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[Q] Is there an android head unit out there?

Did some googleing and didn't find much except for some maybes and some oddities that i'm not too sure about so I thought I might come to the experts. I would love to have a small 7" double din head unit in my car running gingerbread or better android on it and tether it to my phone. That way I could add pandora/youtube/siriusxm/navigation/market/fruitslice whatever...
Anyone know of anything out there?

There's a couple on the market I've seen. Many are out there as concepts. In the Barnes &Noble nook forums there is guy who did a write up on how he installed a nook in the dash of his jeep. It's a 7 inch screen and fits with a little Modding. I'm surprised you didn't find any on your search.
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Shinare said:
Did some googleing and didn't find much except for some maybes and some oddities that i'm not too sure about so I thought I might come to the experts. I would love to have a small 7" double din head unit in my car running gingerbread or better android on it and tether it to my phone. That way I could add pandora/youtube/siriusxm/navigation/market/fruitslice whatever...
Anyone know of anything out there?
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Dynavin
Ca-fi
Bybyte
Those are the main ones people have been "keeping an eye on" since last year.
After talking with some friends that are in to car audio, I've deemed them all to be subpar for my needs so i just got a 32gb sammy tab plus, 64gb microsd card, and a $30 dash kit that i will mod for mounting. I think the three key things that a real head unit has over mounting a tablet are: 1) easy back up camera solution 2) satellite radio 3) built in bluetooth handsfree. 1 and 3 are possible, just not the easiest, and i have no use for number 2 since i dont subscribe.
*edit* - just realized i had subscribed to the thread boborone is referencing Nook Color in Jeep Wrangler

There is also the more mainstream AppRadio from Pioneer. Search it since I can't post links yet.

I have the Erisin 777A for the past 4 months, generally quite happy about it but wants better sound quality.
Clarion has announced an android head unit, the mirage, http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/clarions-android-running-mirage-ivi/
This one has potential, maybe upgrade is in the works for me.

I have been search and I have decided on mounting a tablet as well I just wish there were companies who make custom mounts to make it look OEM

gpmg762 said:
I have the Erisin 777A for the past 4 months, generally quite happy about it but wants better sound quality.
Clarion has announced an android head unit, the mirage, http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/clarions-android-running-mirage-ivi/
This one has potential, maybe upgrade is in the works for me.
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Nice. That's what I want. Too bad its release is in q4. :-(
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Has anyone tried any of these or know if they would be any good hardware wise?
How about the possibility of custom roms or even rooting them?
This one seems the better choice in the fact it's a removable tablet. Not because I want a tablet but because it would be easier to bring into the house for flashing purposes. Never heard of it's CPU mind?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321013490466
This one is quite a nice looking one with non removable screen. Has a Cortex A8 which I've heard of at least
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121016519547
So what's your views and opinions?

So no comments then? I'm really hankering for an Android unit in the car. Will beat the socks off the crappy 2din wince unit i have. The software on that is so cumbersome and doesn't match throughout the different modes.

Ok just found this Parrot Asteroid 2DIN. Looks very good but not available yet.
http://www.slashgear.com/parrot-asteroid-in-car-nav-entertainment-systems-revealed-09207612/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3-VAfqjEw
Also after watching some video's of the unit with pad I posted previously it seems that most of the main functions are handled by an internal process in the unit (maybe wince?) which then outputs video and control via the tablet. This has kind of put me off a little bit.
So after watching some other video's of the Ca-Fi I think I am going to go with one of these. The new one is upgraded to 2.3 Android, capacitive touchscreen and a 1ghz processor. So saving my pennies now!!!!!
http://ca-fi.com/en/archives/1027

Okay all this talk of android double din, well I have a double din unit in my car, all self fitted, it has 2 sd slots, 1 for GPS and the other for sd card for media, but was wondering if any of these slots can be used to "install" new os onto the unit.
How does the Os get installed onto these, there must be a way.

CueballUK said:
Ok just found this Parrot Asteroid 2DIN. Looks very good but not available yet.
Also after watching some video's of the unit with pad I posted previously it seems that most of the main functions are handled by an internal process in the unit (maybe wince?) which then outputs video and control via the tablet. This has kind of put me off a little bit.
So after watching some other video's of the Ca-Fi I think I am going to go with one of these. The new one is upgraded to 2.3 Android, capacitive touchscreen and a 1ghz processor. So saving my pennies now!!!!!
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Try Componentality Celebrity, it might be what you need. Do you need 2-DIN?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015...VD-player-GPS-Stereo-Wifi-3G/32297415686.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...al-dual-system-carpad/1422130_2034998210.html
any good?

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http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015...VD-player-GPS-Stereo-Wifi-3G/32297415686.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...al-dual-system-carpad/1422130_2034998210.html
any good?
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There's a whole thread about the Newsmy CarPad2 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2865525

Hey guys,
There's a bunch of Android-based devices out there in the market. I'm looking for the best one that's available - are you able to recommend some unit?
I was hoping to buy the Parrot RNB6, but it seems it's an abandoned project.

Has anyone ever seen any specs on pre out voltage on any of these units? Or even better a digital out? They seem to be all about software on the specs minus the 55w x 4 channel spec, the biggest gripe I have the with main manufacturers of hu out there right now is you either get a nice ui and imo poor pre out voltage or a really terrible ui that is almost unbearable but high voltage, which in turn leads to higher volume and clearer audio. This is what I have found at my price range anyways and am not really willing to drop $2k on a head unit at this point. Anyways i am trying to look through all the links on this page but any help would be appreciated
Edit: guess it's 2/2 pages and not 22 pages haha, guess I did check them all
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Also depends on what car you have.
Erisin have a whole range of Android units with good reviews.
I have this one for Audi A3
http://www.erisin.com/erisin-es9783...-sat-nav-1080p-autoradio-audi-a3-s3_p517.html
Or one with a removeable Pad
http://www.erisin.com/erisin-es8035a-2-in-1-car-pad-unit-android-tablet-gps-3g-wifi_p389.html
Plus a whole lot of posts on similar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660662&page=1101
Baz

I have Audi S6 C5 and just need a regular 2DIN unit - it will fit. However, the chinese stuff I'm looking at other threads in this forum seem very crappy and of low quality.
Is there something that can be really reliable, working fast and with good audio quality?

headunit 4.4.4 quad core 3188
I have had mine for more than 6 months
Sound is great ram is only 1gb so app installs stop after pandora and waze, and one or 2 other items
I use a wifi hotspot, on tmobile, $10/month no limits.
pandora now works no matter who drives car, and NAV youtube etc
Not sure newer version of android would help, more ram would help more

Need help picking a head unit!

Hello XDA'ers.
Just got burned buying a crappy no-name Windows headunit on Amazon and was wondering if you could help me pick a different one. I'm looking for an Android-based HU that can support Bluetooth, GPS and a backup camera. HD Radio support is a plus.
Thanks!

I am also researching for one and come across with eonon brand. You can check it out.
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Do you have a link to purchasing it?

Actually, that one looks just like the piece of junk that I purchased. I'm hoping for a headunit that I can purchase and can flash with a custom from here.

DJRepresent said:
Actually, that one looks just like the piece of junk that I purchased. I'm hoping for a headunit that I can purchase and can flash with a custom from here.
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For "Cheap Chinese" HUs, Newsmy type are the most popular here, followed by the older Huefei HUs.
I personally would (and did, but with a NEED for Android Auto) spend the extra $200-300 for a Pioneer 4100NEX with Android Auto and many other features, including US HD Radio. On EBay now for $500 shipped for refurb, or IMO better at $570 shipped brand new.
But if you need "full regular Android" to run any app, most "normal" HUs don't provide this, but maybe we'll get a ROM with full Android. Some Pioneer devices run Android under the covers and are getting a ROM now, in part to get Android Auto on devices like the older 4000NEX. I think that 4100NEX will get a ROM too, once it provides a good option for getting more than stock functionality.
The best "Cheap Chinese" HUs are stuck on Android 4.4 Kitkat at best and I doubt Newsmy/Huefei will ever get Lollipop.
These cheap HUs are also full of compromises and unless you understand and accept them, I think it's likely you'll regret getting one within 1-12 months, as you already regret what you have.

mikereidis said:
For "Cheap Chinese" HUs, Newsmy type are the most popular here, followed by the older Huefei HUs.
I personally would (and did, but with a NEED for Android Auto) spend the extra $200-300 for a Pioneer 4100NEX with Android Auto and many other features, including US HD Radio. On EBay now for $500 shipped for refurb, or IMO better at $570 shipped brand new.
But if you need "full regular Android" to run any app, most "normal" HUs don't provide this, but maybe we'll get a ROM with full Android. Some Pioneer devices run Android under the covers and are getting a ROM now, in part to get Android Auto on devices like the older 4000NEX. I think that 4100NEX will get a ROM too, once it provides a good option for getting more than stock functionality.
The best "Cheap Chinese" HUs are stuck on Android 4.4 Kitkat at best and I doubt Newsmy/Huefei will ever get Lollipop.
These cheap HUs are also full of compromises and unless you understand and accept them, I think it's likely you'll regret getting one within 1-12 months, as you already regret what you have.
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I read an Amazon.com review of one of the Chinese HUs where the guy said that the stock ROM on it was "OK," but once he flashed a custom ROM, everything worked great. He didn't provide a link to the ROM but he did say he downloaded it from XDA. So was wondering if there might be a decent head unit that I can purchase and flash and have it working well.

mikereidis said:
For "Cheap Chinese" HUs, Newsmy type are the most popular here, followed by the older Huefei HUs.
These cheap HUs are also full of compromises and unless you understand and accept them, I think it's likely you'll regret getting one within 1-12 months, as you already regret what you have.
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They are much better than you make them sound. Honestly they are very impressive for what you get for $100-$250 or so, you get a full android rooted system you can pretty much do anything with. And the quad core devices are very snappy and responsive, and the screens on the 1024x600 7" models are very clear and look great.
For the price, they are well worth it to me. The only real problem has been that the bluetooth design is not the best, and lots of people are just connecting a mic cable directly to the mic and ground pins on the bluetooth board to get around the poor internal mic issue. Other than that there is no real outstanding problem with them.

nixfu said:
They are much better than you make them sound. Honestly they are very impressive for what you get for $100-$250 or so, you get a full android rooted system you can pretty much do anything with. And the quad core devices are very snappy and responsive, and the screens on the 1024x600 7" models are very clear and look great.
For the price, they are well worth it to me. The only real problem has been that the bluetooth design is not the best, and lots of people are just connecting a mic cable directly to the mic and ground pins on the bluetooth board to get around the poor internal mic issue. Other than that there is no real outstanding problem with them.
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Which unit should I purchase then? Please post a link.
Thanks!

nixfu said:
They are much better than you make them sound. Honestly they are very impressive for what you get for $100-$250 or so, you get a full android rooted system you can pretty much do anything with.
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$100 ?
I thought the decent units, like Newsmy, started around $300 or so, and prices get higher when you need a non-generic, car-specific model.
To each their own, but I am still not a particular fan of Mediatek/Chinese chipsets. AFAIK, Mediatek still regularly violates GPL and keep more secrets than Qualcomm does, making it harder for kernel & ROM devs. Still true or no ?
Anyway, since I don't own one of the Chinese HUs, the opinions of people who own one may be more important than mine.
IMO anyone buying one should read the main threads for them for at least a few pages to get better informed.
For those who need "real Android" running on the HU, I'm recalling that the AppRadio Unchained Reloaded app seems a decent option for phone mirroring to Pioneer HUs.
I must sound like a paid Pioneer rep sometimes, LOL, but reality is that my best interests are in people running my Headunit app on tablets than buy an HU. But I only recommend that if it seems the best option for them.

I'm torn between the carjoying RK3188 and the NU3001 Carpad. Anyone have experience with both can provide a recommendation? I was reading some of the posts regarding the carjoying unit and am concerned that I need to modify the internal to get a decent microphone quality. Not sure if this needs to also happen to the newsmy unit? I have also heard that the joking crew provides great support, which is important and like the fact that they have taken the time to create lots of tutorial videos. On the nu3001 - I like that the android unit is in a separate box. I seriously can't decide...lots of pros on both units.
DJRepresent - did you make your decision yet?

Honestly. I've been both a newsmy & huifei owner... I'm not a happy camper with the newsmy and their support.
My radio was working great then started to develop random screen flickers & after a firmware update it died. Ordered a replacement Android box (as the head unit & Android box is separate on the newsmy, had to fight to order it as I didn't order my radio directly from newsmy but from a reseller... Only managed to get it as a fellow xda member was a reseller and he placed the replacement order for me) and my radio now only half works. My physical buttons on my radio (as it's a Volkswagen specific unit) no longer work.
Newsmy has left me high and dry with the issue with zero support on the issue. I've spent about 700-800canadian on this unit and I have now a half working unit...
I'm starting to think about selling off and getting a joying/huifei unit. As the one I use to own before the newsmy is now in my dad's car and it's working perfectly fine. I only got the newsmy as at the time it was the only 1024x600 unit with 2 gigs of ram...
I believe now the joying & even the winlink units have 2gig ram models with the 1024 screen.
The winlink seems to be less popular but also seems to have a representative from the company participating in the forum activity. Newsmy use to have that... seems they are no longer focused on the carpad2 more their unreleased carpad3. Not sure if joying/huifei has a representative participating but seems to have a lot more overall owners participating with the development.
One downfall I had with my huifei that the newsmy doesn't have is the canbus. The canbus didn't fully work with my car or my dad's car (my car being a 09 vw jetta my dad's being a '12 vw jetta)on the huifei I had random issues with it. I ended up replacing their canbus with another manufacture and the issues resolved.
Newsmy also seemed more focused on eye candy vs actually developing the radio more... It still has no rds support.
Also the newsmy has no sub preputs.
Hmm other then that... I think that's the end of my feedback rant. Maybe a joying user can chime in?

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I believe now the joying & even the winlink units have 2gig ram models with the 1024 screen.
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I like my unit from carjoying.com, the prices are pretty good, and the support is actually better than I expected. But NO NONE of the more popular units(Klyde, Roadmaster, Hot Audio, Joying, etc) which are all based on the same HueFui design, all use the same RK3066/RK3166 Chipsets, and they all have 1GB Ram. The memory and cpu are all using the same plug in daughter boards that plug in to the various main boards.
Frankly I don't see the 1GB being a limitation, or that 2GB would help all that much. The quad core is what seems to be a big difference and makes the units very snappy. I know my unit I normally have Torque loggings engine stats, iGO GPS doing navigation, MediaMonkey playing MP3's, and DailyRoads recording the front camera all constantly going at the same time with zero noticeable slowdown, and the unit remains very snappy and responsive. I am not sure what else you would want to have simultaneously happening that would be better than what you can already do with the current units.
The best models you can get are quad core, 1GB ram, 16GB onboard flash, and 1024 screens. I would just make sure you get one with these specs and you will pretty much have the best currently available.

nixfu said:
I like my unit from carjoying.com, the prices are pretty good, and the support is actually better than I expected. But NO NONE of the more popular units(Klyde, Roadmaster, Hot Audio, Joying, etc) which are all based on the same HueFui design, all use the same RK3066/RK3166 Chipsets, and they all have 1GB Ram. The memory and cpu are all using the same plug in daughter boards that plug in to the various main boards.
Frankly I don't see the 1GB being a limitation, or that 2GB would help all that much. The quad core is what seems to be a big difference and makes the units very snappy. I know my unit I normally have Torque loggings engine stats, iGO GPS doing navigation, MediaMonkey playing MP3's, and DailyRoads recording the front camera all constantly going at the same time with zero noticeable slowdown, and the unit remains very snappy and responsive. I am not sure what else you would want to have simultaneously happening that would be better than what you can already do with the current units.
The best models you can get are quad core, 1GB ram, 16GB onboard flash, and 1024 screens. I would just make sure you get one with these specs and you will pretty much have the best currently available.
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Thanks for the reply! I read from a post you started a while ago regarding the carjoying unit you modified internally to address the microphone poor quality. How bad is it out the box (without modifying the internals) or is this mod a must do before installing? Is this mod to address just the integrated mic or does this also impact the external mic input? Wondering if i wire up a quality external mic if that would keep from having to modify the internals. Your usage list above looks like similar apps I would be running in addition to an occasional hands free phone call. Thanks!
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kwalsh24 said:
Honestly. I've been both a newsmy & huifei owner... I'm not a happy camper with the newsmy and their support.
My radio was working great then started to develop random screen flickers & after a firmware update it died. Ordered a replacement Android box (as the head unit & Android box is separate on the newsmy, had to fight to order it as I didn't order my radio directly from newsmy but from a reseller... Only managed to get it as a fellow xda member was a reseller and he placed the replacement order for me) and my radio now only half works. My physical buttons on my radio (as it's a Volkswagen specific unit) no longer work.
Newsmy has left me high and dry with the issue with zero support on the issue. I've spent about 700-800canadian on this unit and I have now a half working unit...
I'm starting to think about selling off and getting a joying/huifei unit. As the one I use to own before the newsmy is now in my dad's car and it's working perfectly fine. I only got the newsmy as at the time it was the only 1024x600 unit with 2 gigs of ram...
I believe now the joying & even the winlink units have 2gig ram models with the 1024 screen.
The winlink seems to be less popular but also seems to have a representative from the company participating in the forum activity. Newsmy use to have that... seems they are no longer focused on the carpad2 more their unreleased carpad3. Not sure if joying/huifei has a representative participating but seems to have a lot more overall owners participating with the development.
One downfall I had with my huifei that the newsmy doesn't have is the canbus. The canbus didn't fully work with my car or my dad's car (my car being a 09 vw jetta my dad's being a '12 vw jetta)on the huifei I had random issues with it. I ended up replacing their canbus with another manufacture and the issues resolved.
Newsmy also seemed more focused on eye candy vs actually developing the radio more... It still has no rds support.
Also the newsmy has no sub preputs.
Hmm other then that... I think that's the end of my feedback rant. Maybe a joying user can chime in?
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Thanks for the reply! This is great info. I am truly sorry for your troubles. Hope you get your issue resolved. Support/customer service is something I highly value. Now that u mentioned it...I do remember seeing newsmy frequent presence in the large dedicated nu3001 thread early on, but they phased out as I skimmed though the posts. Thanks again for providing your experiences/feedback! +2 for carjoying

Honestly I just checked out newsmy's website and they have removed most of their headunits they once sold. So I would 100% rule out newsmy.
Joying in the lead but maybe check out winlink/ownice unit. As it's the quad core with 2 gigs of ram... I myself am 100% torn
I'm slightly shocked that there hasn't been anything new on the market. Faster cpu & more ram? Kinda sad that the joying unit doesn't have 2 gigs of ram. If it did I'd be jumping ship 12 hours ago as they have a nice looking vw unit that's all touch. Including the malfunctioning buttons that my unit has...

kwalsh24 said:
Honestly I just checked out newsmy's website and they have removed most of their headunits they once sold. So I would 100% rule out newsmy.
Joying in the lead but maybe check out winlink/ownice unit. As it's the quad core with 2 gigs of ram... I myself am 100% torn
I'm slightly shocked that there hasn't been anything new on the market. Faster cpu & more ram? Kinda sad that the joying unit doesn't have 2 gigs of ram. If it did I'd be jumping ship 12 hours ago as they have a nice looking vw unit that's all touch. Including the malfunctioning buttons that my unit has...
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I'm a little shocked also, but from the feedback 1 gb should be good enough. I figure the units are somewhat inexpensive and don't mind replacing it a few years down the road if it becomes an issue. I finally pulled the trigger and purchased the carjoying unit. The crew has been in frequent communication with me since I purchased it making sure everything is right with my car configuration before shipping it. I'm pleased so far with the support and do not have the unit yet Hope my positive experiences continue after I receive it. Not looking forward to doing the mic mod though

Looking for a 1 Din flip out Android radio

Looking to get a flip out Android radio for waze in my miata. I've already out a 2din in my Subaru Forester a few years ago.
It's just been awhile and I don't know what's out now. I found this
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32835802713.html?spm=a2g0n.login.0.0.2abd6d977C897Q&pid=808_0000_0131&
Just wondering if theres anything you guys can recommend.

WADE13x said:
Looking to get a flip out Android radio for waze in my miata. I've already out a 2din in my Subaru Forester a few years ago.
It's just been awhile and I don't know what's out now. I found this
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32835802713.html?spm=a2g0n.login.0.0.2abd6d977C897Q&pid=808_0000_0131&
Just wondering if theres anything you guys can recommend.
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Look at the D771A XTRONS unit. I got one, seems substantial, works well. Octacore, Android 7.1. Just installed it. I got mine off eBay when they had one of their 20% off everything sales. Happy so far. Waze works fine.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079HQJJJ9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PxSpBb7FXBQPN

Alittle pricey but I definitely like the style

WADE13x said:
Alittle pricey but I definitely like the style
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Yeah, but XTRONS seems to be one of the better known brands. It has the latest version of Android I could find in a 1 DIN unit, and had the features I wanted, especially the understated looks. No flashing lights, logos, etc. The screen mechanism is solid, smooth, with no free play. The touchscreen is responsive. So far, so good. Just keep your eye out for eBay sales.

You can check Joying android 8.0 single din unit:https://www.joyingauto.com/joying-l...inch-single-din-car-sound-system-upgrade.html

SummerLiu said:
You can check Joying android 8.0 single din unit:https://www.joyingauto.com/joying-l...inch-single-din-car-sound-system-upgrade.html
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It has to be a flip out, or it will hit my hand when shifting.

I've had a couple quad core 2gb flip out units and they all have some quirk or other. I have a Hizpo one right now and its pretty slow to start up as well as GPS. It does work though and has good sound. I was going to try that xtrons one next.
I wouldn't buy my Hizpo one again even though I paid ~185 USD shipped which is about as cheap as you can get and still get 2gb ram and 32gb rom. Can get a 16gb rom a little less but I say go for that xtrons.
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Hi, can someone help me, i need backup mcu for my cyclon mp7101A, who can help?
Android 8,alwinner t3p1

Which Unit??

hello all, new here although i have ready many posts.
I have posted in another forum about head units, i have a Ford Focus 08 model so have joined the ford owners club forum for advice but i think some of my issues would be best answered in a place like this.
I have recieved some good feedback but i think i may have exhausted them with particular units.
I seem to have found some answers to my original post but have now dwindled my choice down to 3 so i need more help if at all possible...
so my post today was about how i have come to the choice of these 3..
XTRONS TE103AP
or
EONON GA2168
or
EONON GA2168k
The XTRONS is the top spec i can find on a 10" screen which could be overkill for my focus but it looks great in some vids i have seen, its also the only 10" that has 4gb RAM and 32gb ROM with octacore and Android 8.0 which was reccomended above so it has pretty much got me. the screen is detachable although slightly more longwinded to take off than some pumpkin and eonon models of similar size that i found. Also being black friday/cyber monday weekend i could get it with a fair whack off the price (£240ish on their site). My only worry is it doesnt look like it comes with the CANBUS adapter, i also am not too familiar with what that even is, is it just for steering wheel controls (which i dont have) or is it for the stalk aswell?
As for the EONON GA2168, that screen is better detachable and is also octacore however it is only Android 7.1 (is that a major difference?) its also only 2gb RAM and not 4 (again not too sure about this, would a car stereo really benefit from more than 2gb? This also doesnt seem to come with the CANBUS adapter but does come with a free rear cam or dash cam and is £247
And finally the EONON GA2168K which is very simlar obviously but is only 16gb ROM and again 2gb RAM but this time with Android 8.1 but only quadcore processor without CANBUS and also comes with free cam of my choice and is cheaper at £217
Both XTRONS and EONON offer similar spec stereos that will fit right into my hole that are only 7" however but do for some reason come with CANBUS decoder/box (is that the same thing?)
So im swaying toward the XTRONS, better spec and all that but will i need to but this CANBUS thing? Any help would be greatly appreciated, sorry this was a bit longwinded but i have spent many hours now researching/spreadsheeting/doing my missus head in with all this now and want to purchase while these deals and offers are on. Hopefully some of you may have experience here.
Thanks in advance for any input :good:
understandably i cant post links to the actual units or my original thread on the owners club but hopefully some of you will know which units i am refering to. Thanks

I have the ga2168k from Eonon...
Had it only a short time now but so far I love it.
Now, I'm using it as a daily driver in a Ford f550 superduty.... not entering it into a show...going to car club gatherings or anything of the sort. I wanted it because I needed GPS, hands free calling and that 10.1 BIG display just fits a Ford F550 well as it is a lot of truck.
Perhaps the more memory one may be better for you if you are watching things on it... or doing some crazy things with it... for a simpleton like myself, it's perfect.

Which did you go for in the end?
Im pretty much in the same position as you, torn between which 10.1 to go with... Pushing slightly more towards the Eonon GA2168K

mdis89 said:
Which did you go for in the end?
Im pretty much in the same position as you, torn between which 10.1 to go with... Pushing slightly more towards the Eonon GA2168K
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I just installed a GA2168K yesterday in my 2006 GTO.
One thing I noticed in the included harness adapter is they have constant battery power and accessory power swapped.
Installed it with their R0008 dash cam that came with it. No DVR app. Finally found the main config menu (hidden by password 8888) and enabled DVR.
It does not detect the camera. it was working fine with my GA2170. Went to their website and was looking to see if they had a different camera available, and that is the only one. However, on the R0008 camera product page it gives a list of HU's it isn't compatible with, and the GA2168K is one of those. Sent support an email, hopefully will have an answer Monday on that. The other frustration is that half the settings they show in the user manual and online, aren't showing up in the actual menu's. Hoping they can send me a newer Firmware/OS that enables those... And finally, there is no seperate control for subwoofer like there was in the GA2170 Looks like I need to buy the remote amp level control and run a new cable to the trunk
Another issue... It is advertised as having 18 FM presets and 12 AM. It only allows me to store 6 of each...

Dears,
anybody tried Eonon GA2178 - 10" Android 9 Head Unit?
I'm actually on Eonon GA2168K - 10" Android 8 Head Unit, it's a good device with minor problems.
Anytime developers fix a problem they introduce an other problem and there's no community support for MTK chipsets.
Because of this I'm evaluating the new Eonon GA2178, that is quite similar but based on Rockchip chipset.
Tks!

Looking for an average head unit

Hey guys,
Came across this forum by accident, cool to see soemthing like that.
So I'm looking for a new head unit for my car, and I'm really not sure what I should be looking for and would like to get some suggestions.
I can only buy from aliexpress/ebay/amazon.
So my budget is fairly small, and generally I don't really need something that good, I'd like to spare as much as I possibly can, but also get something that will be decent enough so I won't simply throw all my money away.
My max budget is around 160$, but if it will be good enough, I'll prefer spending 80$ instead.
I'll mostly use it for bluetooth(music) + navigation(waze), so I don't really need anything that powerful, on the other hand, my current multimedia system I got really sucks, the touch is barely responsive, and it takes so long to load anything, so that's something I won't compromise on.
One question I have, I currently have a sim card for my multimedia system, now I don't really need internet connection generally, but I do need navigation(with waze), how does that work exactly? Do I need internet connection for that? And if I want to download something from google play, how do I do that?
I've seen a few systems on aliexpress, but I'm not sure which one I should get, the main difference I've seen is mostly between 1GB ram and 2 GB ram. How big is the difference? I believ 2 GB of ram will be more than enough for me, but the prices for 1 GB ram is much lower, and I wonder if that will simply be enough for me.
Thought about something similar to this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2G-...85-4a78-9653-da0c68702c7e&transAbTest=ae803_3
Looks fairly good, I'm just not sure I want something that's not pure android, I don't know what android version it's etc.
Seen this as well: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New...74-456c-97da-b4e0fcb83c10&transAbTest=ae803_3
Looks nice, but there is only 1 review, and I can't really know if it's a good product.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2-d...40-4e04-bedc-efc0da8d899a&transAbTest=ae803_3
This one seems to have nice reviews, but it's only 1 GB of ram.
Anyway, would like to get some suggestions please, thanks!

Anyone?

I think you'll find whatever you pick at those price points will have bugs, even the more expensive ones will have them too. For what you want, I would be OK with a quad core 2gb ram unit, with a 16gb rom. Unless you are loading music or will have lots of app data you'll never use 32gb in the car.
The first one I wouldn't pick solely on the processor. I have no idea what a K6 is The fact that it doesn't say Pure Android means nothing. It is
Of those three I would pick the first one. That said for my low budget units I've had good luck with the Hizpo 4 core units. Waze crashes every now and then but it's no big deal.
Like this one:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bb1v4tkc
To use waze you need to do one of three things. Connect it to wifi and load offline map before you go anywhere, connect the unit to your phones wifi hotspot, or buy a sim dongle and connect it to the units USB. There are units you can put a sim card in but not at the prices you are looking at.
Hope this helps
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A unit with 2GB RAM should be running fast enough for most apps. I was lucky to pickup a T8 processor unit from amazon with 8 core/32G storage /2GB ram. It costed me very little but a week later the price increased by $100 more than what I had paid on amazon.
I would suggest to get the newest model PX30 for ~$145, such as
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/AUT...For-Nissan-Toyota-Volkswagen/32870680923.html
You may try this one on amazon with 8 core/2GB RAM/32G storage, <$100
https://www.amazon.com/2DIN-Universal-OctaCore-RAM-Storage/dp/B07B3NGM3T
Discussion thread of this unit on xda is here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ashnet-octa-core-lollipop-head-units-t3353188

velocity4 said:
I think you'll find whatever you pick at those price points will have bugs, even the more expensive ones will have them too. For what you want, I would be OK with a quad core 2gb ram unit, with a 16gb rom. Unless you are loading music or will have lots of app data you'll never use 32gb in the car.
The first one I wouldn't pick solely on the processor. I have no idea what a K6 is The fact that it doesn't say Pure Android means nothing. It is
Of those three I would pick the first one. That said for my low budget units I've had good luck with the Hizpo 4 core units. Waze crashes every now and then but it's no big deal.
Like this one:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bb1v4tkc
To use waze you need to do one of three things. Connect it to wifi and load offline map before you go anywhere, connect the unit to your phones wifi hotspot, or buy a sim dongle and connect it to the units USB. There are units you can put a sim card in but not at the prices you are looking at.
Hope this helps
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yves31 said:
A unit with 2GB RAM should be running fast enough for most apps. I was lucky to pickup a T8 processor unit from amazon with 8 core/32G storage /2GB ram. It costed me very little but a week later the price increased by $100 more than what I had paid on amazon.
I would suggest to get the newest model PX30 for ~$145, such as
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/AUT...For-Nissan-Toyota-Volkswagen/32870680923.html
You may try this one on amazon with 8 core/2GB RAM/32G storage, <$100
https://www.amazon.com/2DIN-Universal-OctaCore-RAM-Storage/dp/B07B3NGM3T
Discussion thread of this unit on xda is here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ashnet-octa-core-lollipop-head-units-t3353188
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That's really helpful, thanks to both of you! I actually looked at the HIZPO one for really long time, and generally it just seems exactly what I need, fairly cheap, android 8, seems pretty good, have buttons.
Regarding the octa core head unit. It ends up with around the same price of the HIPZO including shipping, but one thing I quite fear of is the android version, which is only 5.1, I don't think there's actually a big difference, but it's a risk waking up one day finding that some of the apps you need are no longer supported, what do you guys think? Is it actually a real concern or not?
Also, the HIPZO looks fairly better to me than the PX30, what do you think? A spinning volume button is a huge plus for me.
Thanks again!

msacco4 said:
That's really helpful, thanks to both of you! I actually looked at the HIZPO one for really long time, and generally it just seems exactly what I need, fairly cheap, android 8, seems pretty good, have buttons.
Regarding the octa core head unit. It ends up with around the same price of the HIPZO including shipping, but one thing I quite fear of is the android version, which is only 5.1, I don't think there's actually a big difference, but it's a risk waking up one day finding that some of the apps you need are no longer supported, what do you guys think? Is it actually a real concern or not?
Also, the HIPZO looks fairly better to me than the PX30, what do you think? A spinning volume button is a huge plus for me.
Thanks again!
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The processor of HIPZO unit seems to be T3 based on description. If true it wouldn't be as good as T8. PX30 is a newer MTCD/E unit, and is much better than T3/T8 units based on my experience. It comes with Android 9 as well.

yves31 said:
The processor of HIPZO unit seems to be T3 based on description. If true it wouldn't be as good as T8. PX30 is a newer MTCD/E unit, and is much better than T3/T8 units based on my experience. It comes with Android 9 as well.
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I see, how big is the difference? Usability is the most important thing to me, as I really hate the need to mess with stuff too much while driving, and you can't really distinguish the touch buttons in the PX30 without looking(or guessing).
Because of that, volume button, skip songs etc is really important to me, I can buy external wheel controller maybe and then it could be great. (Costs around 20$ though)
What about the octa core head unit? How cruicial is the android 5.1? I probably won't use much, but waze is very critical to me.
BTW, what is MTCD/E?
Thanks

I wouldn't buy a 5.1 unit now. Yes a T8 is better, the place you'll notice this the most is if you move the maps around with your fingers a lot, or when using video. The T8 isn't a lot faster than a T3, but it has more cache that will speed up anything that requires intensive video movement. My T3 2gb Hizpo is no iPhone 7 and it never will be, but it doesn't need to be I have tried all the latest processors and even 4gb ram units. For sure they are faster but not so much faster that justify the prices I don't think. But I've had the benefit of using and trying many different units. Actually if I could buy a Ownice C500 again with Android 7 I would do it. It's a very fast unit in its current Android 6 rom, but I don't really like the radio. I don't personally like most of the Android 8 look and feel.
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One thing you can do is get a remote steering wheel control unit and use it to control forward back volume etc. The connect to the key 1 key 2 wires on the head unit for cars that don't already have steering wheel controls.
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velocity4 said:
I wouldn't buy a 5.1 unit now. Yes a T8 is better, the place you'll notice this the most is if you move the maps around with your fingers a lot, or when using video. The T8 isn't a lot faster than a T3, but it has more cache that will speed up anything that requires intensive video movement. My T3 2gb Hizpo is no iPhone 7 and it never will be, but it doesn't need to be I have tried all the latest processors and even 4gb ram units. For sure they are faster but not so much faster that justify the prices I don't think. But I've had the benefit of using and trying many different units. Actually if I could buy a Ownice C500 again with Android 7 I would do it. It's a very fast unit in its current Android 6 rom, but I don't really like the radio. I don't personally like most of the Android 8 look and feel.
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One thing you can do is get a remote steering wheel control unit and use it to control forward back volume etc. The connect to the key 1 key 2 wires on the head unit for cars that don't already have steering wheel controls.
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Really like the way you explain. Yes I have also thought about getting a remote steering wheel control unit for almost every head unit I wanted.
If I'm going to need to get it anyway, it doesn't matter much whether I have controllers on the head unit or not.
Would you still pick the HIPZO over the PX30?
I'm actually still using nougat on my phone and really like it, the issue I might think of is compatability, but with android 7 I doubt it will happen very soon.
As for the radio.. Well I'm not going to use the radio at all probably, that's why I have my phones music for.
Do you have other recommendations maybe?
Thanks a lot for the reply!

From what I've read about PX30s, I don't think its any better or worse than a T3 unit. Pick the one you like the most
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