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OS: Android 4.4.4 kitkat; CPU: RK3188 1.6GHz Cortex A9 Quad Core; Screen: 7" HD Capacitive Muti touch screen Resolution 1024*600Support Bluetooth,WiFi, 3G/4G hotspot sharing, Navigation 2D/3D map, Voice guidance..(Please visit YouTube "Joying" if you want to know more about our products)Installation Size: 178*100mm; Comes with ISO harness(you can buy an ISO harness adapter for your car)New packing is coming soon: with the Brand Logo "JOYING" in products.Don't need to buy "2-Year Protection" from other Seller. We offer two years warranty of free replacing with defected parts. (not included shipping charges)
I just had this installed a couple days ago: JOYING Quad Core Android 4.4.4 stereo https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YE7SN9K/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_lDK7wbXY4JM8Q
Can't believe how good it is, works just like a tablet or your smartphone! Being a cheap Chinese brand, I took the risk not knowing what to expect and it completely blew me away. Way better than those pioneer or Kenwood ones that go for twice as much. Not to mention it just looks cooler too, Netflix, YouTube, has everything you need and whatever more you want from the app store. I'll be posting some pics and maybe a review of it soon because I luv this thing so damn much! I even connect my ps3/ps4 controller to it, used an emulator to get old school Nintendo games and play video games on it lol.
Anyone have experience with both Android Auto and the cheap Android 4.4 head units like these? Pros and cons?
> Wow deal break, thanks for being the guinea pig on this one. I wonder if quad core options might speed things up some, I notice the one you linked is only dual core. I have been looking around and it seems even the high end of chinese ones only come with 1GB RAM.
Perhaps, I went to Bestbuy to play with other 1GB tablets and they all work quickly for the most part and I was doing my best to tax them out with what little I had available (since nobody is signed in on google play, I couldn't download any heavier apps)
> What do you think of this joying android 5.1 unit? It has backup cam support, quad 1.6ghz, 16GB, and a large list of other features.
Looks really the same as these to me:
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The only true difference between them all is just the OS but again, I'm not sure if I'd even trust that given that mine is supposed to be 4.4 and can't run apps that are compatible with 4.4. Other than that, I'm not really sure what to tell you. It's still a generic Android head unit from China. Without testing it personally, I can't really say if it'll be better or worse than my experience.
> How do you connect it to your phone? USB or wifi hot spot? I am getting use to just plugging my phone into the USB in my 2016 chevy work truck with android auto. It would be a bit more of a hassle to have to turn on my hotspot each time.
Wifi hotspot and bluetooth. Both work well, the bluetooth works very well actually as I was able to hold a number of calls on it. The interface for it is a bit clunky but it works. I had to talk a little louder than I'm used to in order to drown out the road noise but nothing as terrible as some of the reviews I read on Amazon say.
> Can you detach the screen? It seems like it would be a target for car thieves.
I looked for a way but did not find any.
> Can you attach a USB stick for extra app storage?
Micro USB and it won't do you any good for apps. It's strictly for media (music, vids, pictures)
> Are there any limitations to using the unit while driving? I have noticed android auto won't let me do some stuff unless I am stopped, so kind of annoying when its the passenger operating it but I still need to stop.
Not that I found. I didn't have to bypass a Neutral safety switch or anything like I did on my previous head unit.
> Thanks again for the huge review!
Final words and overall after a weeks worth of commuting:
I'm returning it.
The deal breaker as I said before is the speed. I used google maps to plot my trip home, something I do fairly often and can do very quickly with my phone. I gave it ample time to let the GPS find itself before leaving the parking lot. Once it found it, I typed the address in for home and hit go (multiple times because I couldn't tell if it registered or not SO LAGGY!). I made it 1/3 the way home before it started giving directions (20 minutes into my hour long commute). And when it did, they were broken and stuttering (Take......Left Lane...... .....Exit on ... Left). What finally killed it for me was when I got to my exit, it didn't tell me to "take the exit on the right in TWO MILES" until AFTER I made it to the toll booth. I was severely disappointed and angry with it, therefore I'm ripping it out this weekend and it's going back. All I wanted was to find a drop in 'tablet in dash' type solution for under $250 and this certainly was not it. I have a Note 8.0 which I love, best tablet I ever owned (even though it's severely out of date now) and it's FASTER than this BRAND NEW headunit. Unacceptable IMO.
Feel free to ask any other questions between now and Saturday before I rip it out.