 and became slow maybe because it 2GB RAM. so i was thinking if its RAM can be expanded by doing so.

Likely not, you will need a compatible ram chip. Even if the larger chip is compatible, the board or kernel may limit it to just 2gb. 32bit devices cannot use more than 4gb anyways. The best you can do is to just increase the swap.

grayfox23 said:
1st,thank you for replying me. i did a lot of things befroe i buy it, because it is a second hand.and it former owner told me it was upgraded to 7.0 and became slow maybe because it 2GB RAM. so i was thinking if its RAM can be expanded by doing so.
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I have been having the same thoughts as you. On this device, the ram is actually not built in the soc as most smartphones and tablets, its it separate from it on 4x512mb chips.
I got the tablet recently and the first thing that came across my mind was changing the thermal paste, the factory one is really garbage so I cleaned and replaced it with arctic mx2, under the heatsink of the soc and the ram there is some sort of a graphite thermal pad, which is not very efficient, I replaced it with thermal paste as well. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, so idk what are the ram chips exactly, devcheck reports that the device has lpddr3 1066mhz ram but I'm not sure if that is trustworthy.
IMO upgrading the ram to at least 3gb is very possible, now the question is what kind of ram chips we need and where should we look for them.
Tegra K1 is practically the fastest 32-bit soc in existence, so more ram would definitely help it out a lot. I mentioned it in another post but on the latest firmware the ram usage is abnormally high on this device, sitting at about 1gb at idle(no gapps, LOS) while it should be closer to 500mb.

Android TV Build for PC's (Interest?)

Hi everyone! So, a few weeks back I was looking for an OS to put on my old PC and shockingly noticed lack of support for ATV for PC. Yes, I know thinks like Kodi exist and yes I could use Windows and emulate Android or some other solution however none that I can find seemed to fit me.
Things I want:
Full screen apps
Full controller support
Access to the Play Store and ability to add TV versions of apps
Decent hardware support
Ability to install on basically anything
Maybe access to a different launcher for other apps?
Easy to see and navigate UI
Easy enough for a basic user to use
Ability to utilize the optical drive
Yes, I am aware that Roku's and Android TV boxes exist for cheep, however, I like to use old hardware and this would be a good, useful project if done correctly and I feel this can gain popularity. The added IO, storage and RAM space is a huge plus and would make the experience better.
With all this being said; Who is interested in this project? I will be honest and say I know nothing about programming but I could absolutely learn and I have some days off during the week to get things done. I have a few machines to build on so that might not be an issue. If anyone could help that would be amazing. I am not asking for donations (unless this seriously grows) but instead I am asking for help.
What hardware do I have?
Laptop:
2017 MacBook Pro i5 8GB RAM
HP ProBook i3 with 16GB RAM
Desktop:
Intel Core i5 7th Gen
MSI Z270
16GB RAM
256 NVMe Boot Drive
x2 3TB HDD
Server:
Dual Chip Xeon Server
32GB RAM
7TB Storage
3 NICs
Internet: 400MB down and 50 Up
What do you guys think? Is this worth spending time on?

This is exactly what i was searching for. I would invest time and help where i can.
The thing is, i can't programm either :/
I have good hardware knowledge, a little bit with software like installing OS's. rooting android devices since the HTC Dream G1 (first android phone ever), have a TV and Shield with Android TV and was looking for a good way to bring Android TV on the TV of my Son. I would use Quadcore Intel Celeron APUs with HD 600 IGPU's.
So if there is any way to make this happen, i want that journey!

OH MY GOD! This is the best idea ive ever heard!
So yeah, its called Android tv x86 amongst many other names and its been around since at least.... 2016?!??
heres one of the first results that come up on Google the first time i just searched....
Install Android TV In Your Old PC In 2023 - Gadget Junction
Easily Install Android TV on any pc in simple steps.
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