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Review on πŸ“» High-Performance 9 Inch Android 8.1 WiFi Universal Car MP5 Player with GPS Navigation, Bluetooth, FM & Rear View Camera by Simo Ramsey

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Buggy software + cheap tablet = poor performance.

The device looks neat, the screen is clear and bright. That's all this cheap tablet turned car stereo is good for. After installing it in my F150 (which has been hampered by incorrect and poorly translated documents) I immediately noticed that the sound quality was pretty poor compared to the factory radio. When I tried to solve the problem by changing the settings, I realized how poorly designed the software was. The menu for setting the speaker levels looked great but does NOTHING. Likewise, "eq" doesn't seem to do anything either. Then it turned out that the software itself was unreliable. The built-in radio app started freezing and then wouldn't restart. I restarted the tablet and again couldn't get the radio app to work leaving me without FM radio. I factory reset the device and it started working again. Until it started cracking again. On the third factory reset, I did some research and made sure I'm "up to date" and it says I am. I then searched for a third party FM radio app and couldn't find an app that used the built in FM radio. In short, it's basically a cheap tablet glued to the face of a cheap radio with poorly written software. It's also slightly larger than the size of a double din so I had to work on the interior to fit it so I'll stick with it for now. I have to reboot after a day or so to have a working FM radio. please don't You get what you pay for and that's not much.

Pros
  • Bluetooth and FM radio: Enables hands-free wireless calling and speaker listening when paired with a smartphone. Stream music to your car radio via FM to enjoy the original car radio sound with 18 preset stations.
Cons
  • Slightly torn