Head Unit Advice - Android Head-Units

Hi All,
I'm looking at options for an Android Head Unit for a 2011 Mazda 6 (GH) - and there's also a Windows based Dynavin unit in the mix. Any recommendations based on spec or experience? Are there any other manufacturers / resellers that I've not considered.
It looks like the Belsee is the highest spec unit of the lot if I'm reading the spec properly but the downside is a lack of a UK reseller. The Windows unit has decent RAM but the CPU appears slower compared to the Android units but I guess it's a more "focussed" unit on its specific task so doesn't need the same amount of grunt to run lots of Android apps.
Belsee (with the PX6 upgrade option / 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM) - Google "Belsee Best Aftermarket Android 10 Q Auto Head Unit Stereo Upgrade Car Radio Replacement for Mazda 6"
Eonon MTK 8227L / 2GB RAM / 32GB ROM (model number Eonon GA9498B)
Xtrons MTK A7 / 2GB RAM / 16GB ROM (model number Xtrons PST90M6M)
And the Dynavin unit (model number MZ002IX) for comparison seems to be based on their N7 Pro for which the spec sheet says it runs on Windows and is a 833MHz CPU with 4GB RAM.
Tried to post links but I'm new to the forums so can't unfortunately!
Many thanks,
Craig

First of all, what do you plan on doing with your head unit? I sincerely doubt there is any reason to buy the Windows unit, especially with lackluster specs.
Will you install an aftermarket sound system? Or are you keeping everything original? Will you want to use your phone with the unit? Do you have iOs or Android?
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Head unit for Renault Logan

Hi, there, I am new to Android Auto, just thinking about buying some new head unit with Android to my car. I found a lot of head units on ebay, amazon, aliexpress, etc, but I cannot decide for one. My car has 2 DIN original multimedia system with BT, but I would like also to have some built in navigation, etc. There is a lot of universal head units with Android 4.4, 5.1, with 7" capacitive display, quad core CPU, 2 GB RAM... I am not sure how reliable it would be. I would love to have also some future software upgrade support to Android 6.0, 7.0, etc... Any ideas? Which brand is good, which is not?
www#aliexpress#com/store/product/6-2-inch-Android-Car-DVD-GPS-for-Renault-Logan-Sandero-Duster-Autoradio-GPS-with-Radio/814373_32753991706.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.JwLSna
above may be your choice.

What's wrong with Xtrons?

Hi all, first time member here - sorry for any dumb questions.
I'm looking at getting my first android head unit. I don't have much criteria, but here is the list;
- 7" double DIN
- snappy boot time (2 - 3 seconds before playing music)
- nice looking - physically (don't like the joying logo or inset/bezel), and software (prefer the look of the latest android)
- video in for pi or dash cam
- bluetooth for calling and maps data (waze, etc). Or should i be looking at wifi tether?
At first, my research lead me to the following Xtrons units (basically searching whats popular on ebay);
- TB706PL (Octa-core RK3368 PX5, Android 6.0)
- TA701PL (Quad-core RK3188 PX3, Android 7.1)
- TL702P (Quad-core Intel Atom x86, Android 6.0)
Questions:
1. I've read a lot of posts on this site steering people to Joying HUs. Whats wrong with the Xtrons HUs?
2. Is the PX5 a big deal? Is octa core overkill for HUs? (I'm currently leaning to the PX3 over the PX5 due to later Android.)
3. Are all these units rootable?
4. Is there a likelihood of being able to upgrade the Android version of all of the head units in the future?
Thanks everyone!
Joying is the brand with the greatest hacker support.
You don't need to buy the UM135 with deep plastic bezel. You can also buy UM128, which is all glass.
Yes, it has a joying logo on the front too.
PX5 may have an 8 core SoC, but they are 8 SUPER WEAK SLOW TURDS. They are badly implemented A53's. So don't for ONE SECOND thing that you're getting something on the same level as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. You're looking at several orders of magnitude between the 8 turds and the 8 custom A73's in the QC.
Of all the CPUs available for car radios, the INTEL quad-core is the strongest. Ignore benchmarks, its a totally different architecture that you CANNOT compare with synthetic benchmarks.
As far as upgrade android version, Joying with Intel CPU is probably the most likely one for being able to upgrade to AOSP8.
i've never had an Xtrons. I have had Joying, Dasaita, and Seicane.
All have their pros and cons. The Joying definitely ran the best, and had the most updates, but it ran too hot and fried itself. Joying did replace it, which was cool.
However, i wanted something Jeep specific with a big screen, which Joying doesn't make, so I moved on to Dasaita with Android 6.0 and PX5:
https://youtu.be/ITCawVbBL7g
And i got the Seicane with Android 7.1.2 and PX3:
https://youtu.be/MWVsNWZjeCQ
The Dasaita is noticeably quicker than the Seicane but the Dasaita had 2 bugs I couldn't get past. The Dasaita would not recognize the MicroSD card from sleep. It would be fine from a full reboot, but from sleep it didn't recognize it, and the app switcher button would randomly disappear.
Seicane does not have those issues.
I think Xtrons and Dasaita are very similar, but not positive
Pf84mtv has any one got the original software?
Xtrons gave me a wrong firmware for my system and now my system lost the function of all its buttons and now they emailed me saying sorry they dont have the firmware? Can any one help

Dasaita Hot Audio - Android 8.0 - 4GB of RAM - PX5 overview

I know there are various threads open discussing various items, but I figured if anyone doesn't have an Oreo unit with 4GB of RAM, you might want to see how it looks.
This is Model number HA2162-V840-8 for a Jeep which has a 7 inch screen, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a Rockchip PX5 Octa-Core 64-Bit Coretex A53 processor, and runs Android 8.0 Oreo
https://youtu.be/xkD2B9ONxls
I think the Xtrons is similar, but I dont have that one, I just have the Dasaita, and @hotaudio frequently posts here
CadillacMike said:
I know there are various threads open discussing various items, but I figured if anyone doesn't have an Oreo unit with 4GB of RAM, you might want to see how it looks.
This is Model number HA2162-V840-8 for a Jeep which has a 7 inch screen, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a Rockchip PX5 Octa-Core 64-Bit Coretex A53 processor, and runs Android 8.0 Oreo
https://youtu.be/xkD2B9ONxls
I think the Xtrons is similar, but I dont have that one, I just have the Dasaita, and @hotaudio frequently posts here
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Hello,
I am thinking to change my old mtcb rk3188 1gb unit to a newer one. I am between dasaita hotaudio (7in 1024*600) and xtrons (6.2 in 800*400).
Are you still happy with the dasaita unit? Do you run a stock ROM w/o root, or a custom ROM?
Thanks in advance
p_mike83 said:
Hello,
I am thinking to change my old mtcb rk3188 1gb unit to a newer one. I am between dasaita hotaudio (7in 1024*600) and xtrons (6.2 in 800*400).
Are you still happy with the dasaita unit? Do you run a stock ROM w/o root, or a custom ROM?
Thanks in advance
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I am still running Dasaita, great product. Make sure you get one with 4GB of RAM
CadillacMike said:
I am still running Dasaita, great product. Make sure you get one with 4GB of RAM
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Hey Mike,
Are you still rocking the Dasaita?
I recently sold my car with my 2GB Joying Intel Sofia in it. It was an ok unit but a little sluggish at times and always seemed to have a Bluetooth disconnect/reconnect bug.
Looking for a replacement now and debating who to go with. Seems to be a toss up between Joying and Dasaita at the moment.
Looking for a 4gb/32gb universal 2din (with hardware buttons) I know from your previous posts that you have dabbled in a few of these units! What do you think is the best in your opinion?
fado5ster said:
Hey Mike,
Are you still rocking the Dasaita?
I recently sold my car with my 2GB Joying Intel Sofia in it. It was an ok unit but a little sluggish at times and always seemed to have a Bluetooth disconnect/reconnect bug.
Looking for a replacement now and debating who to go with. Seems to be a toss up between Joying and Dasaita at the moment.
Looking for a 4gb/32gb universal 2din (with hardware buttons) I know from your previous posts that you have dabbled in a few of these units! What do you think is the best in your opinion?
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I still have the Dasaita, running solid, no issues. Mine is the Jeep specific unit, here is an overview video:
https://youtu.be/xkD2B9ONxls

Joying PX5 vs SC9853 head unit, which one?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for an Android head unit for my ride, because of how the dash is built I got my requirements down to this
1 din only
minimum 2GB of RAM
screen and 1 din unit need to be separate, connected by a cable
7-8 inch maximum
I ended up focusing on Joying units since they tick all the boxes, my main candidate right now is this
aliexpress.com/item/32821949276.html
Basically an SC9853, 2GB RAM, Android 8.1
I also found a local offer for an almost identical Joying unit for a slightly lower price with these specs
PX5, 2GB RAM, Android 8.0
I know that the PX5 is slower than the SC9853. Are there any areas in which the PX5 unit will be better? Better support and more custom ROMs perhaps?
Which one would You choose?
Is it possible to update any of these head units to Android 9.0?

Head unit replacement/upgrade advice request (xtrons pep series)

Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong thread.
I currently have an old android head unit of unknown vendor but running a HA mcu and Hal9k android 10.
I upgraded the head unit from a px3 to a px5 coreboard with 4gb ram.
My unit is one of the ones which has bluetooth issues on android 10.
I am now looking at replacing the head unit with a new one and have seen this one from Xtrons:
https://xtrons.co.uk/seat-various-android-11-octa-core-2gb-ddr4-ram-32gb-rom-pep91ibs
My concern is that it has only 2gb of ram however it is ddr4 instead of ddr3.
I am also unable to work out which cpu is fitted and if it is a mtcd etc unit.
Does anyone have any experience with the 2gb xtron pep series and if so does it multitask okay please? (mainly wanting spotify whilst using waze)
I have seen so many different ones on ebay but like that this is direct from a vendor.

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