Review on 📱 Enhance Your Honda CRV 2007-2011 with Android 10 Car Radio - 9" Touch Screen, 2G RAM 32G ROM, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, FM - Dual USB & Mirror Link Support by Jose Strong

I currently have a 2008 Honda CR-V with a stock stereo 6 CD changer. While the original factory stereo has served me well in the 13+ years that I have owned the car, it lacks some of the features you will find in new car infotainment systems such as large screens, integrated GPS, Bluetooth, backup/security rear camera, name a few. For me my main goal was to have a backup camera in my CR-V, especially since my kids are at an age where they will soon learn to drive and I didn't just want to fit a backup camera. .There are 3rd party stereo head units from major manufacturers such as Sony, Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine etc that you can install but are not guaranteed to fit unless they have been designed specifically for your particular brand and Vehicle model made. Looking through Revain, I noticed that there are several of these so-called "Android Head Units" made specifically for the 2007-2011 Honda CR-V models by various vendors. They seem to differ in terms of RAM/ROM size, Android version installed and some features/UI, but overall they are similar. Some even have built-in DVD players. Think of this main device and others like it as an Android tablet, but in a form factor designed specifically for the CR-V (2007-2011 model years). When you start your car (or at least turn the key to ACC mode) it boots up with an Android logo (and possibly a car manufacturer logo like the Honda logo). On the home screen, it works like any modern car radio. You can play music from internal memory (or via USB; two USB ports are provided), watch videos (via video app player), stream Spotify or Pandora from your phone via Bluetooth, make and receive hands-free calls, FM/AM Radio and even connect to Wi-Fi (2.4GHz only) and search the web on Google etc. No native Apple CarPlay (although there is a dongle/adapter that offers this feature and the link is included in the product description ) or native Android Auto, but since it's based on Android you get most of the features of Android Auto, but in some ways better and with fewer limitations than an Android Auto-based headstock, just different. There is Play Store, YouTube, Google Maps and some car apps and some car audio/video settings like DSP/EQ, rear camera support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, external microphone (included), GPS Module (for GPS map applications). You can also operate the steering wheel controls on your CR-V's steering wheel via a software application without additional hardware/harnesses. Installing the actual main unit itself is fairly easy and not overly complicated; There is a frame or bracket and six small screws that attach the frame to the back of the device. Compared to the original Honda CR-V factory stereo, its size is quite impressive. All cables and connectors/harnesses required to connect to your vehicle are included; They connect the vehicle's existing wiring harness to the wiring harness that comes with the head unit. A connection diagram is included, as well as a user manual (in English and Russian) that describes in detail how to operate the main unit. However, the most time-consuming aspect of installing a car stereo system is the physical disassembly of the vehicle interior. On the CR-V, you must remove the ventilation and air conditioning and heating control system to remove the original factory stereo. Since I also installed a backup camera that I bought elsewhere (the one made specifically for the CR-V and replacing the rear license plate light with a camera/light housing), the installation becomes more complex and complicated. . You need to remove the rear cover/trunk liners and then connect the power to the rear view camera (to the reverse light) and then route the necessary cables from the back of the vehicle to the front fascia. There are several YouTube videos online of owners installing backup cameras with similar stereos. So it's best to start with these, or seek the services or help of a professional stereo installer if you don't know or don't know how to complete the task. It is NOT easy, despite what you may think. Luckily I have a good friend who knows automotive electronics/installation and actually made a detour from his fall foliage trip just to visit and help with the installation! That alone took the two of us almost literally a full day, with most of the time meticulously filming (and documenting and photographing) the steps involved in removing the interior panels from the car (without carefully breaking a single detail). Clips or tabs), routing and catching wires and cables through various channels and slots in the vehicle frame as we wanted a clean, 100% factory/original appearance after installation. There are a few minor features or limitations that I've observed. For example, while Bluetooth phone calls sound clear, it doesn't feel like full duplex, and there's a lag or delay before you hear the caller's voice. FM radio reception appears to be limited, but it could be an antenna or wiring issue in my CR-V which I am still investigating and fixing. I will update the review if there are more issues. Is the audiophile stereo sound quality the same and comparable to, say, an $800 Sony, Kenwood or Alpine with built-in Apple CarPlay and Android Auto? Of course not. This is a $200 Android-based stereo head unit designed for 2007-2011 CR-Vs, and when you consider that, it's good value - and to me it was a new one Stereo system and a reversing camera wanted - and got it and it met my expectations.